Criminal Justice, AA

Program Requirements:

The following advisement plan is a recommended course of study. Academic programs offered at Jones College are designed to meet the educational needs and advancement of students who plan to transfer course credit to a university and complete a bachelor’s degree. As part of each academic program, students will take courses to meet the Jones College’s general education core requirements and electives as determined by the student and his/her faculty advisor. All academic programs are designed to lead to an Associate of Arts degree.

To streamline the transfer of credit from Jones College to any university in the State of Mississippi, Jones College participates in the articulation agreement between the Mississippi Community College Board and the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. For the purpose of ensuring transfer-ability within Mississippi, the Mississippi Articulation Transfer Tool (MATT) shall be used to advise and guide students in choosing the best courses to take as part of the requirements to graduate from Jones College with an Associate of Arts degree.

If there are questions, current students should contact their faculty adviser and potential students should contact Enrollment Services  .

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

• LLS 1153 - College Life Semester Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 1113 - English Composition I Semester Credit Hours: 3
• MAT 1313 - College Algebra Semester Credit Hours: 3
• CRJ 1313 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Semester Credit Hours: 3
• Lab Science (Principles of Biology or General Biology I) Semester Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• HIS 1113 - Western Civilization I Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• HIS 2213 - American History I Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• ENG 1123 - English Composition II Semester Credit Hours: 3
• Lab Science (Principles of Biology or General Biology II) Semester Credit Hours: 4
• Humanities Elective Semester Credit Hours: 3 ^1,2
• CRJ 1383 - Criminology Semester Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: 16

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

• CRJ 1363 - Introduction to Corrections Semester Credit Hours: 3
• CRJ 2333 - Criminal Investigation Semester Credit Hours: 3
• ENG 2413 - Survey of World Literature Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MFL 1223 - Spanish II Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• Other Humanities Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ^1,2

 

• Social Science Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ³

 

• Elective of at least 1 credit hour Semester Credit Hours:  1 ⁴

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• ART 1113 - Art Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• MUS 1113 - Music Appreciation Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• MFL 2213 - Spanish III Semester Credit Hours: 3

• or

• Other Humanities Semester Credit Hours:  3

or

• Social Science Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ​^1,2

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• CRJ 2513 - Juvenile Justice Semester Credit Hours: 3
• CRJ 1323 - Police Administration and Organization Semester Credit Hours: 3

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• Humanities Semester Credit Hours:  3

​or

• Social Science Semester Credit Hour:  3

or

• Science Elective Semester Credit Hours:  3 ^1,2

Total Hours: 15

Note(s):

¹Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Western Civ 2, Spanish 1

²If transferring to MSU, take Physical Science I. If transferring to USM or MSU, students may use this elective to take foreign language. Refer to senior institution requirements. MSU transfers should take Philosophy. Ole Miss transfers should take 6 hours of history.

³Psychology, Sociology, American Government, or Geography.

⁴Undergraduate program at USM requires 122 hours, MSU 123, UM 124. Students can only transfer half that amount to the senior institution. In addition to Orientation, students should complete 61 transferable hours if planning to transfer to USM or MSU, 62 if planning to transfer to UM. A 2 hour elective is recommended in order to accrue 61 transferable hours if transferring to USM or MSU. A 3 hour course is recommended if transferring to Ole Miss. A 1-hour course will satisfy JC graduation requirements.