A. Career Path: Career Services (first floor, A-Building, down the hall from the Bookstore) is open to all students and alumni and offers FREE career exploration through the use of CONFIDENTIAL software programs. You may choose to speak with one of your instructors about a certain job or ask an instructor for referral to someone who is doing the job now that you find interesting. Counselors may also be of assistance.
B. Courses to Take First: Non-criminal justice (general education) courses FIRST, especially ENGLISH (ENGL), Communication (COMM), and Computers and Information Processing (ISYS1005). The general knowledge and skills learned in non-CRMJ courses provide a foundation for subsequent courses and should improve your educational experience and grades. Also, since technical courses (like Criminal Justice/CRMJ) rely on CURRENT skills, technology and issues, they can become outdated in even one semester. So, by "saving" the criminal justice courses for last, you'll be more current when you apply for job openings.
C. Criminal Justice Courses to Take First: CRMJ1110/Introduction to Criminal Justice is the first course for all criminal justice students, even those employed in the criminal justice field. CRMJ1110 is the foundation and prerequisite course for all other CRMJ courses. If you do not complete CRMJ1110 first, you could have difficulty with other CRMJ courses.
D. Scheduling: Only 4 courses are offered in both fall and spring semesters: CRMJ1110/Introduction to Criminal Justice; CRMJ2231/Juvenile Delinquency; CRMJ2244/Criminology and CRMJ2260/Interview & Interrogation. All other courses are only offered once per year. So, we recommend you schedule an appointment with Counselors and plan your degree accordingly.
E. Transfer to 4-Year College: It is better to take NON-technical, NON-criminal justice-related courses. For specific information about the college of your choice, however, you should make an appointment with Counselors.