LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Criminal Justice, Corrections
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0170 (Effective Fall 2002 - Summer 2007)
This degree program prepares an individual for a career as a probation or
parole officer, corrections officer, halfway house administrator, jail
corrections officer, juvenile corrections professional, or for a local
corrections position. Not all courses in this program transfer to all
colleges. Students planning to transfer should see an academic advisor or
counselor before enrolling in any course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see Course Descriptions or Course Offerings for course
prerequisite information. See the Assessment and Placement Testing section
for skills assessment and advising information.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific course work in
mathematics. See the General Education Core Requirements section for
information on how to fulfill these requirements.
INFORMATION
Contact the Public Services Department, Old Central Building, Room 232,
telephone number (517) 483-1570.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 31 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
CISB 100 Intro Computer Info Systems 3
CJUS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice 3
CJUS 106 Intro to Juvenile Justice 3
CJUS 134 Probation and Parole 3
CJUS 245 Report Writing in CJ 2
LEGL 160 Critical Thinking in Law 3
PSYC 200 Introduction to Psychology 4
SOCL 120 Introduction to Sociology 4
SPCH 110 Oral Communic in the Workplace 3
WRIT 124 Technical Writing 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 30 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 3 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Speech Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Competency (See the General Education Core
Requirement section on how to fulfill this mathematics
requirement. Course work may be needed.)
CHOICE 2: Corrections Specialization (Choose 1 Subchoice) 15 Credits
Subchoice 2A: Correctional Officer Vocational Certificate (See Note 2)
CJUS 131 Introduction to Corrections 3
CJUS 135 Legal Issues in Corrections 3
CJUS 250 Correctional Institutions 3
CJUS 251 Correctional Clients 3
CJUS 255 Human Relations/Criminal Just 3
Subchoice 2B: Juvenile Care Worker Certificate (See Note 3)
CJUS 126 Juvenile Offenders/Their Fam 3
CJUS 133 Juvenile Residential Services 3
CJUS 286 Juvenile Internship I 3
CJUS 287 Juvenile Internship II 3
HUSE 100 Introduction of Human Services 3
CHOICE 3: Related Professional Courses (See Note 4) 12-15 Credits
CHDV 111 Child Guidance/Communication 4
CJUS 102 Crime Cause and Conditions 3
CJUS 126 Juvenile Offenders/Their Fam 3
CJUS 204 Criminal Investigation 4
CJUS 205 Policing into the 21st Century 3
HUSE 110 Intro/Child Abuse and Neglect 3
HUSE 112 Understanding/Substance Abuse 3
HUSE 120 Introduction/Family Violence 2
HUSE 240 Substance Abuse: Spec Pop/Adol 3
PSYC 202 Psychology of Personality 3
PSYC 203 Social Psychology 3
PSYC 204 Educational Psychology 3
PSYC 205 Human Growth and Development 3
PSYC 221 Child Psychology 3
PSYC 222 Adolescent Psychology 3
PSYC 250 Abnormal Psychology 3
SOCL 255 Contemporary Social Problems 3
County & Local Detention Vocational Certificate (See Note 5)
CJUS 130 Local Detention 3
CJUS 242 Unarmed Defense 3
CJUS 246 Jail Safety and ID Issues 4
CJUS 256 Interpersonal Comm in Jails 1
WRIT 117 Writing Preparation (See Note 6) 4
MINIMUM TOTAL 61
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
2. Students completing these five courses with a minimum 2.0 grade in each
class will receive the Michigan Corrections Officer Vocational
Certificate.
3. Students completing the five courses in subchoice 2B and CISB 100, CJUS
106, PSYC 200, SOCL 120, and WRIT 124 with a minimum 2.0 grade in each
course will receive the Juvenile Care Worker Certificate, which is
endorsed by the Michigan Juvenile Detention Association.
4. Students may select a combination of Choice 3 courses to fulfill this
requirement. Students following the Correctional Officer specialty
should select courses from CHOICE 3 with a CJUS or SOCL course code, or
courses listed within the County and Local Detention Vocational
Certificate. Students following the Juvenile Care Worker specialty
should select courses from CHOICE 3 with a CHDV, HUSE, PSYC or SOCL
course code.
5. Students completing these five courses and CJUS 135, CJUS 245, CJUS 251
and CJUS 255 with a minimum 2.0 grade in each class will receive the
County and Local Detention Vocational Certificate.
6. This course will be waived if student scores five or above on the
Writing Placement Test. This test is administered free of charge in the
Assessment Center, Room 2100, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center.
7. All Vocational Certificate courses are certified by the Michigan
Corrections Officer Training Council.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
Subchoice 2A - Correctional Officer Vocational Certificate
I II III IV
CJUS 101 CJUS 106 CISB 100 CJUS 255
CJUS 131 CJUS 245 CJUS 134 PSYC 200
LEGL 160 CJUS 250 CJUS 135 Lim.Ch.1
SOCL 120 CJUS 251 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3
WRIT 124 SPCH 110 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3
Subchoice 2B - Juvenile Care Worker Certificate
I II III IV
CJUS 101 CJUS 126 CISB 100 CJUS 287
CJUS 106 CJUS 133 CJUS 134 Lim.Ch.1
LEGL 160 CJUS 245 CJUS 286 Lim.Ch.3
SOCL 120 SPCH 110 HUSE 100 Lim.Ch.3
WRIT 124 PSYC 200 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3
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