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Associate in Arts Criminal Justice
Degree information for Associate in Arts Criminal Justice degree seekers
The Associate in Arts in Criminal Justice degree offers an MCC student the opportunity to transfer seamlessly into a four-year Missouri college or university as a junior, and to achieve his or her Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with two more years of college work.
Because there are slight variations in the requirements for Criminal Justice credit at receiving institutions, students are advised to check with the school to which they plan to transfer or speak with an MCC advisor to make sure they are taking the right classes.
Degree Requirements
In order to receive the Associate in Arts Criminal Justice degree, students must complete the required courses below
Associate in Arts Criminal Justice Degree
| COLL 100 First Year Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| American Institutions: (2 courses, one must be HIST) | ||
| HIST 120, 121, POLS 135, 136, 137 | 6 | |
| Communications: | ||
| ENGL 101 | 3 | |
| ENGL 102 | 3 | |
| SPDR 100 or SPDR 102 | 3 | |
| Mathematics: | ||
| MATH 119: College Mathematics or higher | 3 | |
| Humanities: (3 courses, 3 areas of study, 1 course must be Lit. or Phil.) | ||
| Art History or ART 108 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 101 or higher or SIGN 101 or 102 | 3-5 | |
| HUMN | 3 | |
| Literature | 3 | |
| MSCM 112 | 3 | |
| MUSI 108, 116 or 160 | 3 | |
| PHIL | 3 | |
| SPDR 103, 104, 106, 112, 114, 128, 133 or 228 | 3 | |
| HIST/HUMN 133 or 134 | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences: (2 courses, 1 Biological and 1 Physical) | ||
| BIOL (Must include laboratory) | 5 | |
| CHEM, GEOG, GEOL (excluding GEOL 225), or PHYS (Must include laboratory) | 4-5 | |
| Social Sciences: (2 courses, 2 areas of study) | ||
| ANTH | 3 | |
| ECON | 3 | |
| GEOG (excluding 104,110 and GIS Courses) | 3 | |
| HIST | 3 | |
| POLS | 3 | |
| PSYC | 3 | |
| SOCI | 3 | |
| SOSC | 3 | |
| TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | 42 | |
| CSIS 110 or higher CSIScourse or credit by examination | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice (must take 6 of the 7 courses) | ||
| CRJU 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| CRJU 105 American Corrections | 3 | |
| CRJU 165 Criminology | 3 | |
| CRJU 168 Juvenile Delinquincy | 3 | |
| CRJU 200 Internship in Criminal Justice | 3 | |
| CRJU 203 Criminal Investigations | 3 | |
| CRJU 223 Criminal Law | 3 | |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 64 | |
- All courses must be at least 100 level or higher
- Courses can only be used once to meet degree requirements
- Students must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human Diversity course or Learning Community as part of the degree requirements.