Degree Stats
Associate in Applied Science (62-68 credit hours)
Cost per credit hour: $250
Career Choices
To protect and serve your community can be a very rewarding career path. Our Administration of Justice Associate degree program is designed to give you the background and expertise needed to enter a variety of careers in the criminal justice field, including:
- Police officer
- Police assistant
- Detective
- Detention/Correctional officer
- Bailiff/Judicial assistant
- Legal assistant
- Private investigator
- Dispatcher
- Private security personnel
- Victim advocate
- Federal law enforcement
- Support staff
CLASSES YOU’LL TAKE
You have to know the law before you can lay down the law. That’s why our program is designed to take you through a wide-ranging group of subjects: Criminology, constitutional rights, the structure of our court system, the history of U.S. law enforcement, how juvenile and adult law procedures differ, procedural law, criminal code offenses, and more.
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What Will I Learn?
- Synthesize multiple sources of information to make timely assessments.
- Solve problems through logical and sound reasoning.
- Communicate orally, visually and in writing precisely, appropriately, and effectively to varied audiences.
- Communicate in the language common to the criminal justice system.
- Collaborate with diverse agencies, community representatives and individuals to achieve common goals.
- Apply the principles and processes of criminal and Constitutional law, criminology theory, knowledge of the functions and components of the criminal justice system, and current issues to criminal justice operations.
- Utilize technology to collect, analyze and communicate data.
- Practice professional standards appropriate to the field of criminal justice.
- Subscribe to and practice ethical behavior appropriate to the field of criminal justice.
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Full-Time Schedule
On a full-time schedule, it will only take five semesters for you to earn your Associates degree.
SEMESTER 1 (12 CREDITS)
AJS101 (3): Introduction to Criminal Justice
AJS123 (3): Ethics and the Administration of Justice
ENG101 (3): First-Year Composition
CIS105 (3): Survey of Computer Information Systems
SEMESTER 2 (15 CREDITS)
AJS109 (3): Substantive Criminal Law
AJS230 (3): The Police Function
CRE101 (3): College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking
ENG102 (3): First-Year Composition
COM110 (3): Interpersonal Communication
SEMESTER 3 (13 CREDITS)
AJS240 (3): The Correction Function
AJS225 (3): Criminology
AJS258 (3): Victimology
BIO100 (4): Biology Concepts
SEMESTER 4 (12 CREDITS)
AJS212 (3): Juvenile Justice
AJS260 (3): Procedural Criminal Law
MAT142 (3): College Mathematics
AJS113 (3): Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices
SEMESTER 5 (12 CREDITS)
AJS205 (3): Effective Communication and Report Writing in Criminal Justice
AJS255 (3): Crime, Law, and Mental Health
AJS275 (3): Criminal Investigation I
AJS162 (3): Domestic Violence
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Part-Time Schedule
Rio's part-time schedule breaks the Administration of Justice curriculum down into ten semesters.
SEMESTER 1 (6 CREDITS)
AJS101 (3): Introduction to Criminal Justice
ENG101 (3): First-Year Composition
SEMESTER 2 (9 CREDITS)
MAT142 (3): College Mathematics
AJS123 (3): Ethics and the Administration of Justice
AJS113 (3): Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices
SEMESTER 3 (9 CREDITS)
AJS109 (3): Substantive Criminal Law
CRE101 (3): College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking
ENG102 (3): First-Year Composition
SEMESTER 4 (6 CREDITS)
CIS105 (3): Survey of Computer Information Systems
AJS230 (3): The Police Function
SEMESTER 5 (6 CREDITS)
AJS240 (3): The Correction Function
COM110 (3): Interpersonal Communication
SEMESTER 6 (6 CREDITS)
AJS225 (3): Criminology
BIO100 (3): Biology Concepts
SEMESTER 7 (6 CREDITS)
AJS258 (3): Victimology
AJS205 (3): Effective Communication and Report Writing in Criminal Justice
SEMESTER 8 (6 CREDITS)
AJS212 (3): Juvenile Justice Procedures
AJS113 (3): Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices
SEMESTER 9 (6 Credits)
AJS260 (3): Procedural Criminal Law
AJS255 (3): Crime, Law, and Mental Health
SEMESTER 10 (6 credits)
AJS275 (3): Criminal Investigation I
AJS162 (3): Domestic Violence
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Flexible Block Calendar Scheduling
Rio offers flexible start dates and class times, so you can create a schedule that works for you. Plan out your degree and certificate classes by checking out our Block Calendar System.
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