Criminal Justice: Corrections

Certificate: Public Service
Credit Requirements: 30 Semester Credit Hours

This certificate prepares students for entry-level positions where a degree is not required but where advanced education enhances employability and promotion. Many employers want an employee to have post-high school education in the corrections area, without requiring a degree.

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying scores on SAT, ACT or TTC's placement test. See your advisor for reading and writing placement.

Recommended Sequence of Courses

First Semester - Fall
***	CRJ 101	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
	CRJ 125	Criminology	3
	CRJ 244	Probation, Pardon and Parole	3
Total 9
Second Semester - Spring
**	CRJ 115	Criminal Law I	3
	CRJ 140	Criminal Justice Report Writing	3
*	CRJ 202	Criminalistics	3
	CRJ 220	Judicial Process	3
	ELE CRJ Selectives	Select one course from Criminal Justice Selectives	3
Total 9-12
Third Semester - Summer
**	CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	3
	CRJ 222	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3
	CRJ 242	Correctional Systems	3
*	CRJ 230	Criminal Investigation I	3
Total 9-12

*Students may choose either CRJ 202 or CRJ 230. CRJ 230 is only offered in summer.
Students are not required to take both CRJ 202 and CRJ 230 and should discuss this choice with their advisors.

**Course is offered every semester.

***Course is offered in Fall and Spring semesters.