Criminal Justice (CRD)
Type: Career, Degree (AS)
Open Admissions
Division: Health And Human Services
Basic Skills Core/Proficiency Requirements
Communications Proficiency and Mathematics Proficiency are required for graduation from NSCC. For Mass Transfer college level mathematics is required. Please consult the college website or an academic advisor for information about the course prerequisites for all of the courses in this program.
HONORS PROGRAM OPTION
Interested students may refer to the Honors Program website at www.northshore.edu/honors.
First Year
Fall
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| CRJ101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ103 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRJ105 | Constitutional Interpretations of Criminal Procedures 1 | 3 |
| SOC106 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
CMP104-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| CRJ106 | Constitutional Interpretations of Criminal Procedures 2 | 3 |
| CRJ110 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
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HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| OR | |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 |
| | |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 |
| OR | |
MAT140-143
| Liberal Arts Math or Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Year
Fall
| CRJ108 | Crisis Intervention in the Field of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ202 | Principles of Corrections | 3 |
| PSY102 | Introductory (General) Psychology | 3 |
| SPE102 | Speech | 3 |
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LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective(s) | 3 |
| OR | |
LS-ELECTIVE
| Laboratory Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring
CRJ-ELECTIVE
| Criminal Justice Elective(s) | 3 |
| SOC204 | Criminology | 3 |
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| CRJ208 | Critical Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| OR | |
SCI-ELECTIVE
| Science Elective(s) | 3 |
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| CRJ206 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| OR | |
HUM-ELECTIVE
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
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| CRJ210 | Criminal Justice Internship | 3 |
| OR | |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective(s) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Requirement Notes
Humanities Elective(s) or CRJ206: For MASS TRANSFER students should take a Humanities Elective.
Liberal Arts Elective(s): Recommend SOC126 Race, Gender and Class. For MASS TRANSFER students should take MAT140 or 143.
Liberal Arts Elective: For MASS TRANSFER students should take a Lab Science course(4 credits)
Criminal Justice Elective(s): Strongly recommend CRJ201 Law Enforcement Management for students seeking the Certificate in Law Enforcement (although it is a recommended course in the Associate Degree, it is required in the certificate program.) PYW101 Working With Youth may be substituted for CRJ elective.
CRJ208: For MASS TRANSFER, students should take a Science (either 3 or 4 credits). Many four year institutions require two sequential lab sciences.
CRJ210: Recommend CRJ210 Criminal Justice Internship for students who seek criminal justice related work experience, however, some 4-year colleges will not accept transfer of internship credit or may require substantial documentation of intership/work activites.
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Learning and Credentialing Options
Distance Learning - some sections of the above courses may be available through a distance learning format.
For information, please go to www.northshore.edu/distance.
Alternative Credentialing - Alternative options for earning course credit may exist and can be explored through the Center for Alternative Studies and Educational Testing.
For information, please go to www.northshore.edu/cas.
Program Information
- Students are strongly urged to meet with their academic advisor on a semester basis or as needed to review the prerequisites of each course within the program and discuss course selections for successful completion of this program.
- Simultaneous awarding of Certificate and Degree policy: Certificates whose coursework is embedded in an Associate’s degree program will not be awarded simultaneously in the same term as the degree is awarded; i.e. Criminal Justice(CRD) and Criminal Justice Certificate(CRC).
Admissions and Transfer Information
- This is an Open Admissions Program - Proof of high school graduation or the equivalent is required for admission to this program.
- This program may meet the eligibility criteria for MassTransfer and Joint Admissions with Massachusetts public colleges and universities (please see www.mass.edu/masstransfer); or, it may have a transfer agreement with a private 4-year college (please see www.northshore.edu/academics/departments). You may also visit NSCC’s Student Support and Advising Center on the Lynn or Danvers campus.
Additional Information
Please visit www.northshore.edu/academics/programs for more information about this Program of Study.