Associate of Arts – General Studies
Concentration: Criminal Justice
Patten University offers an Associate of Arts in General Studies online degree program to provide students with a solid liberal arts foundation for future educational and career opportunities. The program’s liberal arts focus encourages the expansion of perspectives to create awareness of the key forces of societal change: social, cultural, historical, economic, political, and technological. Students entering the program will take a broad range of General Education courses ultimately leading to the A.A. in General Studies, as well as a concentration of criminal justice courses to prepare them for a wide variety of entry-level career opportunities in the criminal justice field.
Summary of Associate of Arts Degree Requirements
General Education Requirement |
45 |
Concentration Courses |
15 |
Total Semester Units |
60 |
General Education Requirements
Course Title |
Units |
CIS 101 Computer Literacy |
3 |
COM 146 Communication |
3 |
ENG 101A Reading and Composition |
3 |
ENG 101B Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing |
3 |
HIS 101 American History |
3 |
MTH 115 College Algebra |
3 |
PHL 263 Social Ethics |
3 |
PHL 271 Philosophy |
3 |
PHY 155 Physics |
3 |
POL 241 American Government |
3 |
PSC 152 Physical Science |
3 |
PSS 100 Academic Strategies |
3 |
PSY 221 Psychology |
3 |
SSC 304 World Religions |
3 |
SOC 230 Sociology |
3 |
Total Units |
45 |
Criminal Justice Concentration Requirements
Course Title |
Units |
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
CRJ 150 Corrections |
3 |
CRJ 260 Criminology |
3 |
CRJ 265 Juveniles in the Justice System |
3 |
CRJ 350 Ethical Behavior in the Criminal Justice System |
3 |
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