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Program checklist · AS

Criminal Justice, AS

Mohawk Valley Community College · Utica, NY

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Program
Award
AS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Total credits (published)
64
Catalog edition
College Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program provides students who plan to transfer to a bachelor’s level program with a comprehensive foundation in Criminal Justice. The core courses form a foundation for understanding the operation of the criminal justice system, the causes of crime and delinquency, the history and application of criminal justice and constitutional law, and the ethical bases of criminal justice decision-making. Electives address the diverse issues facing the criminal justice system and encourage students to gain more specialized knowledge of policing, fraud, corrections, law,and the private sector. Students interested in advanced degrees in Criminal Justice related fields will find this program a good way to begin exploring the field while meeting the majority of their general education requirements.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
193283
CourseShelf checklist
CK_193283_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.

First Semester

6 items
  1. CF 100
    College Foundations Seminar
    Not resolved to a course
    1
  2. CJ 101
    Introduction to Criminal Justice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. IS 101
    Computers and Society
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. EN 101
    As published: “English 1: Composition”
    3
  5. SO 101
    Introduction to Sociology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PY 101
    As published: “Introduction to General Psychology”
    3

Second Semester

5 items
  1. MA 110
    As published: “Elementary Statistics”
    3
  2. CJ 108
    Criminal Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. EN 102
    As published: “English 2: Ideas and Values in Literature”
    3
  4. SS 218
    Methods of Research
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Any GE Natural Science Course
    Not resolved to a course
    4

Third Semester

6 items
  1. CJ 106
    Ethics in Criminal Justice
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. PS 101
    As published: “American National Government”
    3
  3. CJ 204
    Criminology
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Criminal Justice Elective (a)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. EN 150
    Effective Speech
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    1

Fourth Semester

6 items
  1. Criminal Justice Elective (a)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  2. CJ 202
    American Constitutional Law
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  3. Program Elective (b)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  4. Program Elective (c)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  5. Program Elective (d)
    Not resolved to a course
    3
  6. PE Elective
    Not resolved to a course
    1

Criminal Justice Elective (a)

0 items

    Program Elective (b)

    3 items
    1. AC 131
      Business Law 1
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. HI 111
      As published: “American History to 1865”
      3
    3. HI 112
      As published: “American History 1865-Present”
      3

    Program Elective (c)

    4 items
    1. HI 101
      As published: “History of Civilization 1”
      3
    2. HI 102
      As published: “History of Civilization 2”
      3
    3. HI 103
      History of Western Civilization: Early Civilization to 1453
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. HI 104
      History of Western Civilization: 1453 to Present
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Program Elective (d)

    3 items
    1. AN 102
      Cultural Anthropology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. GE 101
      As published: “Essentials of World Geography”
      3
    3. SO 207
      Sociology: Comparative Religion
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Note

    0 items

      Program Goals and Outcomes

      15 items
      1. Prepare students to meet the SUNY General Education requirements​
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Graduates will have completed at least 8 out of 10 SUNY silos of General Education​
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Prepare students to transfer into BS/BA degree programs​
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Graduates of the program will transfer with full junior status to a 4-year institution in Criminal Justice or related field.​
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Prepare students to speak and write effectively​
        Not resolved to a course
      6. Students will learn to analyze legal cases and distinguish between legal arguments based on case law and opinion.​
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Prepare students to draw conclusions by critically analyzing given information related to the field of Criminal Justice​
        Not resolved to a course
      8. Students will demonstrate the ability to organize information, distinguish fact from opinion and reach logical conclusions.​
        Not resolved to a course
      9. Prepare students to interact in a diverse culture​
        Not resolved to a course
      10. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the diverse cultures and communities that comprise US society.​
        Not resolved to a course
      11. Prepare students to analyze quantitative information, and think critically​
        Not resolved to a course
      12. Students will be able to read, interpret, and use social science data skillfully.​
        Not resolved to a course
      13. To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy​
        Not resolved to a course
      14. Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.​
        Not resolved to a course
      15. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. Mohawk Valley Community College, catalog College Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.mvcc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=3&poid=268&returnto=235. Captured page pages/0107.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.