Criminal Justice Option: A.S.
Earn an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice Option
The Criminal Justice Option Degree curriculum is designed to prepare students for
entry-level employment in local, state, federal, or private sector criminal justice agencies
that do not require bachelor's degrees, and to provide students who wish to transfer
to a four-year academic institution with 27 units of criminal justice course work.
This degree prepares students for careers in the fields of law enforcement, probation,
corrections, courts, and private security. Elective course CJ-120 is a Cooperative
Work Experience course that has variable units 1-4, but students who wish to use this
course as an elective must complete 3 units to meet the elective section requirements.
