University Parallel, A.A. - Criminal Justice (TTP)

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Degree: Associate of Arts
Major: University Parallel
Area of Emphasis: Criminal Justice
Department: Criminal Justice
CIP Code: (16) 24.0101.01

For more information, visit the Social Science and Education Department webpage or contact the Social Science and Education division at 615-230-3231 or ssed@volstate.edu.

This pathway is for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. Students pursuing careers in investigations, law enforcement, probation and parole, and criminal intelligence should consider this degree.

Transfer Options
Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) are advising tools designed to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee public university or select regionally accredited, non-profit Tennessee private colleges and universities to complete their baccalaureate degree. The TTPs also constitute an agreement between community colleges and four-year colleges/universities confirming that community college courses meet major preparation requirements. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Visit the Tennessee Transfer Pathways website for more information and TTP curriculum guides.

Note: There are to be no course substitutions where a specific course is required in the TTP curriculum guide. Courses not listed in the area of study, but which satisfy the TTP curriculum guide requirement, may be used to meet the graduation requirement. Students who believe they have satisfied a requirement not appearing on their degree audit should speak with their advisor.

General Education Core Requirements - Credits (41)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts [Must include at least one literature course] Credits: (9) ¹
History Credits: (6) ³
MATH 1010 - ^Math for General Studies Credits: (3) OR HIGHER ⁵
Natural Sciences Credits: (8) ⁴
PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3) ²
SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

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)
Foreign Language (One-Year Sequence in a Single Foreign Language) Credits: (6) ⁶
University Parallel Elective (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (1)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Footnotes

Students who plan to transfer to the UoM must complete at least one fine arts under the Humanities & Fine Arts general education requirement.
Students who intend to transfer to TTU should take POLS 1030 American Government
Students who intend to transfer to UTK should take 6 credit hours of a non-U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement. Students who intend to transfer to UTM should take a U.S. History sequence to fulfill the History requirement.
Students who plan to transfer to UTM or UTK are encouraged to take the BIOL1110/1120 sequence.
Students who intend to transfer to UTK and UTM should take MATH 1530 or above to fulfill the Math requirement.
Students planning to transfer to the UoM will need to complete six hours of a 2000 level or higher foreign language to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students who plan to transfer to UTK will be required to demonstrate intermediate-level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UTK. Students may demonstrate intermediate-level competence after transferring to UTK.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (15)

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)
SOCI 1010 - ^Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
History (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ³
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ¹
PSYC 1030 - ^Introduction to Psychology Credits: (3) ²
COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
Foreign Language (One-Year Sequence in a Single Foreign Language) Credits: (3) ⁶
History (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ³
Natural Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4) ⁴
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ¹

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (14)

Foreign Language (One-Year Sequence in a Single Foreign Language) Credits: (3) ⁶
Natural Sciences (See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4) ⁴
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Literature Course - See General Education Core Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3) ¹
University Parallel Elective (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (1)
MATH 1010 - ^Math for General Studies Credits: (3) OR HIGHER ⁵