Criminal Justice Program
Offered through The Michigan
Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative by Delta
College, Northwestern Michigan College, and West Shore
Community College
| Students
who complete the program are prepared to transfer
to a four-year college or university and continue
study toward a bachelor's degree in criminal justice,
law, security, public service, and law enforcement.
There are a variety of career opportunities at the
local, state and national level in criminal justice;
the profession is turning to college-educated personnel.
Students completing this program will receive an
Associate in Science and Arts degree from Northwestern
Michigan College. It is recommended that students
wishing to transfer to a 4-year college review the transfer
guides for the colleges of choice since transfer
requirements may differ between institutions. For more information
about the program contact Al Hart at (231) 995-1283
or ahart@nmc.edu. |
Required Courses:
All
courses listed are offered online. Some of the Criminal
Justice courses are offered at partnering colleges. To
enroll in courses not offered at NMC, go to the MCCVLC
website: vcampus.mccvlc.org.
MACRAO Requirements (32 credits)
Communications (Both required)
| Course |
Course
Title |
Cr. |
| ENG
111 |
English
Composition I |
4 |
| ENG
112 |
English
Composition II |
4 |
Humanities (8
credits taken from 2 different departments required.)
| Course |
Course
Title |
Cr. |
| ENG
210 |
Children's
Literature |
3 |
| ENG
241 |
Mythology |
3 |
| ENG
271 |
Adolescence and Culture Diversity |
3 |
| HST 101 |
Western
Civilization to 1500 AD |
4 |
| HST
111 |
US
History to 1865 |
4 |
| HST
112 |
US
History since 1865 |
4 |
| HST
212 |
African-American History |
3 |
| HST
213 |
American Women's
History |
3 |
| HST
230 |
A
History of Michigan |
3 |
| MUS
110 |
Music
Appreciation |
3 |
| PHL
202 |
Contemporary
Ethical Dilemmas |
3 |
| OR
any other Group 1 Humanities course |
Science/Math (8
credits taken from 2 different departments required.)
| Course |
Course
Title |
Cr. |
| BIO
106 |
Human
Biology |
4 |
| CHM
101 |
Introductory Chemistry |
4 |
| MTH 131 |
Intro to Probability & Statistics |
3 |
| PHY 105 |
Physics of the the World Around Us |
4 |
| OR
any other Group 1 Science-Math course. One must
be a Science lecture-lab course. |
Social Sciences (8
credits required)
| Course |
Course
Title |
Cr. |
| ECO 201
|
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
| ECO 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| PLS
101 |
Survey
of American Government |
3 |
| PSY
101 |
Introduction
to Psychology |
3 |
| PSY
250 |
Abnormal
Psychology |
3 |
| OR
any other Group 1 Social Science course. |
Criminal
Justice Requirements (24 credits)
| Course |
Course
Title |
Cr. |
| CJ
101-NMC |
Intro
to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| CJ
111-Delta |
Police
Administration |
3 |
| CJ
112-Delta |
Police
Operations |
3 |
| TLCJ
210- West Shore |
Intro
to Corrections |
3 |
| CJ
210-Delta |
Intro
to Criminal Investigation |
3 |
| CJ
211-NMC |
Criminal
Law |
3 |
| CJ
242-NMC |
Evidence
and Criminal Procedures |
3 |
| TLCJ
211-West
Shore |
Juvenile
Delinquency |
3 |
Go to the MCCVLC (vcampus.mccvlc.org)
to enroll in non-NMC course offerings.
Electives: 8
additional credit hours required from courses of levels
100 or above for a total of at least 64 credit hours
(minimum degree requirement).
Notes:
- To graduate
at NMC, 64 credit hours with a 2.0 or higher cumulative
grade point average must be achieved.
- There is also
a Math competency requirement: COMPASS placement into MTH121 - College Algebra or higher, or successful completion of MTH 111 - Intermediate Algebra. We do offer the
Intermediate Algebra online.
- There is an
English competency requirement, but it is obtained with
English Composition I - ENG 111.
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