Criminal Justice Technology Program Requirements

A.A.S. Degree/Certificate: Day Program

Fall Semester(First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
ACA	111	College Student Success		1	0	1
+CJC	111	Introduction to Criminal Justice		3	0	3
CJC	112	Criminology		3	0	3
CJC	221	Investigative Principles		3	2	4
ENG	111	Expository Writing	P/C	3	0	3
Total				13	2	14

Spring Semester (First Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
+CJC	120	Interviews/Interrogations		1	2	2
CJC	121	Law Enforcement Operations		3	0	3
CJC	131	Criminal Law		3	0	3
CJC	132	Court Procedure & Evidence		3	0	3
ENG	112	Argument-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	113	Literature-Based Research OR	P/C	3	0	3
ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	P/C	3	0	3
Total				13	2	14

Summer Session			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
+CJC	212	Ethics and Community Relations		3	0	3
CJC	232	Civil Liability		3	0	3
SPA	120	Spanish for the Workplace		3	0	3
Total				9	0	9

Fall Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
CIS	111	Basic PC Literacy OR Certificate Elective A		1/2	2	2/3
CJC	225	Crisis Intervention OR Certificate Elective B		2/3	0/3	3
+CJC	231	Constitutional Law		3	0	3
+CJC	241	Community-Based Corrections		3	0	3
MAT	140	Survey of Mathematics	P/C	3	0	3
Total				12-14	2/5	14/15

Spring Semester (Second Year)			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
CJC	113	Juvenile Justice		3	0	3
CJC	160	Terrorism: Underlying IssuesOR Certificate Elective C		3	0/2	3/4
CJC	214	Victimology OR Certificate Elective D		3	0	3
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective				3	0	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective				3	0	3
Total				15	0/2	15/16

Special Note: P/C indicates prerequisite or corequisite course required; see Course Descriptions for specific course information.

Total Semester Hours Required for Criminal Justice Technology A.A.S. Degree: 66-68
+ Total Semester Hours Required for Certificate in Corrections: 14

COMPUTER FORENSICS CERTIFICATE

			Special Note	Class Hours	Lab Hours	Credit Hours
Certificate Elective A:
CIS	110	Introduction to Computers		2	2	3
Certificate Elective B:
CET	150	Computer Forensics I		2	3	3
Certificate Elective C:
CCT	121	Computer Crime Investigation		3	2	4
Certifcate Elective D:
CCT	231	Technology Crimes & Law		3	0	3
Total				10	7	13

Total Semester Hours Required for Computer Forensics Certificate: 13

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“The techniques I use as a fraud investigator I learned in my classes at MCC. My law, court and legal classes were valuable in helping me understand the judicial system and how it works."

~ Melissa Griffin Garner

Welfare Fraud Investigator
Department of Social Services
Montgomery County, NC