Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway Associate of Science

Program Overview:

The Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway, AS offers students an opportunity to earn course credits that directly transfer to a designated Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree program at Minnesota State universities. The entire curriculum has been carefully designed to meet bachelor’s degree program requirements for transfer students planning initial study at a Minnesota State college. Students planning to transfer to non-system universities are advised to consult with their intended transfer institution as early as possible to determine transferability of the courses in this curriculum.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the Criminal Justice System and criminal procedure.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Juvenile Justice System.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Ethics in Criminal Justice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Minnesota Criminal Statutes.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Corrections System and Probation

Additional Information:

All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.

Students should choose courses depending on the transfer university destination. Students should consult with their advisor before selecting courses for satisfying MnTC goal areas.

Program requirements Grade of “C” or better is required of all general education, Criminal Justice and Peace Officer course requirements.

Notice of Minnesota Background Check Requirement
Minnesota Statute 245C requires that students who have contact with individuals in licensed institutions complete an annual background study with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Individuals who do not pass the background check will not be allowed to participate in clinical activities. A list of disqualifying offenses is available at https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=245C.15. Information about completing the background study will be available from program faculty.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SCIENCE TRANSFER PATHWAY AS

MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM (MnTC)/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (40 CREDITS)

Complete at least 30 credits in courses from the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC), including all courses listed. You must complete at least one course in six of the ten goal areas.

GOAL 1: COMMUNICATION (11 CREDITS)

• COMM 1114 – Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr) OR COMM 1130 – Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
• ENGL 1117 – Reading and Writing Critically I (4 cr)
• ENGL 1118 – Reading and Writing Critically II (4 cr)

GOAL 3: NATURAL SCIENCES (6 CREDITS)

• BIOL 1110 – Environmental Biology (3 cr) OR BIOL 1101 – Elements of Biology (3 cr) AND CHEM 1031 – Introduction to Forensic Chemistry (3 cr)

GOAL 4: MATHEMATICS/LOGICAL REASONING (5 CREDITS)

• MATH 1111 – Quantitative Reasoning (3 cr) OR MATH 2208 – Fundamentals of Statistics (4 cr)

GOAL 5: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (10 CREDITS)

• POLS 1615 – Introduction to American Government (3 cr)
• PSYC 2618 – General Psychology (4 cr)
• SOC 1614 – Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)

GOAL 6: HUMANITIES AND THE FINE ARTS (10 CREDITS)

• PHIL 1125 – Ethics (3 cr)
• SPAN 1001 – Introduction to Hispanic Cultures (3 cr)
• SPAN 1101 – Beginning Spanish I (4 cr)

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS (18 CREDITS)

• CRJU 1305 – Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 cr)
• CRJU 1308 – Introduction to Corrections (3 cr)
• CRJU 2127 – Juvenile Law and Procedures (3 cr)
• CRJU 2215 – Homeland Security/Defense (3 cr)
• CRJU 2122 – Criminal Procedure (3 cr)
• SOC 2625 – Minority Group Relations (3 cr)

ELECTIVES (2 CREDITS)

Any course numbered above 1000 as needed

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 – Fall (16 CREDITS): BIOL 1100 OR BIOL 1101, CRJU 1305, CRJU 1308, ENGL 1117, SOC 1614
• Semester 2 – Spring (17 CREDITS): CRJU 2127, CRJU 2215, ENGL 1118, PHIL 1125, PSYC 2618
• Semester 3 – Fall (14 CREDITS): CHEM 1031, COMM 1130, Elective, SPAN 1001, SOCI 2625
• Semester 4 – Spring (13 CREDITS): CRJU 2122, MATH 1111 OR MATH 2208, POLS 1615, SPAN 1101

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions