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Criminal Justice, A.A.S.

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 2
ENGL 102 ~COMPOSITION 2	3
CJ 123 INTRO TO CORRECTIONS	3	Core Course
CJ 231 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS	3	Core Course
HPER 172 STANDARD FIRST AID	2
HUMAN INQUIRY & THE PAST GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE	3
TOTAL:	14

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice will prepare the student for a rewarding career in the criminal justice field in careers such as: police officer, investigator, crime scene technician, correctional officer, probation and parole officer, program specialist and evaluator, and other related fields, or for an advanced degree in criminal justice.

MILESTONE COURSE: These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

CAREER PLANNING: As you prepare for your last year before graduation, visit Career Services to write your resume, plan your job search, and learn how to have a successful interview. Students interested in the BAS in Criminal Justice should apply for the program in their final semester of the AAS CJ program.

CAPSTONE COURSE:
This semester-long project prepares you for the workforce by perfecting your resume, assessing student learning outcomes, and preparing a portfolio of student work.

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
14

2018-2019

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Composition & Rhetoric

Science & Technology

Math & Quantitative Skill

Society, Diversity & Connections

Human Inquiry & the Past

The Arts and Creativity

ENGL 101

ENGL 102

ENGL 107*

ENGL 108*

ASTR 106

ENGL 102

BIOL 101 & BIOL103 lab

ENGL 107*

BIOL 102 &
ENGL 108*

BIOL 104 lab

BIOL 107*

BIOL 108 *

BIOL 109 *

BIOL 115

BIOL 117

BIOL 171

CHEM 111

CHEM 115

CHEM 116

CS 101

GEOL 101 &
GEOL 102 lab

GEOL 103 &
GEOL 104 lab

GEOL 105 &
GEOL 105L

PSCI 111

PSCI 112

PHYS 101

PHYS 102

PHYS 111

PHYS 112

MATH 120*

MATH 121

MATH 125*

MATH 126

MATH 128

MATH 129

MATH 150

MATH 155

MATH 156

MATH 211

COMM 105

COMM 111

COMM 112

ECON 201

ECON 202

FREN 101

FREN 102

GEOG 102

GEOG 240

POLS 102

POLS 220

PSYC 101

PSYC 241

RELI 231

SOC 101

SOC 105

SOC 221

SOC 232

SPAN 101

SPAN 102

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 152

HIST 153

HIST 250*

PHIL 111

PHIL 150*

PHIL 170

History &
Literature of the Arts

ART 101

ART 105

ART 106

MUSI 170

THEA 101

Literature

ENGL 131

ENGL 132

ENGL 221

ENGL 222

ENGL 241

ENGL 242

ENGL 261

ENGL 262

ENGL 285

Applied Arts

ART 109

THEA 102

Creative Writing

ENGL 213

ENGL 214

ENGL 215

* * Serves technical and professional degree programs specific to WVU Parkersburg. Does not transfer to WVU as General Education (March 2018).

BUSINESS ELECTIVES: Business electives may be chosen from courses with the following prefixes: ACCT, BTEC, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, MKTG, or STEM 420. For assistance in choosing electives please see your adacemic advisor. Lower division business elective may include CMS 117, 217, 220, or 230. For the MKTG upper division electives you may chhose from CMS 371, 360, 410, 425, 439.

2018-2019

Semester 2