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Criminal Justice Course Sequences

See the classes you should take each term to complete the criminal justice degree.

Criminal Justice AAS Degree Course Sequences

Getting Started

The first step for participation in the Criminal Justice program includes enrolling at Chemeketa, taking the college’s free placement tests, and meeting with Chemeketa’s Advising and First Year Programs staff.

The Criminal Justice program chair will be your primary advisor as you work through the degree requirements.

Criminal Justice AAS Degree Course Sequences
Term Course Title Credit Hours
1 CJ100* Survey of the Criminal Justice System 3
1 CJ103 Program Application & Employment Standards 1
1 CJ110 Introduction to Law Enforcement 3
1 CJ125 Public Safety Comm/Documentation 3
1 CJ210 Criminal Investigations 3
1 HPE295 or
PE185XX or
CJ104A/B/C***
Health & Fitness for Life or
Physical Education Electives
3
2 CJ101 Criminology 3
2 CJ153 Ethical Dilemmas 3
2 CJXXX**** Criminal Justice Elective 3
2 MTH060 Introductory Algebra (or higher) 4
2 COMM Communications Elective (100 or higher) 4
3 BA131 or
CA100 or
CIS101
Business Computing or
Beginning Computing or
Computing Concepts (or higher)
4
3
3
3 CJXXX**** Criminal Justice Elective 3
3 PSY/SOC Psychology/Sociology Elective
(PSY 100/200 level courses or SOC206 or 221)
4
3 WR121Z Academic Composition 4
4 CJ130 Introduction to the Corrections Process 3
4 CJ206 Crime and Delinquency 3
4 Arts/Letters Arts/Letters Electives 4
4 PSY/SOC Psychology/Sociology Elective
(PSY 100/200 level courses or SOC206 or 221)
4
4 WR227Z or
CJ212
Technical Writing or
Police Report Writing
4
3
5 CJ132 Introduction to Parole or Probation 3
5 CJ226 Introduction to Constitutional Law 3
5 CJXXX**** Criminal Justice Elective 3
5 Arts/Letters Arts/Letters Elective 4
5 PSY/SOC Psychology/Sociology Elective
(PSY 100/200 level courses or SOC206 or 221)
4
6 CJ203 Crisis Intervention 3
6 CJXXX**** Criminal Justice Elective 3
6 CJXXX**** Criminal Justice Elective 3
6 CJ280C Cooperative Work Experience 3
6 Arts/Letters Arts/Letters Elective 4

*CJ100 will be taken in Term 5 if you need to complete WR090
**CJ101 will be taken in Term 6 if you need to complete WR115
***PE185XX are Physical Education courses. You will identify two course options to fill these electives
****CJXXX are Criminal Justice electives. You will work with your Criminal Justice advisor to determine which specific elective courses are best for you.