Criminal Justice B.A.S.
Program Completion Requirements:
- Completion of an AAS degree in Criminal Justice, or an equivalent AAS degree in Criminal Justice, from a regionally accredited community college.
- A minimum of 125 credits must be earned with 36 or more credits in courses numbered 300 or above. A minimum of 32 cre+dits must be completed in Nevada State College upper division courses.
Curriculum
Completion of an AAS Degree (at least 60 credits) prior to entering the program
College Core Curriculum - up to 27 credits.
(A number of categories may be fulfilled by AAS degree coursework. This will be confirmed by NSC Admissions upon receipt of an official AAS transcript.)
English (3 credits)
Mathematics (5 credits)
MATH 128 | Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry | 5.00 |
Fine Arts (3 credits)
Refer to the Fine Arts section of the Core Curriculum
Natural Sciences (4 credits)
Refer to the Natural Science section of the Core Curriculum
Social Sciences (3 credits)
Refer to the Social Science section of the Core Curriculum
Humanities (6 credits)
Refer to the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum (3)
COM 101 | Fundamentals of Speech Comm | 3.00 |
Constitution (3-6 credits)
Refer to the Constitution section of the Core Curriculum
Cultural Diversity (3 credits)
Refer to the Cultural Diversity section of the Core Curriculum
Applied Science Management Core Curriculum (21 credits)
ECON 261 | Principles of Statistics I | 3.00 |
ENG 407A | Fundamentals of Business Writing | 3.00 |
| or | |
ENG 407B
| Fundamentals of Technical Writing | 3.00 |
FIN 301 | Principles of Managerial Finance | 3.00 |
MGT 367 | Human Resource Management | 3.00 |
MKT 301 | Marketing Management | 3.00 |
IS 301 | Management Information Systems | 3.00 |
PHIL 248 | Professional Ethics | 3.00 |
Criminal Justice Major Courses (18 credits)
CRJ 315
| Intelligence Analysis | |
SPAN 321
| Spanish for Law Officers | |
CRJ 325
| Serial Killers and Sexual Predators | |
CRJ 448
| Police Leadership in Critical Incidents | |
CRJ 458
| Seminar in Emergency Management and Admin. Planning | |
CRJ 481 | Terrorism: Theory and Response | 3.00 |
Summary of credit requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
AAS Degree
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At least 60 credits
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Core Curriculum
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up to 27 credits
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Applied Science Core Curriculum
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21
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Criminal Justice Major Courses
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18
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Electives (if needed to bring total credits to 125)
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Total Credits
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125
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