Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement (Tech Prep Program), A.A.S.

Semester I

• ENGL 1301 - Composition I
• GOVT 2301 - American/Texas: National and State
• HIST 1301 - United States History I

Semester II

• ENGL 1302 - Composition II
• HIST 1302 - United States History II
• SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication

• ¹Select from the Sociology Elective - 3 credit hours

Semester III

² Select from the Foreign Language Elective - 3 Credit Hours

Humanities or Visual/Performing Arts: 3 Credit Hours

Select 1 from the Humanities (40) Core 
Or
Additional Humanities (41) Core 
Or
Select 1 from the Visual and Performing Arts (50) Core 

Semester IV

• ³  CRIJ 1307 - Crime in America (CJSA 1312)
• ³  CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices (CJSA 1313)
• ³  CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJSA 1322)
• ³  CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law (CJSA 1327)

Semester V

• ³  CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation (CJSA 1342)
• ³  CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices (CJSA 1359)
• ³  CRIJ 2323 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement (CJSA 2300)

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• ITSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers
• Or  COSC 1301 - Microcomputer Applications

Semester VI

Notes

¹ Select from any sociology, social work.

² Spanish is preferred.

³ These courses have criminal justice (CRIJ) transfer equivalent courses. See the program coordinator for more information.

⁴ These courses have criminal justice (CRIJ) transfer equivalent courses. See the department chairman for more information.

⁵ Equivalent of TCLEOSE basic peace officer license.

Exit Competencies

Students must pass each class with a grade of “C” or better.