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Criminal Justice Administration
The Associate of Applied Science Corrections Officer Administration prepares
students to perform a variety of safety, enforcement, care, custody, and control of
inmate-detainee functions within a correctional facility setting. The graduate will have
the necessary training to work in corrections officer capacities including detention,
prison, and corrections facility settings; local, county, and regional jails; state
prison/corrections facilities; and some federal correction facility appointments. Many
occupational opportunities also exist in the area of post-release supervision
(community corrections) of offenders. This degree program is articulated with both
Southern Oregon University and Governor’s State University in University Park, Illinois
(online degree completion) for Bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice.
The Associate of Applied Science Criminal Justice Administration Law
Enforcement prepares students to perform a variety of safety, enforcement, and
service functions within a city, county or special designated region. The graduate will
have the necessary training to work in such law enforcement officer capacities as
police officer, deputy sheriff, and some federal commissioned appointments. This
degree program is articulated with both Southern Oregon University and Governor’s
State University at University Park, Illinois (online degree completion) for Bachelor’s
degrees in criminal justice.
The Certificate of Completion Juvenile Corrections program, developed in
cooperation with the Oregon Youth Authority and juvenile corrections practitioners in
local college districts, is available and transferable among the participating colleges
throughout the State of Oregon. Students completing the program will obtain a
competitive advantage to fill available positions with the Oregon Youth Authority and
with other providers of youth corrections services. Students will be trained in
enforcement, care, custody, and control of juvenile and youth-detainee functions within
a secure facility setting.
Program notes
Associate of Applied Science Corrections Officer
Administration
Notes:
1. HE250 may be substituted for PE231.
2. SP100, SP112, or SP219 may be substituted for SP111.
3. See Distribution requirement lists on page 63. Courses must be from outside the
student’s area of concentration, not to include courses with prefixes CJ or SOC.
4. Select two courses from PSY201, 202, 203, 239.
5. Developmental and remedial courses, listed on page 62, and CS101 will not fulfill
elective requirement.
Associate of Applied Science Criminal Justice
Administration Law Enforcement
Notes:
1. HE250 may be substituted for PE231.
2. SP100, SP112, or SP219 may be substituted for SP111.
3. See Distribution requirement lists on page 63. Courses must be from outside the
student’s area of concentration and not include courses with prefixes CJ or SOC.
4. Developmental and remedial courses, listed on page 62, and CS101 will not fulfill
elective requirement.
Southwestern Oregon Community College 2006-07 Catalog www.socc.edu Programs 98