Criminal Justice

AS Degree – Code #2279

Dr. Jill Priest Amati, Program Coordinator
Email address: amatijp@alfredstate.edu

The Associate in Science (AS) degree in criminal justice provides graduates with a solid foundation in the field of criminal justice and its basic components. The program offers practical knowledge that is integrated across core criminal justice courses and that is then combined with other relevant course work. The program emphasizes the development, structure, and function of the criminal justice system within the US, as well as ethical law enforcement practices and community relations. In addition, the program’s professional course work includes a management component that helps prepare graduates for administrative and leadership positions within the criminal justice system.

Advantages

Students are taught by experts in the field of criminal justice to guide them in their academic and career goals. Students can take coursework in policing, corrections, courts, forensics and cybercrime to give them broad based knowledge and skills to prepare them for a job in criminal justice.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Apply critical thinking skills in the context of professional practice.
Perform the basic operations of personal computer use, as well as employ basic research techniques to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from a variety of sources.
Communicate effectively and appropriately in oral and written forms.
Explain the importance of ethical behavior by criminal justice professionals as part of the social contract between a diverse citizenry and the criminal justice system.
Apply basic management practices to the topical issues facing the police, court, and correction systems.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the New York State Penal Code and of Criminal Law Procedure.
Demonstrate knowledge of the causes and consequences of crime.

Direct Entry Into Baccalaureate Degree Program

Alfred State criminal justice graduates may enter directly into the criminal justice BS, interdisciplinary studies BTech, or the technology management BBA degree program.

Continuing Education Opportunities

Graduates are well prepared to enter a police academy or to seamlessly transfer into Alfred State's criminal justice program at the baccalaureate level.

Employment Statistics

Employment and continuing education rate of 100 percent – 0 percent are employed; 100 percent continued their education.

Related Programs

Applied Psychology (AS)
Applied Psychology (BS)
Criminal Justice (BS)
Forensic Science Technology
Human Services
Individual Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Social Science

Entrance Requirements/Recommendations

Required: Algebra

Recommended: Geometry and Biology

Criminal Justice - AS Degree

TYPICAL FOUR-SEMESTER PROGRAM

First

COMP	1503	Writing Studies	3
MATH	1123	Statistics I	3
		OR
MATH	2124	Statistical Methods & Analysis	4
		OR
MATH	1113	Statistical Concepts	3
PSYC	1013	General Psychology	3
SOCI	1163	General Sociology	3
CJUS	1003	Intro to Criminal Justice	3
		(Minimum of "C" required)
			15-16

Second

XXXX	xxx3	Gen Ed Humanities Elective	3
PSYC	2093	Abnormal Psychology	3
PLSC	1043	American Government	3
CJUS	2003	Introduction to Law	3
GLST	2113	Global & Diverse Perspectives	3
			15

Third

SOCI	1183	Contemporary Social Problems	3
XXXX	xxx3	Gen Ed Natural Science Elective	3
SPCH	1083	Public Speaking	3
BUAD	3153	Fundamentals of Management	3
SOCI	1243	Criminology	3
			15

Fourth

CJUS	4003	Corrections Process in the U.S	3
CJUS	4103	Policing in a Free Society	3
SOCI	1223	Power, Privilege, & Difference	3
XXXX	xxx3	Open Elective	3
XXXX	xxx3	Open Elective	3
			15

Be advised that a prior felony conviction may impede a student's ability to participate in an internship and complete the program.

Notes: Minimum number of hours required for graduation is 60. Elective courses must be from approved list of courses. Some elective courses have prerequisites, so make sure you have met them before registering for them. You can find them in the college catalog.

OFFICE OF ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES

Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at oas@alfredstate.edu or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Good academic standing (2.0 cumulative GPA) or higher
Successful completion of all courses in the prescribed four-semester plan
Submission of the college's degree application form