Correctional Services Option, Criminal Justice, A.A.S.

Program Description

Correctional Services involve the operation of jails and detention facilities, probation and intermediate sanctions, prisons and parole, and prisoner reentry into society. The Correctional Services Option provides students with a strong criminal justice curriculum, combined with coursework and practical applications that emphasize current correctional practices and approaches. Students are prepared for careers as correctional case managers, correctional officers, counselors working with juveniles and prerelease/offender transition. Prince George’s Community College has a partnership with the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections. Graduates who complete their training at the county’s Correctional Training Academy may receive up to nine college credits toward their associate degree when they enroll at the college.

Graduates of the Correctional Services Option will be able to:

• Categorize the history of the criminal justice, courts and corrections systems in the United States
• Analyze the United States criminal justice system, criminal laws and the rules of evidence
• Apply the basic theories of corrections operations and management
• Apply the critical thinking skills needed for appropriate ethical decision-making in law enforcement  and corrections-related fields

General Education Courses

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

Program Requirements

• PAS-1000 First Year Experience 1 Credit **
• CJT-2510 Criminal Law 3 Credits
• CJT-2530 Criminal Investigation 3 Credits
• CJT-2540 Criminal Evidence and Procedure 3 Credits
• CJT-2560 Terrorism and Biosecurity 3 Credits
• CJT-2580 Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credits
• CJT-2800 Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 Credits
• CJT-2900 Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 Credits ***
• COR-1510 Introduction to Corrections 3 Credits
• COR-2510 Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections 3 Credits
• COR-2570 Corrections Management 3 Credits
• PSY-1010 General Psychology 3 Credits

Transferability

Credit earned at any public institution in the state shall be transferable to any other institution if the:

• Credit is from a college or university parallel course or program;
• Grades in the block of courses transferred average 2.00 or higher; and
• Acceptance of the credit is consistent with the policies of the receiving institution governing students following the same program. Refer to ARTSYS at artweb.usmd.edu and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

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Sequence of Study - Correctional Services Option, Criminal Justice A.A.S.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not  include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Program Total: 60 Credits

Asterisk (*) denotes a general education course.

Double asterisk (**) denotes a course that is an institutional requirement.

Triple asterisk (***) denotes a course that satisfies the culminating experience requirement for A.A.S. programs.