MiTransfer Pathway Criminal Justice Associate of Science

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(Code 1120)

The MiTransfer Pathway Criminal Justice Associate of Science program is intended to set students up to transfer for a bachelor’s degree to a participating college or university through the MiTransfer Pathways Project agreement. Students interested in pursuing this program are strongly encouraged to meet with an MCC counselor in addition to a counselor from the college or university they intend to transfer to determine their plan.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 43.0102], graduates should be able to:

meet general education core requirements.
demonstrate understanding of the criminal justice system.
demonstrate understanding of the corrections system.
transfer to a four-year institution.

Special Considerations:

Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course.
Students must apply and be admitted to the intended transfer college or university. Also subject to secondary admits.
Receiving institutions agree to accept the Remaining Degree Requirements as outlined in the receiving institutions’ agreements.
Not all institutions are participating with this agreement. To determine participating institutions, click here.
The agreement and list of participating institutions is subject to change.

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program.

General Education Requirements

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, both required:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose two from different disciplines:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:

Mathematics

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications, one required:

MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, both required:

POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:
PSYC 120 - General Psychology 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

Take both of following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses:

PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:

Program Requirements

CRIM 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit:
CRIM 110 - Introduction to Corrections 3 Credit:
SOCI 230 - Sociology 3 Credit:
Elective Credits as needed

Note:

Minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) required for all associate degree programs.