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Program checklist · AS

Criminal Justice, AS

Century College · White Bear Lake, MN

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Program
Award
AS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
CIP
43.0104
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Course Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Criminal Justice AS degree is designed to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts education as well as comprehensive knowledge of the criminal justice system to help prepare them for the rigors of the criminal justice profession. Coursework illustrates the social, legal, and ethical issues relevant to the criminal justice professional today. Completion of the AS degree also provides a foundation allowing student to transfer to a four-year academic institution.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
175315
CourseShelf checklist
CK_175315_08e37a0f
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

0 items

    Career/Occupational Requirements

    5 items
    1. CJS 1020
      2
    2. CJS 2081
      3
    3. CJS 2085
      3
    4. CJS 2089
      3
    5. CJS 2099
      2

    Career/Occupational Elective Requirements

    11 items
    1. CJS 2010
      3
    2. CJS 2070
      3
    3. CJS 2083
      3
    4. CJS 2084
      3
    5. CJS 2093
      3
    6. CJS 2094
      3
    7. CJS 2095
      3
    8. CJS 2096
      3
    9. EMS 1015
      3
    10. HLTH 1060
      3
    11. SOC 2087
      3

    MnTC/General Education Requirements

    0 items

      Goal 1: Communication

      1 item
      1. ENGL 1020
        Composition I
        or: ENGL 1021 - Composition I
        4

      Requirements

      4 items
      1. COMM 1021
        3
      2. COMM 1031
        3
      3. COMM 1041
        3
      4. COMM 1051
        3

      Goal 2: Critical Thinking

      0 items

        Goal 3 and/or 4: Natural Sciences/Math/Logical Reasoning

        2 items
        1. MnTC Goal 3 Course List
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MnTC Goal 4 Course List
          Not resolved to a course

        Goal 5: History/Social/Behavioral Sciences

        4 items
        1. PSYC 1020
          4
        2. SOC 1020
          3
        3. SOC 1080
          3
        4. SOC 2051
          3

        Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts

        2 items
        1. PHIL 1031
          3
        2. MnTC Goal 6 Course List (not PHIL)
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Goals 7-10: Theme Goals

        0 items

          Requirements

          2 items
          1. Goal 7A Human Diversity Course List
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Goal 7B Race, Power, and Justice Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 8 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 9 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements

          1 item
          1. MnTC Goal 10 Course List
            Not resolved to a course

          MnTC Elective Requirements

          0 items

            Additional Elective Requirements

            0 items

              Additional Requirements

              0 items

                Program Information

                5 items
                1. Examine the interaction between police organizations, the courts, corrections, and the community in the administration of justice.
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Analyze lifelong ethical and professional responsibilities of criminal justice personnel in the administration of justice.
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. Demonstrate effective decision making, critical thinking, and communication skills in written and verbal form.
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. Understand hiring practices, training evolutions, subcultures, attitudes and orientation of criminal justice professionals.
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. Have the requisite knowledge, skill and ability to transfer successfully into the 3rd year of baccalaureate degrees in criminal justice or related fields at other colleges and universities.
                  Not resolved to a course

                Sample Plan

                0 items

                  Semester 1

                  Choose 1 of the following · Select one · 9 items
                  1. ENGL 1021
                    4
                  2. Select one
                    Not resolved to a course
                  3. COMM 1021
                    3
                  4. COMM 1031
                    3
                  5. COMM 1041
                    3
                  6. COMM 1051
                    3
                  7. CJS 1020
                    2
                  8. SOC 1020
                    3
                  9. MnTC Goal 6: Humanities/Fine Arts (not PHIL)
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 2

                  5 items
                  1. CJS 2081
                    3
                  2. CJS 2089
                    3
                  3. PSYC 1020
                    4
                  4. SOC 1080
                    3
                  5. MnTC Goal 3: Natural Sciences / Goal 4: Math/Logical Reasoning
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 3

                  5 items
                  1. CJS 2085
                    3
                  2. SOC 2051
                    3
                  3. Career/Occupational Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. Career/Occupational Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. MnTC Goal 3: Natural Sciences / Goal 4: Math/Logical Reasoning
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Semester 4

                  5 items
                  1. CJS 2099
                    2
                  2. PHIL 1031
                    3
                  3. Career/Occupational Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  4. Career/Occupational Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3
                  5. Career/Occupational Elective Requirement
                    Not resolved to a course
                    3

                  Note

                  0 items
                    Source. Century College, catalog 2026-2027 Course Catalog — https://catalog.century.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=23&poid=6581. Captured page pages/0171.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.