Diploma in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice is a Diploma program taught at Pellissippi State Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (2 years) options.

Pellissippi State Community College offers Criminal Justice (A.A.S.) to help students understand the criminal justice system, including laws, policies, and procedures. Students study law enforcement, criminal law, corrections, homeland security, and criminology. Coursework covers the roles of police officers, lawyers, judges, and correctional officers, and the impact of crime on society. Students also cover professional ethics, communication, and criminological theories.

The program combines classroom learning with hands-on experiences for criminal-justice-related careers. The curriculum is organized by credit hours: 0–15 hours includes First Year Seminar, English Composition I, Criminal Justice, and the Legal Process; 16–30 hours adds Criminal Investigation, Law Enforcement, and Corrections, plus Early United States History and Psychology or Sociology; 31–45 hours and 46–60+ hours include criminal justice electives and a practicum or Criminal Justice Internship. Taking CRMJ 1373 Homeland Security can earn FEMA certifications.

Modules

• COLL 1000 - First Year Seminar
• COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication
• CRMJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CRMJ 1020 - Introduction to the Legal Process
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I
• CRMJ 1340 - Criminal Investigation
• CRMJ 2010 - Introduction to Law Enforcement
• CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections
• CRMJ 1311 - Criminal Law
• CRMJ 1360 - Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation
• CRMJ 2310 - Communication in Criminal Justice
• CRMJ 2312 - Criminology

The minimum requirements for admission in Criminal Justice at Pellissippi State Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Pellissippi State Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pellissippi State Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Criminal Justice.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pstcc.edu/academics/areas-of-study/criminal-justice/

• Law enforcement agencies
• Emergency management agencies
• Fire departments
• Local, state and federal government agencies
• Police officers
• Lawyers
• Judges
• Correctional officers

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.