Criminology, A.A.

Criminology (125)
Associate in Arts Degree

The Criminology major is suggested for students intending to transfer to four-year institutions to complete Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminology. Each four-year college or university determines which BC3 courses are acceptable in transfer. Students should contact the institution for assurance prior to registering for the course at BC3.

Program Competencies
The student/graduate will be able to:

Identify the principles of criminal procedures with a particular emphasis on federal constitutional limitations.
Classify crime terminology aligned to the Pennsylvania Crimes Code.
Apply crime and justice system methodology by using appropriate field-related terminolog.

Minimum - 62 credits

First Semester (15)

ENGL 101 - College Writing 3 credits
CRIM 100 - Crime and Justice Systems 3 credits
HLTH 120 - Health Science 3 credits
Social Sciences Elective 3 credits ²
MATH 100 - Intermediate Algebra 3 credits
or higher¹

Second Semester (16)

ENGL 102 - Research Writing 3 credits
CRIM 125 - Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency 3 credits
Humanities/Social Sciences Elective 3 credits
Social Sciences Elective 3 credits ²
Physical Education 1 credit
COMP 210 - Productivity Applications 3 credits

Third Semester (16)

CRIM 200 - Criminal Law 3 credits
COMM 201 - Speech 3 credits
Natural Sciences Elective (LAB) 4 credits
Humanities Elective 3 credits
Social Sciences Elective 3 credits ²

Fourth Semester (15)

CRIM 210 - Criminal Procedure 3 credits
Humanities Elective 3 credits
Social Sciences Elective 3 credits ²
General Elective 3 credits ³
Natural Sciences Elective 3 credits

Note(s)

¹The Mathematics Elective must be taken from the listing in Group III.

²The Social Science requirements will be met by taking one course each from at least three different categories in Group II found on the back of the planner.

³ General Electives may be selected from courses offered by any department within the College.

The student is encouraged to use the curriculum planner to keep track of courses taken and those still needed. In some cases, one or more courses may be taken in a different order than indicated on the planner: however, individual course prerequisites must be observed.