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Criminal Justice, AAS

Program Description

The magnitude and changing complexity of criminal activities dictate the need for criminal justice personnel with a broad-based educational experience. The Associate of Applied Science Program is designed to meet the needs of pre-service and in-service criminal justice personnel as a terminal degree. Alternately, the Associate of Arts Program fulfills the initial two-year curriculum for many four-year criminal justice programs. 

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1)

 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
MATH/APPM/LSCI 3 credits
Student must complete six (6) credits of general education courses distributed over two (2) different general education areas, one of which is either WR2 or ORAL.
ARTS/HUM/IT/ORAL/SOC/WR2 6 credits
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
CRMJ 1005Law Enforcement Health and Wellness

3 credits
CRMJ 1020Intro to Policing

3 credits
CRMJ 1170Law Enforcement/Ethics,justice

3 credits
CRMJ 2000Court Testimony and Report Writing

3 credits
CRMJ 2010Use of Force

3 credits
CRMJ 2120Intro to Criminal Justice

3 credits
CRMJ 2130Criminal Investigation I

3 credits
CRMJ 2135Criminal Investigation II

3 credits
CRMJ 2320Mental Wellness for Law Enforcement

3 credits
CRMJ 2420Juvenile Justice

3 credits
Additional CRMJ and HSEC courses

9 credits
Additional CRMJ courses

6 credits

Total Credit Hours: 61