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Law Enforcement Transfer Degree Program – Criminal Justice Concentration

Program of Study

Students pursuing a Criminal Justice concentration should select all 12 hours from the following list under the concentration. In addition, other courses are included to meet the general college degree requirements and the Ohio Transfer Module.

To make an informed selection of Arts & Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science electives, Terra advises the transfer-intending student to consult the receiving institution to ensure maximum transferability and application of credits.

Recommended science courses include 100-level environmental science, chemistry, and physics classes.

All students graduating from Terra State Community College with an Associate degree of any kind will be functionally proficient in common computer operations and applications. Please see your academic advisor or academic division office for further details.

To determine when courses are scheduled, see program curriculum sheet which is available from the Enrollment Services office in Building A/Room 100, from the Liberal Arts and Public Services Division, Building A/Room 202.

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE

CONCENTRATION

Course  Course Name  Credit Hours 
LEN 1100 †Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
LEN 1400 †Policing 3
LEN 2200 †Corrections 3
LEN 2400 †Criminology 3
  Concentration Required Credit Hours. 12

COLLEGE REQUIRED COURSES

 Course Course Name  Credit Hours 
GEN 1000 First-Year Seminar* 1
CIT 1090 Computer Fundamentals* 3
HUM 2900 Leading by the Humanities* 3
  College Required Courses Credit Hours 7

ENGLISH/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS COURSES

Course  Course Name  Credit Hours 
By Placement: ENG 1050 College Composition I or ENG 1020 3 or 5
ENG 1060 College Composition II* 3
SPE 2010 Effective Speaking* 3
  English/Oral Communications Required Credit Hours 6

MATHEMATICS

Course Name

Credit Hours 
Choose One: MTH 2010 Statistics or MTH2310 College Algebra or OTM Math elective 3/5
Mathematics Required Credit Hours 3

ARTS & HUMANITIES

A minimum of 10 semester hours from at least 2 different discipline areas is required.

Course Name  Credit Hours 
Any combination of OTM Arts & Humanities electives 10
Arts & Humanities Required Credit Hours 10

SOCIAL SCIENCES

A minimum of 10 semester hours from at least 2 different discipline areas is required.

Course  Course Name  Credit Hours 
PSY 1210 General Psychology* 3
SOC 2010 Fundamentals of Sociology* 3
  Any combination of OTM Social Sciences electives 4
  Social Sciences Required Credit Hours 10

NATURAL SCIENCES

A minimum of 10 semester hours is required. At least one course must contain a laboratory component or be a laboratory course.

Course Name  Credit Hours 
Any combination of OTM Natural Sciences electives 10
Natural Sciences Required Credit Hours 10

Additional elective hours may be taken from any Terra program or discipline to combine with the above requirements to complete a degree with at least 60, but not greater than 73 semester hours. Care should be taken to select elective courses that will meet specific requirements at the four-year institution. No mathematics course below the 200-level may be used as an elective. No developmental course may be used as an elective.

Any combination of additional electives 2–13
   
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS  60–73

See your advisor for appropriate course selection.
* required
** recommended
† pending approval

Note: Electives to be used for Mathematics, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences are located on page 50.

For additional transfer information, see Transfer section, pages 48–51.