Catalog 2019-2020

Nov 21, 2024

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Criminal Justice, A.A. (2 years)

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Associate of Arts Degree

(AA CJZ1)

This Associate of Arts degree with a designation in Criminal Justice meets the requirements for the Criminal Justice Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreement, and is designed for the student who is planning to transfer to UNC or other Colorado universities.

Courses with a 3-character bracketed code (for example, “English Composition I [CO1]” ), in which a student earns the final grade of “C” or better are guaranteed to transfer to every public Colorado college or university. Although courses in which a “D” grade is earned may apply toward the AA degree at Aims, they are not guaranteed to transfer. Students may want to check with the next school they plan to attend in order to determine transferability, or may want to repeat those courses to receive a better grade.

Please view the Colorado Department of Higher Education web site for participating institutions and any additional degree requirement details (CDHE Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements/Degrees with Designation). Students should contact receiving institution for course transferability or additional requirements when selecting courses.

Degree Requirements:

Communication:

ENG 121 - English Composition I [CO1] Credits: 3
ENG 122 - English Composition II [CO2] Credits: 3

Total Communication Credits for A.A. Degree: 6

Mathematics:

One GT Pathways course [MA1] is required - MAT 135 preferred. Except: University of Colorado Colorado Springs prefers MAT 120; Colorado Mesa University requires either MAT 120 OR MAT 121; University of Northern Colorado requires MAT 135.

MAT 135 - Intro to Statistics [MA1] Credits: 3 (preferred)
MAT 120 - Math for Liberal Arts [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 121 - College Algebra [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 122 - College Trigonometry [MA1] Credits: 3
MAT 125 - Survey of Calculus [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 201 - Calculus I [MA1] Credits: 5
MAT 202 - Calculus II [MA1] Credits: 5
MAT 203 - Calculus III [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 215 - Discrete Mathematics [MA1] Credits: 4
MAT 265 - Differential Equations [MA1] Credits: 3

Total Mathematics Credits for A.A. Degree: 3-4

Arts & Humanities:

Select two Arts & Humanities courses from two different categories.

Total Arts & Humanities Credits for A.A. Degree: 6

History:

Select one History course from the following list.

HIS 101 - Western Civ: Antiquity-1650 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 102 - Western Civ:1650-Present [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 111 - The World Antiquity-1500 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 112 - The World: 1500-Present [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 121 - US History to Reconst. [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 122 - US Hist. Since Civil War [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 208 - American Indian History [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 225 - Colorado History [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 235 - History of the American West [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 236 - U. S. History Since 1945 [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 244 - History of Latin America [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 247 - 20th Century World Hist. [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 250 - African American History [HI1] Credits: 3
HIS 251 - History of Christianity-World [HI1] Credits: 3

Total History Credits for A.A. Degree: 3

Behavioral & Social Sciences:

SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology I [SS3] Credits: 3
AND

Select one of the following courses:
AGR 260 - World Interdep/Population/Food [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 101 - Cultural Anthropology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 107 - Intro to Archaeology [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 201 - Intro to Forensc Anthrp [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 215 - Indians of North America [SS3] Credits: 3
ANT 250 - Medical Anthropology [SS3] Credits: 3
COM 220 - Intercultural Communication [SS3] Credits: 3
ETH 200 - Intro to Ethnic Studies [SS3] Credits: 3
JOU 105 - Introduction to Mass Media [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 101 - General Psychology I [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 102 - General Psychology II [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 205 - Psychology of Gender [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 217 - Human Sexuality [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 226 - Social Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 227 - Psychology Death/Dying [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 231 - Positive Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 235 - Human Growth/Development [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 238 - Child Development [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 265 - Psychology of Personality [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 102 - Intro to Sociology II [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 205 - Soc of Family Dynamics [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 215 - Contemporary Social Prob [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 216 - Sociology of Gender [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 218 - Sociology of Diversity [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 231 - Sociology-Deviant Behavior [SS3] Credits: 3
WST 200 - Intro to Women’s Studies [SS3] Credits: 3

Total Behavioral & Social Sciences Credits for A.A. Degree: 6

Physical & Life Sciences:

Select two courses. One must be lab-based.

AGY 240 - Intro Soil Science [SC1] Credits: 4
ANT 111 - Biological Anthropology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
AST 101 - Planetary Astronomy w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
AST 102 - Stellar Astronomy w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
BIO 105 - Science of Biology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
(Credit will not be given for both BIO 105 and BIO 111)
BIO 111 - Gen College Biol I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
BIO 112 - Gen College Bio II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
BIO 201 - Human Anatomy/Phys I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
BIO 202 - Human Anatomy & Phys II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
BIO 204 - Microbiology w/ Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
BIO 221 - Botany w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
CHE 101 - Intro to Chemistry I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
(Credit will not be given for both CHE 101 and CHE 111)
CHE 102 - Intro to Chemistry II /Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
CHE 105 - Chemistry in Context w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
CHE 111 - Gen College Chem I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
CHE 112 - Gen College Chem II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
ENV 101 - Environmental Sci w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
GEY 111 - Physical Geology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
GEY 112 - Historical Geology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
GEY 135 - Environmental Geology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
MET 150 - General Meteorology w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
PHY 105 - Conceptual Physics w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
(Credit will not be given for both PHY 105 and PHY 111)
PHY 111 - Phys: Alg-Based I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 112 - Phys: Alg-Based II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 211 - Phys: Calc-Based I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
PHY 212 - Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab [SC1] Credits: 5
* SCI 155 - Integrated Sci I w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
* SCI 156 - Integrated Sci II w/Lab [SC1] Credits: 4
In order to receive General Education credit for Integrated Science courses, students must complete both SCI 155 and SCI 156 . Successful completion of both SCI 155 and SCI 156 will satisfy all General Education requirements in the Physical and Life Sciences category for the A.A. degree.

Total Physical & Life Science Credits for A.A. Degree: 8

Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communications:

COM 115 - Public Speaking Credits: 3
OR
COM 125 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3

Total Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communications Credits for A.A. Degree: 3

Required Criminal Justice Courses:

CRJ 110 - Intro to Criminal Justice [SS3] Credits: 3
CRJ 125 - Policing Systems Credits: 3
CRJ 145 - Correctional Process Credits: 3
Choose two of the following courses:
CRJ 127 - Crime Scene Investigation Credits: 3
CRJ 135 - Judicial Function Credits: 3
CRJ 209 - Criminal Investigation I Credits: 3
CRJ 230 - Criminology Credits: 3
CRJ 231 - Intro to Forensic Science Credits: 3
CRJ 236 - CRJ Research Methods Credits: 3
CRJ 257 - Victimology Credits: 3
CRJ 268 - Criminal Profiling Credits: 3

Total Required Criminal Justice Credits for A.A. Degree: 15

Select Electives:

Choose three of the following courses. [Note: courses taken and applied to this category cannot also be counted under the General Education category above.]

ANT 201 - Intro to Forensc Anthrp [SS3] Credits: 3
CNG 258 - Digital Forensics Credits: 4
POS 111 - American Government [SS1] Credits: 3
POS 125 - American State/Local Gov.[SS1] Credits: 3
PSY 207 - Intro to Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
PSY 217 - Human Sexuality [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 226 - Social Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
PSY 249 - Abnormal Psychology [SS3] Credits: 3
SOC 231 - Sociology-Deviant Behavior [SS3] Credits: 3

Total Credit Electives for A.A. Degree: 9

Total Credits for A.A. Degree: 60

Extra Elective (if needed):

Take additional elective course if needed to achieve Total Degree Credits of at least 60. Elective course may be chosen from the general education curriculum, other arts and science courses, and specific Career and Technical courses (see Approved Degree Electives ).

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