CRIMINAL JUSTICE                                                         A.A.S. Degree                                              Minimum 62 hours    Career & Technical Education • Associate in Applied Science Degree • Minimum 2.0 OGPA • Major Code: DCJ                     FIRST YEAR                                                                SECOND YEAR    Fall Semester                                        Credit Hrs           Fall Semester                                         Credit Hrs                                                                                                                                       3  ENG 121          Rhetoric & Composition I                 3               IT 119         Basic Software Applications                 3                                                            3                                                                          3  CRJ 115          Criminal Law I                           3               CRJ 114 Criminal Investigations                            3                                                            3  CRJ 136          Intro to Criminal Justice                3               CRJ 134 Intro to Juvenile Justice                          4    CRJ ELECTIVE**                                           15               CRJ ELECTIVE**                                            16    GENERAL ELECTIVE*                                                         MATH 151           Occupational Math                                      Total Hours                             or MATH 128        College Algebra                                                                              or MATH 144        Heart of Mathematics    Spring Semester                                      Credit Hrs                                                 Total Hours                                                            3  ENG 122          Rhetoric & Composition II                                Spring Semester                                       Credit Hrs                                                            3  PSYC 131         Human Relations                                                                                                     3                                                            3  or PSYC 121 Intro Psychology                              3               CRJ 212        Police Administration                       3                                                            3                                                                          3  CRJ 112          Introduction to Criminology             15               or CRJ 230 Policing in America                            3/4                                                                                                                                      3/4  CRJ 211          Criminal Law II                                          CRJ 213        Intro to Corrections                     15/17    CRJ ELECTIVE**                                                            CRJ ELECTIVE**                                      Total Hours                             HEALTH OR SCIENCE***                                                                              GENERAL ELECTIVE*    *Student must complete at least 62 hours to graduate. Dependent upon the                                        Total Hours  general elective courses chosen, 1 more credit hour may be needed.    **CRJ ELECTIVES (choose four): CRJ 116-3 Intro to Forensics, CRJ 119-3 Introduction to Private Security, CRJ 151-3 Drugs and Crime, CRJ 214-3  Probation & Parole, CRJ 215-3 Court Procedures, CRJ 216-3 *Internship, CRJ 218-3 Traffic Law Enforcement, CRJ 259-3 Firearms Simulation Instructor  Training, CRJ 290-3 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice, SAFE 171-2 Introduction to Basic Handgun Shooting, SAFE 290-3 Selected Topics in Firearms.  If selected, the *Internship should be taken as the last elective.    ***HEALTH or SCIENCE: (choose one): HYG 121-3 Health, FCS 124-3 Nutrition, BIOL 121-4 Biology, BIOL 141-4 Environmental Science, BOT 121-4  Plants and Society, CHEM 123-4 Basic Inorg/Org Chemistry, or PHYS 121-4 Physics.  Students planning to transfer to a 4-yr University should take ENG 122, MATH 144, and a SCIENCE course rather than HEALTH.    SUGGESTED GENERAL ELECTIVES (choose two): SOC 121-3 Sociology, GOVT 121-3 American Government, COM 121-3 Principles of Speaking,  COM 144-3 Interpersonal Communication, PHIL 121-3 Introduction to Philosophy, PHIL 122-3 Logic, PHIL 221-3 Ethics, SPAN 121-4 Spanish I, SPAN  122-4 Spanish II, HIST 121-3 History of Western Civilizations to 1648, HIST 122-3 History of Western Civilizations from 1648.    NOTE: A four-year Bachelor of Science degree, three years of military police experience, or three years of related work experience is required to apply to  the Illinois State Police Academy. See the Administration of Justice transfer curriculum guide.    For Franklin University: Take ECON 121 or 122 instead of CRJ 211. BUS 133 instead of CRJ 114. Take IT 135 instead of GOVT 121.    For Murray State University: Take MATH 141 instead of MATH 144. Take SOC 121 instead of HIST 122. Take BUS 133 instead of CRJ 114. Take PHIL  122 instead of HIST 121. Take COM 144 instead of CRJ 230.    Occupational information about this program is available at O*NET online www.onetonline.org. Once at that website enter the SOC Code that is listed for  this program. O*NET – SOC Code: 25-1111.00, 33-3011.00, 33-3012.00, 33-3021.01, 33-3021.02, 33-3021.03, 33-3021.05, 33-3021.06, 33-3051.00, 33-  3051.01, 33-3051.03, 33-9021.00    Career Opportunities:                                                     Major Employers:  City Police Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy, Investigator                                                                            City and County Law Enforcement Agencies; Private Security Corporations;                                                                            Private Investigative Agencies; Factories; Refineries; Hospitals;                                                                            Transportation Services; Office Buildings; Banks; Department Stores;                                                                            Museums.                                                                                                                                                                            05/20    Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu    84 Southeastern Illinois College • 3575 College Road • Harrisburg, Illinois 62946 • 618-252-5400 • www.sic.edu