Criminal Justice, AAS

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Total Program Credits: 100-105

Estimated Program Length: Two years

Offered by the Social Science Division, 541.463.5427

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Requirements

Program Coordinator Caoimhin OFearghail, 541.463.5361, ofearghailc@lanecc.edu

Dean Philip Martinez

Purpose To offer preparation for career employment in law enforcement, adult and juvenile corrections, security management, and other public service careers. Transferable to four-year colleges and universities, the program is also job entry oriented, depending on the student needs. Public Safety Careers require criminal and personal background checks

Learning Outcomes The student who successfully completes all Criminal Justice requirements will:

Apply sociological theory to better understand criminal behavior.
Describe the dynamics of interviews and interrogations in investigations.
Explain the nature of public safety career paths and their own qualifications for various careers in criminal justice.
Express a thorough knowledge of the criminal justice system.
Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize and display relevant data to answer them.
Meet the educational requirements for some entry-level public safety careers.
Understand the importance of interdisciplinary knowledge and the need for a well-rounded education in public safety.
Use appropriate library and information resources to research professional issues and support lifelong learning.

Advising Andi Graham Academic Advisor and Ben Fisher Academic Advisor can be reached at socsci-llcprograms@lanecc.edu

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Co-op provides opportunities for field experience with various local public safety agencies including local law enforcement, corrections, courts, and commercial security organizations. Students may participate on a full or part-time basis.

Job Openings and Wages Projected through 2022

Career Pathways Roadmap

Law Enforcement Lane County openings - 135 annually
Law Enforcement Statewide openings -382 annually
Correctional Officers Statewide openings - 312 annually

Law Enforcement Oregon average hourly - $33.89; average annual - $70,496
Laws Enforcement Lane County average hourly - $33.58; average annual - $69,865

Correctional Officers Oregon average hourly - $28.57; average annual - $59,446
Correctional Officers Lane County average hourly - $34.65; average annual - $72,076

Estimated Program Cost

Books		$2,600
Resident Tuition and General Student Fees		$12,855
	Total Estimated Cost	$15,455

*Course fees may change during the year. See the online credit class schedule for fees assigned to courses.

Program Notes

Prerequisites are required for some courses. See Courses .
If math is taken in the self-paced format through the Math Resource Center, then all credits must be completed to meet the math requirement.
Courses that satisfy transfer general education requirements are recommended: BI, CH, G, GS, PH.
CH 114 - Introduction to Forensic Chemistry can be used to meet the Biological or Physical Science requirement, or the Directed Elective requirement.

General Education

GENERAL EDUCATION courses must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, or Pass.

Writing (8 credits)
WR 121 - Academic Composition 4 Credit(s) or WR 121_H
AND
WR 122 - Argument, Research and Multimodal Composition 4 Credit(s) or WR 122_H
Math (5 credits)
MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra 5 Credit(s) or higher
Communications (12 credits)
COMM 100 - Basic Communications 4 Credit(s)
COMM 105 - Listening and Critical Thinking 4 Credit(s)
COMM 218 - Interpersonal Communication 4 Credit(s) (Satisfies the Human Relations requirement)
Arts and Letters (6-8 credits)
Choose two courses from the approved Arts and Letters list
Science/Math/Computer Science (12-13 credits)
CS 120 - Concepts of Computing: Information Processing 4 Credit(s)
Choose two additional courses in biological or physical sciences from the following: ASTR, BI, CH, ENSC, G, GS, PH, CJA 214 , GEOG 141 , SOIL 205 . See information about these courses on the approved Science/Math/CS list.
Social Science (25 credits)
PS 201 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 Credit(s)
PS 202 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 Credit(s)
PS 203 - State and Local Government and Politics 3 Credit(s)
PSY 203 - General Psychology 4 Credit(s)
SOC 204 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Credit(s) or SOC 204_H
SOC 205 - Social Stratification and Social Systems 4 Credit(s)
SOC 206 - Institutions and Social Change 4 Credit(s)
Health/PE/Dance (3 credits), choose one of the following:
HE 250 - Personal Health 3 Credit(s)
HE 252 - First Aid 3 Credit(s)
HE 275 - Lifetime Health and Fitness 3 Credit(s)

Program Core Courses

CORE courses must be completed with a letter grade of C or better. P/NP not accepted.

CJA 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 4 Credit(s)
CJA 200 - Introduction to Criminology 4 Credit(s)
CJA 213 - Interviewing and Interrogation 3 Credit(s)
CJA 220 - Introduction to Criminal Law 3 Credit(s)
CJA 222 - Criminal Law: Procedural Issues 3 Credit(s)
CJA 280 - Co-op Ed: Criminal Justice 3-12 Credit(s) (Take minimum 6 credits of CS 280)

Electives

ELECTIVES must be completed with a letter grade of C- or better, or Pass.

Choose two courses (6-8 credits):
CJA 201 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credit(s)
CJA 210 - Criminal Investigation 1 3 Credit(s)
CJA 212 - Criminal Justice Documentation and Reporting 3 Credit(s)
CJA 214 - Introduction to Forensic Science 4 Credit(s)
CJA 232 - Correctional Casework 3 Credit(s)
CH 114 - Introduction to Forensic Chemistry 4 Credit(s)
HS 102 - Psychopharmacology 4 Credit(s)
SOC 211 - Social Deviance 3 Credit(s)