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Note
Effective 11.20.2013, Argosy University is no longer enrolling new students to the Associate of Science (AS) in Criminal Justice degree program.
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Program Overview
The Associate of Science (AS) in Criminal Justice degree program combines an introduction to the various occupational fields of the criminal justice system with coursework in general education. The curriculum is designed to help students acquire a broad range of transferable skills such as critical thinking, effective interpersonal communication, research, diversity appreciation, global sustainability, and problem solving. The AS in Criminal Justice degree program may benefit practitioners seeking specialized assignments, advancement, or promotional consideration in jurisdictions that value the associate’s degree in conjunction with experience and training for such opportunities. In addition, the AS in Criminal Justice degree program provides the basis for the bachelor’s degree in criminal justice for interested students.
Program Learning Outcomes
The AS in Criminal Justice degree program is designed to develop the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Program Outcome One: Theoretical Foundations
Explain fundamental concepts related to the criminal justice system, and describe the historical foundations and contemporary theories associated with the causes of crime, systems of social control, law enforcement, judicial process, and correctional philosophies.
Program Outcome Two: Problem Solving
Identify and describe problems and propose appropriate solutions in the field of criminal justice. Utilize analytical and problem solving skills to formulate conclusions and make informed decisions.
Program Outcome Three: Ethics
Recognize the purposes for, and describe how one should ethically applying laws, policies, procedures, and operational techniques to the investigation, detection, apprehension, adjudication, and rehabilitation or punishment of criminal offenders.
Program Outcome Four: Research and Analysis
Use basic research methods for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data associated with criminal activity, law enforcement, the judicial process, and corrections.
Program Outcome Five: Communication
Demonstrate college level skills pertaining to listening, reading, comprehension, speaking, and writing. Communicate information proficiently using technology, professional standards, and conventions as appropriate to the audience in various contexts related to the criminal justice system.
Program Outcome Six: Interpersonal Effectiveness
Analyze and apply skills of interpersonal effectiveness in a criminal justice setting using observation, active listening, and questioning.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must provide proof of high school graduation or GED documented by one of the following:
- Official or unofficial high school transcript (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
- Hight School Diploma (except in Georgia and Tennessee)
- State issued high school equivalency (home school)
- Official General Educational Development (GED) document
- Official Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) document
- Official High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) document
- Official college transcript from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences that shows proof of high school graduation or an appropriately certified foreign institution that shows proof of high school graduation
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- Official college transcript from a completed associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or nationally accredited institution approved by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
- A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”
Other Admission Requirements
All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative will help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:
- Completed Application for Admission Form
- Application fee (Non-refundable, except in Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.)
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of 60 credit hours as follows
- 42 credit hours general education curriculum requirements
- 18 credit hours criminal justice core course requirements
- An Argosy University GPA of 2.0 or higher
- Satisfactory completion of general education curriculum requirements with a grade of “D-” or better
- Satisfactory completion of criminal justice core course requirements with a grade of “C-” or better
- A minimum of 15 credit hours completed at Argosy University
- A completed Petition to Graduate Form submitted to campus administration
Program Requirements
Students enrolled in the AS in Criminal Justice degree program are required to successfully complete 60 credit hours distributed as follows: general education curriculum requirements, 42 credit hours; criminal justice core course requirements, 18 credit hours.
