College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

Administration of Justice
Administration of Justice Studies — Associate of Applied Science Degree for
Direct Employment
this two-year degree covers a broad range of knowledge and professional skills in criminal law, corrections, and the
american justice system. students planning to transfer to asu should complete the administration of Justice - associate
of arts degree instead. Complete this program by taking classes exclusively on weekdays or in a combination of
weekdays and evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: find entry-level employment or promotion in corrections or criminal justice.
Academic Options:
While this program was not designed to transfer to a 4-year university, it may apply toward Bachelor of applied science
(Bas) or other programs. see Pima’s transfer Partnerships page (www.pima.edu/transfer/partnerships).
Location: East Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-7694
lead faculty: 206-7846
Program/major Codes: AASADMINJUST/AJS
General Education Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 55.
Communication requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
Wrt 101 and 102 fulfill this requirement.
analysis and Critical thinking requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(nau’s Bas degree requires mat 142 or higher and a four hour lab science. Please refer to the nau liberal studies course
list for options.)
Humanities and social science requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
aJs 225 and sPa 101 or 101lE fulfill this requirement.
Computer and information literacy requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
special requirement
Pos 201 fulfills this requirement.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9¥
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
aJs 101 introduction to administration of Justice systems (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 109 Criminal law (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 115 Criminal Procedures (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 123* Corrections as a Process (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 201 rules of Evidence (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 212* Juvenile Justice Procedures (F-Sp-Su). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 225* Criminology (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 290* administration of Justice field Experience (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
in addition, select two of the following courses:
aJs 124 Ethics and the administration of Justice (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 204* Criminal investigation (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 210 Police Community and Human relations (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 246 race and Ethnicity issues in the administration of Justice (F-Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
aJs 260* Criminal Justice management (F-Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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