The Management of Criminal Justice program provides professional growth and knowledge by affording the student the opportunity to analyze critical legal, operational, and managerial issues in the criminal justice field. The curriculum is designed to develop highly-skilled individuals by providing a practical and applied course of instruction in the areas of law and management, as well as current issues impacting the field.

The goals of the Management of Criminal Justice program are to:

1. prepare the student for professional and managerial positions in the criminal justice system;
2. expose the student to those areas of knowledge necessary to perform professionally in a criminal justice agency;
3. prepare the student to recognize and respond to diverse legal issues encountered as a criminal justice professional;
4. provide the student with an understanding of managerial and financial competencies needed to assume leadership and administrative roles in a criminal justice agency;
5. expose students to relevant and current issues encountered by the criminal justice professional.

48 Credit Major Sequence (Bachelor or Associate Degree)

AL 107 Student Success Strategies 3 credits, 4 weeks 

AL 310* Constitutional Law 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 204* College Writing 3 credits, 6 weeks

AL 312 Procedural Criminal Law 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 314 Criminal Justice Liability Law 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 316 Administrative Law 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 245 Criminal Justice Research Methods 3 credits, 6 weeks

AL 169 Statistical Methods 3 credits, 6 weeks

AL 322* Criminology 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 357 Juvenile Justice 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 318 Mgmt. of Law Enforcement Agencies 3 credits, 6 weeks

AL 320 Public Finance and Budgeting 3 credits, 5 weeks

AL 328 Corrections in America 3 credits, 4 weeks

AL 153* Forensic Science 3 credits, 5 weeks

AL 159* Heritage of Faith 3 credits, 5 weeks

AL 329 Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 credits, 4 weeks

*Starred courses fulfill core requirements inside the major.

Additional Core Requirements:

32 Credits (Associate: 9 Credits)

1. Civilization and World Views: History (3 credits)**
2. Christian Doctrine (3 credits)
3. Civilization and World Views: Literature (3 credits)
4. Culture and Language (3 credits)**
5. Communications (3 credits)
6. Philosophical Foundations (3 credits)
7. Mathematics (3 credits)
8. Language and Culture (3 credits)
9. Physical Development (2 credits)
10. Advanced Religious Studies (3 credits)
11. Creative Arts (3 credits)**

** Required for Associate Degree.

Elective Requirements:

48 Credits (Associate: 7 Credits)