Criminal Justice A.A.

Tennessee Transfer Pathways TBR Community Colleges to Tennessee Public Universities
Community College Area of Emphasis: Criminal Justice A.A. Degree

Graduates of this program should be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to apply critical thinking skills
Write clear, well-organized documents.
Communicate effectively in personal and professional situations.
Know how to locate, evaluate, and use information sources.
Understand basic math and scientific terms/concepts and procedures/processes.

Required: NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

NSCC 1010 - First Year Experience 1 Credit

General Education Requirements

Communication - 9 Credits

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 Credits *
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 Credits *
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 Credits *
OR
other approved communication course

Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 Credits

(at least one course in literature)

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credits

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits *
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits *

History - 6 Credits

Natural Sciences - 8 Credits

Mathematics - 3 Credits

MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credits * or higher

General Education Total - 41 Credits

Area of Emphasis Requirements

CRMJ 1010 - Intro to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
CRMJ 1020 - Intro to the Legal Process 3 Credits
CRMJ 2010 - Introduction to Law Enforcement 3 Credits
CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections 3 Credits

Foreign Language - 6 Credits

(One-year sequence in a single foreign language)

General Electives - 1 Credit

Area of Emphasis Total - 19 Credits

Total - 61 Credits

Note:

Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement. Students planning to transfer to MTSU can take an approved Anthropology course in either the Humanities & Fine Arts or in an Area of Emphasis.
Students who intend to transfer to TTU should take POLS 1030 American Government.
Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement. Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take a U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement.
Students who plan to transfer to UTM or UTK are encouraged to take the BIOL1110/1120 sequence.
Students who intend to transfer to UTK and UTM should take MATH 1530 or above to fulfill the Math requirement.
Students planning to transfer to the UoM will need to complete six hours of a 2000 level or higher foreign language to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate-level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK. Students may demonstrate intermediate-level competence after transferring to UTK.
Check with your advisor for recommended courses when selecting guided electives.

Additional course requirements: The Tennessee Board of Regents requires that students either demonstrate the appropriate skill levels in math, reading, and/or writing before enrolling in college-level courses or enroll in appropriate co-requisite experiences with college-level courses to develop competency in those skills while performing college-level work. ACT/SAT scores, classic ACCUPLACER test scores, next-generation ACCUPLACER test scores, or other relevant information determine whether a student needs to enroll in co-requisite courses in math, reading, and/or writing (English).