CRIMINAL JUSTICE

This recommended transfer program for criminal justice students meets the requirements for an associate in arts degree and the recommendations of the Illinois Articulation Initiative criminal justice major panel. Harper also offers an associate in applied science degree in criminal justice. Students should check individual school requirements before completing the curriculum as outlined. Admission into many baccalaureate criminal justice programs is competitive; completion of the courses outlined below alone does not guarantee admission.

General Education Courses
Communications:
ENG 101 Composition I 3
ENG 102 Composition II 3
SPE 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3
total:   9
Mathematics (1) 3
Physical and Life Sciences (2) 7
Humanities and Fine Arts (3) 9
Social and Behavioral Sciences (4) 9
Special Electives (1) 6
Approved Electives: (5)
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CRJ 104 Introduction to Corrections 3
CRJ 201 Criminal Law 3
CRJ 205 Juvenile Justice 3
CRJ 210 Introduction to Criminology 3
Other elective credit (1) 2
total:   17
  Total 60

  1. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  2. Select one physical and one life science course. At least one must include a lab. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  3. Select at least one course from humanities and one from fine arts. Interdisciplinary courses may count in either category. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  4. PSY 101 and SOC 101 are recommended. Approved courses are listed with the requirements for the associate degrees.
  5. As part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (Phase II), participating schools will accept these CRJ courses as general electives if not accepted as core or elective courses in the major.