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Associate of Science in Criminal Justice
Completing the criminal justice orientation track will qualify you for the degree completion program in criminal justice or give you a start in most of MSU’s other criminal justice programs. Students enter semester 3 with 18 semester hours credit from police or correction training or acquire equivalent hours needed through independent study or transfer credits obtained in Semester 3 or 4 if necessary.

Semester 1 (16 weeks)

COMM 204 Introduction to Speech Communication & PHIL 190 Ethics (all 16 wks)
ENGL 101 Introduction to Composition I (1st 8 weeks)
ENGL 102 Introduction to Composition II (2nd 8 weeks)

Semester 2 (16 weeks)

IT 100 Introduction to Computers, IT 101 Introduction to Word Processing & IT 102 Introduction to Spreadsheets (all 16 weeks)
MATH 102 Beginning Algebra (all 16 weeks)
PSYC 201 Principles of Psychology (1st 8 weeks)
SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology (2nd 8 weeks)

Semester 3 (18 weeks)

CRJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (all 18 weeks)
CRJS 220 Juvenile Justice & CRJS 254 Criminology (1st 9 weeks)
CRJS 256 Criminal Law & CRJS 230 American Legal Systems (2nd 9 weeks)

*IS (Independent Study) (Semester 3 & 4 if necessary)

CRJS 250 Introduction to Corrections (for Police Officers) or
CRJS 240 Introduction to Policing (for Correction Officers)
Complete additional hours needed for career component electives (18 cr hrs noted above)

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