Criminal Justice at Suffolk Cou

Criminal Justice
at
Suffolk County Community College
Ammerman Campus

Academic Program

The Criminal Justice A.S. degree program is designed to provide students with a challenging course of study that is consistent with the academic expectations of four-year colleges and universities and with the rigorous requirements of today's job market in the field of law enforcement. At the same time, it has sufficient flexibility to allow students to tailor the curriculum to fit their needs and to achieve their career objectives.

Admission Procedures and Requirements

Entering students must have a minimum high school average of 75. Continuing college students must have completed 12 credits with a 2.5 GPA, including a minimum grade of C+ in EG11 and CJ11. Students are admitted on a rolling basis with most students meeting minimum standards being accepted.

First Semester: 16.5-18.5 credits

CS15: Freshman Seminar.......................................1.5 credits
EG11: Standard Freshman Composition..................3
*CJ11: Introduction to Criminal Justice....................3
*CJ31: Substantive Criminal Law............................3
CI21: Software Applications or CM11:
Introduction to Computing.......................................3-4
#Mathematics Elective.............................................3

Second Semester: 17 credits

EG13: Introduction to Literature...............................3
*CJ15: Policing: An Introduction to Law Enforcement ......3
*CJ35: Evidence and Procedure Law......................3
PC11: Introduction to Psychology............................3
Laboratory Science Elective.....................................4
Physical Education...................................................1

Third Semester: 16 credits

SO11: Introduction to Sociology..............................3
CO12: Interpersonal Communication........................3
*CJ41: Introduction to Corrections...........................3
*Criminal Justice Elective..........................................3
Humanities Elective...................................................3
Physical Education....................................................1

Fourth Semester: 15 credits

*Criminal Justice Elective...........................................3
*Criminal Justice Elective...........................................3
**Restricted Elective.................................................3
HS33 or 34: Foundations of American History...............................3
PO20: State and Local Politics and Government or
PO25: American National Politics and Government .........3

Total Credits: 64.5-66.5

# MA23 strongly recommended

** This elective should have a global perspective or focus on non-western cultures. The course should be selected from the following: AN11, AN20, AN21, AN31, AN55, GY15, GY16GY17, HS51, HS57, HS90, PO40, EG60, PL18, or HM48.

* These courses constitute the major courses in the curriculum.

Note: Students planning to transfer to a SUNY four-year institution should check the SUNY core General Education requirements on page 82 of the catalog for information on selection of elective courses.

Required Credit Distribution

Criminal Justice ....................................................24 credits
English.....................................................................6 credits
Social Science ......................................................12 credits
Mathematics.........................................................3-4 credits
Science......................................................................4 credits
Humanities...............................................................3 credits

Computer Information Systems/Computer Science......3-4 credits
Communications.........................................................3 credits
Restricted Electives.....................................................3 credits
Freshman Seminar......................................................1.5 credits
Physical Education......................................................2 credits