Criminal Justice Program Requirements

NMC Code 706

Students completing this program will receive an Associate in Science and Arts degree from Northwestern Michigan College. With a focus of 24 credits in Criminal Justice, the student will gain career opportunities at the local, state and national level in criminal justice; the profession is turning to college-educated personnel. 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.

Effective: Fall 2016

MTA Requirements (30 credits)

Communications (Both required)

Required Communications Classes

Class	Credits
ENG 111 English Composition	4
ENG 112 English Composition	4

Humanities (8 credits taken from 2 different departments required)

Required Humanities Classes

Class	Credits
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 an other Group 1 Humanities course

Science/Math (6 credits taken from 2 different departments required)

Required Science/Math Classes

Class	Credits
BIO 106 Human Biology	4
CHM 101 Introduction to Chemistry	4
MTH 120 Mathematical Explorations	3
MTH 131 Intro to Probability & Statistics	3
PHY 105 Physics of the World Around Us	4

OR an other Group 1 Science/Math course. One must be a Science lecture-lab.

Social Science (6 credits taken from 2 different departments required)

Required Social Science Classes

Class	Credits
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics	3
PLS 101 Survey of American Government	3
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology	3
PSY 250 Abnormal Psychology	3

OR an other Group 1 Social Science course.

Criminal Justice Requirements (26 credits)

Required Criminal Justice Classes

Class	Credits
CJ 101-Intro to Criminal Justice	4
CJ 202-Police Administration	3
CJ 221-Juvenile Delinquency	3
CJ 231-Survey of Corrections	3
CJ 242-Evidence and Criminal Procedures	3
LWE 102-Police Operations	4
LWE 212-Criminal Investigation	3
LWE 226-Michigan Criminal Law	3

Electives: 4 additional credit hours required from courses of levels 100 or above for a total of at least 60 credit hours (minimum degree requirement).

Notes:

• To graduate at NMC, 60 credit hours with a 2.0 or higher cumulative grade point average must be achieved.
• There is also a Math competency requirement: completion of MTH 120 - Mathematical Explorations or higher.
• There is an English competency requirement, but it is obtained with English Composition - ENG 111.