Criminal Justice A.S.

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Criminal Justice A.S. is a program taught at Cayuga County Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Criminal Justice A.S. at Cayuga County Community College builds a foundation for employment in law enforcement, court systems, and institutional or community-based corrections. The curriculum includes history, philosophy, and functions of the criminal justice system, law enforcement, and corrections, plus U.S. and New York state penal law, criminal procedures, and policies. Students also study the role of social and behavioral sciences in the criminal justice system.

The program includes required coursework across criminal justice and general education areas, with a total of 61–62 credits to complete the degree. Communication and professional conduct are addressed through required classes and activities such as presentations. The degree allows optional concentrations in Homeland Security, Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, Probation Officer Assistant, and Crime Analysis & Intelligence, and students may combine on-campus and online instruction or complete the program 100% online.

This degree is designed to support entry-level fields in criminal justice and also transfer to a four-year institution offering a criminal justice or closely related major. Career possibilities listed include law enforcement officers/agents, emergency communications, investigators, court advocates, paralegals, attorneys, analysts, diversion advocates, correction officers, supervisors of correctional officers, juvenile detention centers, victim advocates, case managers, case counselors, and probation or parole officers.

Modules

CJ 111 Introduction of Justice Systems
CJ 115 Criminal Law
CJ 230 CJ Ethics
CJ 220 Criminology
CJ 140 Introduction to Homeland Security
CJ 170 Emergency Management
CJ 222 Constitutional Law
CJ 240 Threats to Homeland Security
CJ 117 Juvenile Delinquency
CJ 213 Community Corrections
CJ 119 Criminal Investigations
CJ 123 Laws of Evidence

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Criminal Justice A.S. at Cayuga County Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Cayuga County Community College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Cayuga County Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Criminal Justice A.S..

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Completion of all required credits (61-62 total). A cumulative average of no less than 2.0.