Criminal Justice Technology (Associate of Applied Science)
Major in Criminal Justice. Designed for the student who does not intend to transfer into a baccalaureate degree program. Students may choose an option in Law Enforcement or Corrections.
Option I: Law Enforcement
• Electives Credits: (11-12).
• CJT 110 - Investigation Procedures Credits: (3).
• CJT 120 - Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice Credits: (3).
• CJT 200 - Criminal Evidence Credits: (3).
• CJT 204 - Juvenile Justice Credits: (3).
• CJT 206 - Theory and Practice of Law Enforcement Credits: (3).
• CJT 207 - Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure Credits: (3).
• CJT 220 - Special Problems: Law Enforcement Credits: (3).
Total Option I: 33-34
Option II: Corrections
• Electives Credits: (11-12).
• CJT 110 - Investigation Procedures Credits: (3).
• CJT 120 - Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice Credits: (3).
• CJT 200 - Criminal Evidence Credits: (3).
• CJT 202 - Correctional Security Administration Credits: (3).
• CJT 204 - Juvenile Justice Credits: (3).
• CJT 205 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: (3).
• CJT 230 - Special Problems: Corrections Credits: (3).
Total Option II: 33-34
Total Credit Hours: 60
Elective Options: These are listed on the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degree Requirements page in the Catalogue.
Criminal Justice Technology (Associate of Science)
All associate degrees awarded by Columbia State Community College shall require 60 semester credit hours with an overall grade point average of 2.00. At least 18 of these must be earned in residence at Columbia State. Credit hours earned in developmental studies courses are for institutional credit and not applicable to credit hours required for the degree.
Required Courses
General Education
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credits: (3). (See Elective Options below)
• Natural Sciences Elective (must include lab) Credits: (3-4). (See Elective Options below)
or Math Elective Credits: (3-4). (See Elective Options below)
• ENGL 1010 - Composition I Credits: (3).
• PSY 101 - General Psychology I Credits: (3).
• SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3).
Total General Education: 15-16
Major Core
• CJT 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3).
• CJT 102 - Criminal Law Credits: (3).
• CJT 103 - Criminal Law II Credits: (3).
• CJT 105 - Introduction to Criminology Credits: (3).
Total Major Core: 12
Degree Requirements for the Associate of Science
See “Tennessee Board of Regents’ General Education Core Requirements for All Tennessee Board of Regents Institutions”, on the Academic Programs and Services page.
Communications:
English Composition: 6 credit hours
• ENGL 1010 - Composition I Credits: (3).
• ENGL 1020 - Composition II Credits: (3).
Speech: 3 credit hours
• SPT 241 - Speech Communication Credits: (3).
or SPT 280 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: (3).
Humanities/Fine Arts:
• Literature: 3 credit hours
Courses selected from fine arts/humanities: 6 credit hours
History:
• Selected in accordance with requirements of the college or university to which the student plans to transfer.
Students transferring to a TBR university should take American History; students transferring to other universities should take the sequence required at the university to which they are transferring.
Social/Behavioral Sciences:
• 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences:
• 8 credit hours
Mathematics:
• 3 credit hours
Additional Courses:
• 19 credit hours (Courses must be appropriate to the program in which the student plans to major upon transfer as listed under the program of study, see degree checklists. Substitutions or waivers require approval.)
Total: 60 credit hours
Courses Satisfying General Education Core Requirements
When core requirements are listed as electives in a program of study, the courses must be selected from the following:
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
Choose from:
• ART 1030 - Introduction to the Visual Arts Credits: (3).
• ART 2010 - Art History Survey I Credits: (3).
• ART 2020 - Art History Survey II Credits: (3).
• ENGL 2010 - Introduction to Literature I Credits: (3).
• ENGL 2020 - Introduction to Literature II Credits: (3).
• HUM 1130 - Arts and Culture: An Introduction to Humanities Credits: (3).
• HUM 2210 - Introduction to Film Studies Credits: (3).
• MUS 1030 - Music Appreciation Credits: (3).
• PHIL 1030 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: (3).
• PHIL 2030 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: (3).
• PHIL 2033 - Major World Religions Credits: (3).
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Theatre and Performance Credits: (3).
Mathematics Elective
Choose from:
• MATH 1130 - College Algebra Credits: (3).
• MATH 1530 - Elementary Statistics Credits: (3).
• MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: (3).
• MATH 1720 - College Trigonometry Credits: (3).
• MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credits: (3).
• MATH 1910 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I Credits: (4).
Natural Sciences Elective
Choose from:
• BIOL 1030 - Introduction to Biology Credits: (4).
• BIOL 1110 - General Biology I Credits: (4).
• BIOL 1120 - General Biology II Credits: (4).
• BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4).
• BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: (4).
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4).
• CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: (4).
• PHYS 2010 - Elements of Physics I Credits: (4).
• PHYS 2020 - Elements of Physics II Credits: (4).
• PHYS 2110 - Physics I Credits: (4).
• PHYS 2120 - Physics II Credits: (4).
• PSCI 1030 - Physical Science Credits: (4).
Note: BIOL 1030 cannot be paired with BIOL 1010, BIOL 1020, BIOL 1110, BIOL 1120, BIOL 2010, or BIOL 2020 to fulfill the science general education requirement.
Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective
Choose from:
• ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3).
• ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3).
• GEOG 1010 - Physical Geography I Credits: (3).
• GEOG 1020 - Physical Geography II Credits: (3).
• GEOG 1210 - World Regional Geography I Credits: (3).
• GEOG 1220 - World Regional Geography II Credits: (3).
• PHED 2120 - Essential Lifetime Wellness Credits: (3).
• POL 111 - Essentials of American Government and Politics Credits: (3).
• POL 113 - State and Local Government Credits: (3).
• POL 201 - Introduction to Politics and Government Credits: (3).
• PSY 101 - General Psychology I Credits: (3).
• PSY 102 - General Psychology II Credits: (3).
• PSY 206 - Developmental Psychology: Lifespan Credits: (3).
• SOC 201 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3).
• SOC 203 - Social Problems Credits: (3).
• SOC 210 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3).
• SOC 212 - Marriage and Family Credits: (3).
Criminal Justice Technology (Associate of Arts)
General degree requirements for the Associate of Arts degree are the same as those listed above for the Associate of Science with one exception. The Associate of Arts requires proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to completion of one year of college-level work. This requirement may be met by completion of two intermediate courses in a foreign language as part of the 19 credit hours of “Additional Courses” or through credit by exam (see the Academic Information page).