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Criminology/Criminal Justice Option

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayPublic Safety
AdvisorDr. David Thomasee
Director, Criminal Justice Programs and Campus Safety
850.769.1551, ext. 5644
dthomasee@gulfcoast.edu

Senior Administrative AssistantElizabeth Kelly
850.872.3878
ekelly@gulfcoast.edu
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Degree Audit

Criminology/Criminal Justice Option, Liberal Arts AA (LAW-AA)

Communications Area
•+*ENC 1101English Composition I3 credit hours
+*ENC 1102English Composition II3 credit hours
Mathematics Area
  •+*See General Education Requirement 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences Area
  Physical Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
  Biological Science (See General Education Requirements) 3 credit hours
Electives
Total Degree Hours60


Recommended electives:

CCJ1010, Introduction to Criminology, 3 crs.
CCJ1020, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 crs.
CCJ1191, Human Behavior in Criminal Justice, 3 crs.
CJL2100, Criminal Law, 3 crs.
CJC2162, Probation & Parole, 3 crs.
CJJ 2002, Juvenile Justice, 3 crs.
CJL2130, Evidence, 3 crs.
CCJ2720, Introduction to Research Methods in Criminology, 3 crs.
•+SYG2000, Sociology or •PSY2012, Psychology, 3 crs.
•+BSC2085, Anatomy and Physiology or •+BSC1005, Biology, 3 crs.
CGS1570, Microcomputer Applications, 3 crs.
SPN1120, First Year Spanish I, 4 crs.
+SPN1121, First Year Spanish I0I, 4 crs.
SPC1608, Introduction to Public Speaking, 3 crs.

(SPC1608 is a university graduating requirement and not a university entrance requirement.)


• General Education Core. Students must complete at least one identified core course in each area of study—Communications, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences—as part of the general education course requirements.
+ Prerequisites and/or corequisites required. See course descriptions.
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
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