Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Palo Alto College

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Palo Alto College Schedule/Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog]

Criminal Justice: Associate of Arts, concentration in Criminal Justice

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The Associate of Arts with a concentration in Criminal Justice is designed to provide students with a basic foundation in legal studies. Students will gain a broad understanding of the historical and philosophical basis of criminal law as well as the substantive and procedural aspects. The field of study curriculum has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Upon successful completion of the program, students may use this Associate of Arts degree to satisfy the first two years of any criminal justice bachelor’s degree program in Texas Public Universities.

This program is a THECB-approved Field of Study.

Please note: Students cannot be awarded both the Forensic Science: Concentration in Criminal Justice and the Criminal Justice: Concentration in Criminal Justice (Field of Study) degrees.

Related Degrees and Certificates

Forensic Science: Associate of Arts, concentration in Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements (Total Credit Hours 60)

Communication (9 Hours)

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

Select 1 course from the Additional Communication (11) Core

Mathematics (3 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Mathematics (20) Core

Natural Sciences (6 Hours)

Select 2 courses from the Natural Sciences (30) Core

Humanities and Visual/Performing Arts (9 Hours)

Select 1 course from the Humanities (40) Core
Select 1 course from the Additional Humanities (41) Core
Select 1 course from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core

Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 Hours)

Select 2 courses from the Government (70) Core
Select 2 courses from the History (60) Core
Select 1 course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences (80) Core

Additional Requirements (18 Hours)

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices
CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices
Open Elective from the Core (3 hours)

NOTES:

Courses from the Additional Requirements area may not be used to satisfy Core Curriculum requirements.
CIP Code: 43.0104
Major Code: CRJT

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