Criminal Justice Administration - AA

Public Safety

Contact: Sheldon Stewart stewarts@hutchcc.edu (620)665-3460
Department Chair: Cliff Moore moorec@hutchcc.edu (620)728-4408

For course descriptions and course prerequisites, click on the course id.

Total Credit Hours

This degree requires 60 credit hours.

Requirements

Course	Title	Credits
EN102	English Composition II	3
Pre-Reqs: EN101 English Composition IA with a grade of C or higher, or EN100 English Comp IB with a grade of C or higher, or EN101H English Comp IA with a grade of C or higher
SH101	Public Speaking	3

Criminal Justice Options	29
Course Title Credits LE101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3.00 LE102 Criminology 3.00 LE104 Agency Administration 3.00 LE107 Criminal Justice Interview and Report Writing 3.00 LE111 Professional Responsibility in Criminal Justice 3.00 LE112 Special Populations in Corrections 3.00 LE115 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice 3.00 LE116 Law Enforcement Operations and Procedures 3.00 LE201 Introduction to Corrections 3.00 LE205 Criminal Law 3.00 LE206 Criminal Procedures 3.00 LE207 Criminal Investigation 3.00 LE210 Police Science Internship 2.00
English Composition I Option EN100/EN101	3
Course Title Credits EN100 English Composition IB 3.00 EN101 English Composition IA 3.00
Humanities Options	9
Course Title Credits AR101 Art Appreciation 3.00 AR104 Art History: Paleolithic to Medieval 3.00 AR105 Art History: Renaissance to Modern 3.00 AR106 Art in the Elementary Classroom 3.00 EN120 Children's Literature 3.00 EN121 World Mythology 3.00 EN122 Science Fiction Literature 3.00 EN201 Introduction to Literature 3.00 EN202 British Literature I 3.00 EN203 British Literature II 3.00 EN204 American Literature I 3.00 EN205 American Literature II 3.00 EN206 Contemporary Literature 3.00 EN207 Introduction to Shakespeare 3.00 EN214 Introduction to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales 3.00 EN215 Medieval Literature in Contemporary Society 3.00 EN216 Vampires in Literature and Film 3.00 EN217 Podcast Fiction 3.00 HI101 American History 1492-1865 3.00 HI102 American History 1865-Present 3.00 HI103 World History to 1600 3.00 HI104 World History Since 1600 3.00 HI122 Film History of World War II 3.00 HI201 Topics in History 3.00 MU101 Music Appreciation 3.00 MU106 Music Theory I 3.00 MU107 Music Theory II 3.00 MU127 Introduction To Jazz/Jazz Rock 3.00 MU206 Music Theory III 3.00 MU207 Music Theory IV 3.00 MU208 History of Art Music of the Western World 3.00 PL101 Introduction to Philosophy 3.00 PL103 Logic and Critical Thinking 3.00 PL104 Ethics 3.00 PL105 Death and Dying 3.00 SP101 Elementary Spanish I 5.00 SP102 Elementary Spanish II 5.00 SP105 Elementary Spanish III 5.00 TH115 Theatre Appreciation 3.00
Laboratory Science Options	4
Course Title Credits BI101 General Biology 4.00 BI103 Human Anatomy and Physiology 6.00 BI104 Biology I 5.00 BI105 Biology II 5.00 BI112 General Microbiology 4.00 CH101 General Chemistry 5.00 CH105 Chemistry I 5.00 CH106 Chemistry II 5.00 CH108 Principles of Organic and Biochemistry 5.00 CH201 Organic Chemistry I 5.00 CH202 Organic Chemistry II 5.00 PY103 Physical Geology 3.00 PY104L Physical Geology Lab 1.00 PY110 Physical Science 5.00 PY112 General Physics I 5.00 PY113 General Physics II 5.00 PY201 Engineering Physics I 5.00 PY202 Engineering Physics II 5.00
Mathematics Options	3
Course Title Credits MA106 College Algebra 3.00 MA107 Plane Trigonometry 3.00 MA108 Elements of Statistics 3.00 MA109 PreCalculus Mathematics 5.00 MA110 Calculus 3.00 MA111 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 5.00 MA112H Honors Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 5.00 MA113 Analytical Geometry and Calculus II 5.00 MA114H Honors Analytical Geometry and Calculus II 5.00 MA201 Analytical Geometry and Calculus III 5.00 MA202H Honors Analytical Geometry and Calculus III 5.00
PS100 General Psychology OR SO100 Fundamentals of Sociology	3
Course Title Credits PS100 General Psychology 3.00 SO100 Fundamentals of Sociology 3.00
Social Science Options	3
Course Title Credits EC100 Macroeconomics 3.00 EC101 Microeconomics 3.00 GE101 World Geography 3.00 GO100 American Government 3.00 GO101 State and Local Government 3.00 GO102 International Relations 3.00 GO110 Introduction to Political Science 3.00 PS100 General Psychology 3.00 PS101 Human Relations 3.00 PS102 Human Growth and Development 3.00 PS201 Psychology of Personality 3.00 PS202 Abnormal Psychology 3.00 SO100 Fundamentals of Sociology 3.00 SO101 Marriage and Family 3.00 SO111 Cultural Anthropology 3.00 SO113 Cultural Diversity 3.00 SO122 Introduction to Social Work 3.00 SO123 Social Welfare and Society 3.00 SO201 Social Problems 3.00

The Associate in Arts (AA) degree with an emphasis in criminal justice is designed for students intending to complete a bachelor's degree at a transfer institution. Students preparing for careers in federal and state law enforcement or in probation and parole need a bachelor's degree for entrance into the fields. Also, many local law enforcement agencies and state-level correctional agencies are now requiring bachelor's degrees.