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Transfer Track/Criminology/Criminal Justice (LAW-AA)
Criminology/Criminal Justice
AREA OF CONCENTRATION: Criminology and criminal justice encompass the scientific study of crime, criminals, the lawmaking process, the criminal justice system, and the treatment of offenders. Completion of the track leads to an Associate of Arts degree, which constitutes the first two years of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree (a four-year degree). Students may complete the remaining two years of the four-year degree in criminology at Florida State University’s Panama City campus or at several of Florida’s major universities. The purpose of this program is to prepare students to continue their educational pursuits which lead to careers in federal law enforcement (FBI; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshall’s Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Immigration & Naturalization Service; Internal Revenue Service; U. S. Postal Service and the Central Intelligence Agency), as well as careers as prosecuting or defense attorneys, judges, court administrators, probation/parole officers, juvenile court case workers, criminal analysts, and criminal research scientists.
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Cr. Hrs.
+* ENC1101, English I 3
+* ENC1102, English II 3
+* Approved mathematics (MAC, MGF, STA) 6
+* STA2023, Statistics 3
+ EUH1000 or 1001, Western Civilization 3
PSY2012 or SYG2000, Psychology/Sociology 3
+ POS2041, American National Government 3
+
Biology 3
Physical Science 3
+
Humanities I 3
+*
Humanities II 3
(Recommend Ethics PHI 2600)
+*
Humanities III 3
ELECTIVES 24
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
CCJ1010, Introduction to Criminology 3
CCJ1020, Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CJL2100, Criminal Law 3
CJC2162, Probation & Parole 3
CCJ2500, Juvenile Justice 3
PLA2308, Criminal Procedure 3
CJL2130, Evidence 3
PLA2190, Legal Reasoning 3
+ PLA1104, Legal Writing and Research I 3
PLA1203, Civil Practice and Procedure I 3
+ MAT1033, Intermediate Algebra 3
PGY2801C, Photography I 3
+ SYG2000, Sociology or PSY 2012, Psychology 3
+ BSC2085, Anatomy and Physiology or 3
+ BSC1005, Biology
CGS1570, Microcomputer Applications 3
+ SPN1120, First Year Spanish I 4
+ SPN1121, First Year Spanish II 4
+ SPC1608, Introduction to Public Speaking 3
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 60
NOTE: The speech requirement, SPC 1608, at the university level is a university graduating requirement, not a university entrance requirement.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
+ Prerequisites required.
