What Can You Do With a Criminal Justice AS?
Learning about the law, how to enforce it, and theories of law and criminology gives you a solid foundation for a lasting career. Your Copper Mountain AS prepares you to work as:
- Correctional officer
- Bailiff
- Private detective or investigator
- Probation officer
- Security guard
- Gambling surveillance officer
- Customs inspector
- Transportation security
- U.S. Border Patrol agent
- Department of Defense police officers
Intense Theory & Practice
Criminal justice is both a practical methodology as well as an academic field of theory. Understanding the connection between the theory and practice of criminal justice is the focus of the degree – and it’s vitally important to your career growth. It’s an intense field. You deal with real lives, so the experienced professionals at CMC offer the guidance you need to succeed.
Strong Foundations
A Criminal Justice degree opens a lot of doors at every level. If you’re looking to enter the field as a rookie, knowing the law, theories, and history is a notable quality that puts you above the rest. If you’re looking to improve your skills, a Criminal Justice degree can help you move higher in your field.
Criminal Justice AS: What to Expect
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Completion Requirements
- 24 units of required courses
- 60 total units
- A grade of C or higher in all required courses
- Minimum grade point average of 2.0
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Required Courses
Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJ 001) | 3.00
Criminal Law (CJ 001) | 3.00
Criminal Evidence and Procedure (CJ 003) | 3.00
Community Relations in Law Enforcement (CJ 005A) | 3.00
Principles of Criminal Investigations (CJ 006) | 3.00
Introduction to Criminology (CJ 032) | 3.00
Select two* classes (6 units) from this list:
- ANTH 002
- ASL 001
- BUMA 020A
- CIS 070A
- CJ 007*
- CJ 010*
- CJ 030*
- HIST 018
- PHIL 013
- PHIL 014
- PS 001
- PSY 001
- PSY 010
- PSY 020
- PSY 033
- SOC 001
- SOC 002
- SOC 010
- SOC 014
- SP 004
- SP 007
- SP 015
*We recommend you select Criminal Justice (CJ) courses as electives if possible.
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What You Learn
- Theories and ethical dimensions of studying criminal justice
- The distinct parts of the criminal justice system and how each works
- Apply the fundamentals to solve real world issues that arise for different criminal justice jobs
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