LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
Criminal Justice, Corrections
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0170 (Effective Fall 2003 - Summer 2008)
This degree program prepares an individual for a career as a probation or
parole officer, corrections officer, halfway house administrator, jail
corrections officer, or juvenile corrections professional. To fulfill
requirements for this degree, students may choose to complete either the
Correctional Officer Vocational Certificate option or the Juvenile Care Worker
Certificate option. The Correctional Officer option meets Michigan Corrections
Officers Training Council standards. 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.
INFORMATION
Contact the Public Service Careers 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: 34-39 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 7-9 Credits
(See General Education Core Requirements for information on how to fulfill
these requirements. Core area proficiency exams, where appropriate, are
available for each core area.)
Communication Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area (See Note 1) 0
Mathematics Core Area 3-4
Science Core Area 4-5
Writing Core Area (See Note 1) 0
CHOICE 2: Corrections Specialization (Choose one 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 to Human Services 3
CHOICE 3: Related Professional Courses (See Note 4) 12-15 Credits
CHDV 111 Child Guidance/Communication 4
CJUS 102 Crime Causes and Conditions 3
CJUS 126 Juvenile Offenders/Their Fam 3
CJUS 130 Local Detention 3
CJUS 204 Criminal Investigation 4
CJUS 205 Policing into the 21st Century 3
CJUS 242 Unarmed Defense 3
EDUC 204 Educational Psychology 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 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
MINIMUM TOTAL 65
NOTES:
1. Students completing "REQUIREMENTS" have fulfilled the requirements for
this Core area.
2. These five courses are certified by the Michigan Corrections Officer
Training Council. Students completing these 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 following the Correctional Officer option should select courses
with a CJUS or SOCL course code. Students following the Juvenile Care
Worker option should select courses with a CHDV, EDUC, HUSE, PSYC or
SOCL course code.
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.1
WRIT 124 SPCH 110 Lim.Ch.3 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.1
SOCL 120 SPCH 110 HUSE 100 Lim.Ch.3
WRIT 124 PSYC 200 Lim.Ch.3 Lim.Ch.3
Lim.Ch.3
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