Criminal Justice Technician - Technical Certificate of Credit

The purpose of the Criminal Justice Technician TCC is to prepare graduates for an entry level management position in a variety of law enforcement settings including local police and sheriff’s departments, corrections agencies, and probation offices. The inclusion of the degree level general education classes is designed for those entry level settings that require a higher degree of proficiency in written and oral communication and for a seamless admission in the CRJ degree program.

Length of Program
A minimum of 58 credit hours is required for graduation. A full time student can expect to
complete the program in 5-6 quarters.

Employment Opportunities
A graduate may find entry-level employment with police and sheriff’s departments, corrections agencies, probation offices, and other law enforcement agencies or related fields.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Age: Applicant must be 16 years or older.
Education: A high school diploma/GED is required.
Program Acceptance/Placement: Applicant must achieve program ready or provisional scores on the ASSET placement test (or submit acceptable SAT/ACT scores.) Applicants who do not attain the minimum scores may take refresher/remedial instruction in order to meet admissions requirements.

CURRICULUM

Course # Course Title Credit Hrs

ENG 191 Composition and Rhetoric 5
SPC 191 Fundamentals of Speech 5
MAT 191 College Algebra 5
Choose one:
ECO 191 Principles of Economics 5
SOC 191 Introduction to Sociology 5
PSY 191 Introductory Psychology 5

CRJ 101 Intro to Criminal Justice 5
CRJ 105 Criminal Procedures 5
CRJ 103 Corrections 5
CRJ 104 Principles of Law Enforcement 5
CRJ 168 Criminal Law 5
CRJ 212 Ethics 5
CRJ 207 Juvenile Justice 5
SCT 100 Intro to Microcomputers 5