Associate of Criminal Justice

Arts of Communication - 6 Hours

• ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3

• A student may waive ENGL 1133 with a score at or above the 75th percentile on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT or the English portion of the ACT.

• ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Behavioral and Social Sciences - 6 Hours

Mathematics (select one) - 3 Hours

Student must score at or above 440 on the SAT or 19 on the ACT to take the Math course

• MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
• MATH 1313 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH I Credits: 3
• MATH 1323 - LIBERAL ARTS MATH II Credits: 3

Natural Science - 3 or 4 Hours

While the ACJ requires a Natural Science course of three (3) credits hours, students who may possibly proceed towards a B.S. or B.A. degree will want to take a four-hour Natural Science course which includes a laboratory component. This is a foundational requirement of the General Education curriculum for a B.S. or B.A. degree at Southeastern University and most other colleges. If an ACJ student proceeds towards a B.S. or B.A. degree with only three credits of Natural Sciences, they will be required to take another four-hour laboratory Science course in the future.  

Select one of the following: 

• Recommended:

• CRIM 2703 - INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE Credits: 3

• plus

  CRIM 270L - INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCI LAB
    Credits: 1

• Other Options:

• BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
• NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 1113 - INTRO TO PHYSICS Credits: 3
• NSCI 1133 - PHYSICAL SCIENCE I Credits: 3
• NSCI 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3
• NSCI 1433 - BOTANY Credits: 3
• NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
• NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
• NSCI 2433 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY Credits: 3
• NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
• NSCI 4033 - GEOLOGY Credits: 3

Faith Integration - 9 Hours

• CRIM 2003 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE CHRISTIAN Credits: 3

Required Courses - 18 Hours

• SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
• BUSI 2113 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS I Credits: 3
• CRIM 3203 - SOCIOLOGY OF POLICING Credits: 3
• CRIM 3303 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Credits: 3
• CRIM 4103 - CORRECTIONS AND PUNISHMENT Credits: 3
• CRIM 4203 - THEORY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Credits: 3

Approved Electives (select five) - 15 Hours

Select from the following courses:

• BUSI 3403 - BUSINESS LAW I Credits: 3
• BUSI 4113 - BUSINESS ETHICS Credits: 3
• CRIM 3103 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Credits: 3
• CRIM 3403 - AMERICAN CRIMINAL COURTS Credits: 3
• CRIM 4303 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENIOR SEMINAR Credits: 3
• LDRS 2123 - PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP Credits: 3