Criminal Justice AAS Degree
- Degree Type: AAS
- All required courses available online
- TSI: required
- Capstone course: CRIJ-2323 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Articulated Credit Option:
A student may receive 13 semester credit hours for successfully completing an approved law enforcement training program/Basic Police Academy and passing the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) exam after 1983.
To receive credit, a student must have completed 12 semester credit hours in the AAS Criminal Justice degree, present proof that he/she has passed the Texas Basic Peace Officer Licensing Examination, complete and submit a course credit form, and pay the processing fees.
A processing fee for this conversion applies. Contact an academic advisor or the associate vice president of workforce education for more details.
Corrections Articulated Credit Option
TDCJ employees who have completed the TDCJ pre-service and/or in-service training provided by Trinity Valley Community College on or after June 1, 2016 are eligible to articulate the continuing education credit received during their training to receive up to 15 SCH credit for coursework required in TVCC’s correctional science certificate of completion.
A processing fee for this conversion applies. Contact an academic advisor or the associate vice president of correctional education for more details.
Although not designed to transfer, this AAS degree program leads to an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree with participating universities. See an academic advisor for more information about the BAAS.
| General Education | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| MATH-1332 or MATH-1342 |
Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) or Elementary Statistical Methods |
3 |
| Lang./Phil./Culture or Creative Arts | 3 | |
| EDUC-1300 | Learning Framework | 3 |
| PSYC-2301 or SOCI-1301 |
General Psychology or Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| GOVT-2305 | Federal Government Constitution | 3 |
| GOVT-2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Hours | 21 | |
| Term One | ||
| CRIJ-1306/CJSA-1313 | Court Systems and Practices | 3 |
| CRIJ-1313/CJSA-1317 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
| CJLE/CJCR/CJSA/CRIJ Elective | 3 | |
| CJLE/CJCR/CJSA/CRIJ Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Two | ||
| CRIJ-1310/CJSA-1327 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRIJ-2313/CJCR-1307 | Correctional Systems and Practices | 3 |
| CJLE/CJCR/CJSA/CRIJ Elective | 3 | |
| CJLE/CJCR/CJSA/CRIJ Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Term Three | ||
| CRIJ-2328/CJSA-1359 | Police Systems and Practices | 3 |
| CRIJ-2314/CJSA-1342 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| POFT-2312 | Business Correspondence and Communication | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Term Four | ||
| CRIJ-2323/CJSA-2300 | Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (Capstone) | 3 |
| CJSA-2382 | Coop Education, Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (or CJLE/CJCR/CJSA/CRIJ Elective) | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Beginning Freshman (without articulated credit) electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CRIJ-1301/CJSA-1322 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIJ-1307/CJSA-1312 | Crime in America | 3 |
| CJSA-1348 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIJ-2301/CJCR-2324 | Community Resources in Corrections | 3 |
Licensed Peace Officer electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CJLE-2420 | Texas Peace Officer Procedures | 4 |
| CJLE-2421 | Texas Peace Officer Law | 4 |
| CJLE-2522 | Texas Peace Officer Skills | 5 |
TDCJ Employee electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CJCR-1300 | Basic Jail Course | 3 |
| CJLE-1327 | Interviewing & Report Writing for CJ Professions | 3 |
| CJSA-1322 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJSA-1348 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
Students enrolling in this program who are current Texas Peace Officers may qualify for tuition and certain fees exemption. See the financial aid office for details of the exemption.
The completion of CRIJ-1301, CRIJ-1306, CRIJ-1310, CRIJ-2313, and CRIJ-2328 indicate full transferability as a Criminal Justice Field of Study to Texas public colleges and universities. See advisor at transferring college or university for details.