Criminal Justice
Associate in Technical Arts
Purpose
Designed to meet the education needs of both working professionals and those seeking new employment in a variety of law enforcement and correctional agencies. Cooperative education components will be designed with local or state law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, or social service support agencies. Courses offered in a variety of formats to accommodate the schedules of traditional and non-traditional students alike. Cooperative education components offered in partnership with regional law enforcement agencies, adult and juvenile correctional institutions.Recommended Course Schedule
Fall Quarter, Every Year
| CJ& 101 | Intro to Criminal Justice (required) | 5 |
| CJ 103 | Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice (required) | 5 |
| CJ 106 | Intro. to Correctional Methods (CJ elective) | 4 |
| COMM 101 | Written Communications (distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Winter Quarter (Required courses)
| CJ 105 | The Police Function (required) | 5 |
| CJ 107 | Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (required) | 5 |
| CJ 115 | Institutional Corrections (CJ elective) | 4 |
| MATH 110 | Technical Math II | |
| or | ||
| BTEC 120 | Business Math | 5 |
| Total Credits | 19 |
Spring Quarter (odd yr) or Summer (even yr)
| CJ 109 | Community Relations & Resources (required) | 5 |
| CJ 111 | Ethics in Criminal Justice (required) | 5 |
| CJ 116 | Alternative Sentencing (elective) | 4 |
| CJ 117 | Washington Criminal Code (required) | 5 |
| P E 229 | Personal Fitness (distribution requirement) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 22 |
Summer Quarter (odd yr) or Spring (even yr)
| BTEC 194 | Cooperative Work Experience (elective) | 1 |
| CJ 112 | Critical & Current Issues (required) | 5 |
| CJ 113 | Crime & Delinquency (required) | 5 |
| CJ 190 | Cooperative Education (CJ elective) | 1-10 |
| H R 110 | Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15-24 |
Required Criminal Justice credits for ATA degree = 45
Elective Criminal Justice credits for ATA degree = 25
Required related instruction credits for ATA degree = 14
Required general elective credits for ATA degree = 6
Total Credits Required for ATA Degree = 90
Criminal Justice Elective Credits:
Select 25 credits from the following Criminal Justice program electives CJ 106, CJ 115 & CJ 116 & 190 or Criminal and Forensic Investigations courses.
Recommended General Electives:
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| ENGL 102 | English Composition II | 5 |
| PSYC& 100 | General Psychology | 5 |
| SOC& 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 5 |
| SOC& 201 | Social Problems | 5 |
| SPAN 105 | Spanish for Public Service | 3 |
| SPEE 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| POLS& 202 | American Government | 5 |