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2024-2025 Catalog

Criminal Justice - Corrections (CJCNO)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus, Elkhorn Valley Campus, Online


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Award: Associate in Applied Science
Academic Focus Area: Community and Human Services

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 94.5

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan

 

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Note:


Upon successful completion of a police academy course accredited by the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center, a maximum of 13.5 credit hours may be granted upon petition for CRIM 2030, CRIM 2190 and CRIM 2260

Elective Requirements - 9.0 credits


Select 2 courses from the following:

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:


  • Communication: ENGL 1010
  • Quantitative/Numeracy: MATH 1220
  • Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: SOCI 1010 or PSYC 1010
  • Scientific Inquiry: SOCI 2060
  • Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy: HMRL 1010

 

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits


The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication


1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education Courses.  

Quantitative/Numeracy


1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness


1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry


1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy


1 Course     4.5

Select 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan


Criminal Justice - Corrections (CJCNO)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall, winter, or spring quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400. 

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Learn the major concepts, case law, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and basic structures involved with law enforcement, the criminal court system, and corrections, including the causes of crime and delinquency. 

  1. Understand and be able to use basic research methods in criminal justice and, including design, data analysis, and interpretation. 

  1. Obtain realistic ideas and field experiences related to their pursuit of careers in the field of criminal justice. 

  1. Demonstrate research and information competency with traditional and computer-based library systems, governmental resources, and media outlets to facilitate the study of criminal justice. 

  1. Use and demonstrate critical thinking, and the scientific approach to problem solving. 

  1. Learn to recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity to better prepare them for diverse people and ideas within the criminal justice field. 

  1. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills to better prepare them for any career in the criminal justice or continued education. 

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