Criminal Justice (TSU Partnership) - A.S.

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Volunteer State Community College and Tennessee State University offer a program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. The curriculum is a blend of the Vol State Associate of Science degree program following the Criminal Justice curriculum and four semesters of the TSU program in Criminal Justice.

Associate of Science degree requirements must be completed prior to admission to TSU. Students that completed the requirements for the Associate of Applied Science degree may apply for the TSU program; however, they will be required to complete additional general education requirements during the Maymester and summer sessions. All courses are offered on the Volunteer State Community College campus. Persons interested in the VSCC/TSU Criminal Justice program should contact Kevin M. Cook, Director of Vol State’s Criminal Justice, or Daciena Perry, TSU Off-Campus Programs.

For additional information about this degree program, go to www.volstate.edu/CriminalJustice

VSCC Required General Education Courses

ENGL 1010 - ♦English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ♦English Composition II Credits: (3)
SPCH 1010 - ♦Fundamentals of Speech Communication Credits: (3)
-or- SPCH 103 - ♦Public Speaking Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts [must include at least one Lit] Credits: (9)
PSYC 1030 - ♦General Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCI 1010 - ♦Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)
MATH 1010 - ♦Math for Liberal Arts Credits: (3) (or higher)
Natural Sciences Credits: (8)
College Elective (Any University-Parallel course) Credits: (1)
-or- INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: (3)
Note: INFS 1010 will meet the requirement of COMP 1210 Introduction to Computing at TSU

History (6)

HIST 1110 - ♦World Civilization from Primitive Culture to 1650 Credits: (3)
and HIST 1120 - ♦World Civilization from 1650 to Present Credits: (3)
or any two of
HIST 2010 - ♦Survey of American History I Credits: (3)
HIST 2020 - ♦Survey of American History II Credits: (3)
HIST 2030 - ♦Tennessee History Credits: (3)

VSCC Required Major Core Courses

CRMJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
CRMJ 1020 - Introduction to the Legal Process Credits: (3)
CRMJ 2010 - Introduction to Law Enforcement Credits: (3)
CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: (3)

Electives (6)

Choose two from the following:

CRMJ 1110 - Criminal Law Credits: (3)
CRMJ 2110 - Juvenile Justice Credits: (3)
CRMJ 1040 - Criminal Investigation Credits: (3)
CRMJ 1030 - Understanding Terrorism Credits: (3)
CRMJ 2040 - Investigative Report Writing Credits: (3)
CRMJ 2090 - Probation and Parole Credits: (3)
CRMJ 210T - *Selected Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: (1-6)
CRMJ 2000 - Criminology Credits: (3)
Students will be permitted to substitute an additional six (6) CRMJ elective hours that will count towards the B.S. degree requirements of TSU.

Total Associate Degree Requirements Credits: 60-62

VSCC Computer Literacy Requirement

See http://www.volstate.edu/ComputerLiteracy/ for Computer Literacy Requirements

Tennessee State University

Required Courses Upper Division (UD)

COMP 1210 Introduction to Computing* Credits: (3)
ENGL 3106 Technical Report Writing Credits: (3)
PSYC 2100 Psych of Adjustment*/UD Elec Credits: (3)
PSYC 3210 Abnormal Psychology Credits: (3)
PSYC 3410/3510 Social or Developmental Credits: (3)
PSYC 4400 Drugs and Behavior Credits: (3)
SOCI 2300 Social Problems Credits: (3)
SOCI 3000 Statistics Credits: (3)
CRMJ 3000 Research Methods Credits: (3)
CRMJ 4000 Senior Practicum Credits: (12)
CRMJ 4500 Senior Project Credits: (3)

*(required unless taken at Vol State)

Nine (9) Hours of Sociology from the following:

SOCI 3700 Minority Group Problems Credits: (3)
SOCI 4000 Criminology Credits: (3)
SOCI 4100 Juvenile Delinquency Credits: (3)
SOCI UD Elective Credits: (3)

Additional options possible; UD CRMJ courses may be substituted for UD PSYC/SOCI electives with approval.

Total Required Hours (45-51)

Electives Upper Division (UD)

Nine of Fifteen (9-15) Hours of Criminal Justice from the following:

CRMJ 3010 Court Procedures & Methods Credits: (3)
CRMJ 3020 Constitutional & Criminal Law Credits: (3)
CRMJ 3040 Criminal Typology Credits: (3)
CRMJ 3050 Deviance & Control Credits: (3)
CRMJ 3230 Community-Based Treatment Credits: (3)
CRMJ 4050 Intro to Criminalistics Credits: (3)
CRMJ 4220 White Collar Crime Credits: (3)
CRMJ UD Electives Credits: (3)

Additional options possible

TOTAL CREDITS: 60*

*A minimum of 45 credits must be completed at the Upper Division level.