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Program Roadmaps
Program roadmaps provide students with a guide to understand the recommended course sequence to complete their degree.
Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway Curriculum
| PSYC 1150 or | ||||
| PSYC 1160 | ||||
| SOC 1110 and | ||||
| SOC 1710 and | ||||
| SOC 1130 and | ||||
| SOC 1720 | ||||
| SOC 1750 | ||||
| SOC 2210 |
| PSYC 2320 or | ||||
| SOC 1730 or | ||||
| SOC 2110 or | ||||
| SOC 2730 |
| College Writing I: | ||||
| ENGL 1200 or | ||||
| ENGL 1201 | ||||
| MATH 1130 or | ||||
| PHIL 1050 or | ||||
| a different college level math and | ||||
| COMM 1110 or | ||||
| COMM 1210 and | ||||
| PHIL 1020 and | ||||
| POLS 1140 and | ||||
| Natural Sciences (Goal Area 3) - 7 credits from different disciplines, one must be a lab course and | ||||
| The Humanities Fine Arts - It is highly recommended that one of the MnTC Goal Area 6 electives be a course that also satisfies MnTC Goal Area 8 Goal 10. At least one Goal 6 course must be outside PHIL - 6 credits: ARBC1030(3), ART1010(1), ART1020(1), ART1040(3), ART1050(3), ART1101(3), ART1102(3), ART1160(3), ART1170(3), ART1270(3), ART1301(3), ART1302(3), ART1310(3), ART1320(3), ART1340(3), ART1341(3), ART1361(3), ART1362(3), ART1401(3), ART1402(3), ART1550(3), ART1601(3), ART1602(3), ART1650(3), ART1770(3), ART1810(1), ART1820(2), ART2180(3), ART2190(3), ART2300(2), ART2611(3), ART2612(3), ART2640(3), ART2740(1), ART2750(1), ART2780(1), ART2781(1), ART2782(1), ART2800(1), ART2820(1), ART2860(1), ART2900(1), ART2970(1), COMM1550(3), ENGL1150(3), ENGL1250(2), ENGL1400(3), ENGL1450(3), ENGL1900(3), ENGL1950(3), ENGL2010(3), ENGL2020(3), ENGL2030(3), ENGL2150(3), ENGL2250(3), ENGL2270(3), ENGL2300(3), ENGL2310(3), ENGL2320(3), ENGL2330(3), ENGL2340(3), ENGL2350(3), ENGL2360(3), ENGL2370(3), ENGL2380(3), ENGL2390(3), ENGL2400(3), ENGL2410(3), ENGL2450(3), ENGL2460(3), ENGL2500(3), ENGL2540(3), ENGL2550(3), ENGL2560(3), ENGL2570(3), ENGL2580(3), ENGL2590(3), ENGL2900(3), ENGL2950(3), GCST1030(3), GCST1978(3), GCST225(3), GCST2410(3), GERM1030(3), INTD1030(3), MUSC1130(1), MUSC1160(1), MUSC1170(1), MUSC1180(1), MUSC1190(2), MUSC1200(3), MUSC1220(3), MUSC1241(3), MUSC1242(3), MUSC1300(3), MUSC1320(1), MUSC1350(3), MUSC1370(3), MUSC1500(2), MUSC1501(2), MUSC1502(2), MUSC1510(1), MUSC1560(1), MUSC1600(2), MUSC1610(1), MUSC1800(2), MUSC1801(2), MUSC1802(2), MUSC1810(1), MUSC1830(1), MUSC1850(1), MUSC1860(1), MUSC1870(1), MUSC2010(2), MUSC2170(3), MUSC2180(3), MUSC2241(3), MUSC2242(3), MUSC2970(1), PHIL1010(3), PHIL1020(3), PHIL1030(3), PHIL1040(3), PHIL1060(3), PHIL1070(3), PHIL1080(3), PHIL1120(3), PHIL1220(3), PHIL1230(3), SPAN1030(3), SPAN2201(5), SPAN2202(5), TFT1200(3), TFT1210(3), TFT1250(3), TFT1260(3), TFT1270(3), TFT1280(3), TFT1310(3), TFT1320(3), TFT1350(3), TFT1500(3), TFT1510(3), TFT1520(3), TFT1531(3), TFT1532(3), TFT1540(3), TFT1600(1), TFT1610(1), TFT2010(3), TFT2500(3), TFT2950(1) and | ||||
| HLTH 1060 or | ||||
| COMM 1310 or | ||||
| 3 credits from Goal Areas 8 10 if not already fulfilled |
| EXSC 1010(2), EXSC1020(1), EXSC1041(1), EXSC1042(1), EXSC1050(1), EXSC1070(1), EXSC1110(1), EXSC1130(1), EXSC1140(1), EXSC1151(1), EXSC1152(1), EXSC1200(1), EXSC1210(1), EXSC1230(1), EXSC1240(1), EXSC1250(3), EXSC1260(1), EXSC1270(1), EXSC1310(1), EXSC1400(1), EXSC1410(1), EXSC1420(1), EXSC1430(1), EXSC1440(1), EXSC1451(1), EXSC1452(1), EXSC1460(2), EXSC1470(1), EXSC1500(3), EXSC1510(2), EXSC1520(3), EXSC1530(2), EXSC1600(1), EXSC1610(1), EXSC1630(1), EXSC1640(1), EXSC1700(3), EXSC1710(3), EXSC1720(2), EXSC1730(1), EXSC1740(1), EXSC1750(1), EXSC1751(1), EXSC1752(1), EXSC1760(1), EXSC1800(1), EXSC1810(1), EXSC1820(1), EXSC1830(1), EXSC1840(1), EXSC1850(1), EXSC1880(1),EXSC1890(1), EXSC1990(1), EXSC2101(4), EXSC2102(2), EXSC2110(3), EXSC2390(3), EXSC2490(4), | ||||
| Tactical Strength Conditioning (EXSC 1530) is recommended if it relates to career path |
| Total Credits Required | 60 |
2024-2025
The Criminal Justice Transfer Pathway AS provides students with the opportunity to directly transfer to a designated Criminal Justice bachelor's degree program at one of the seven Minnesota State universities. Students who transfer with this AS degree can enter with junior standing and may complete the bachelor's degree with an additional 60 credits.
Program Outcomes including Essential Learner Outcomes:
Develop a foundation of essential knowledge about the cultural, social, and natural worlds, including:
- Analyzing the history, current issues, concepts, organization, philosophies, and theories in the field of criminal justice. (ELO 1)
- demonstrating an understanding of local ordinances, State Statutes and Federal Law, the purpose and function of police, courts, and corrections. (ELO 1)
- interpreting the judicial review process, political, cultural, and social forces which impact the police, courts, corrections, suspects, victims, and other parties involved in the criminal justice system, with a focus on conscious and implicit bias. (ELO 1)
Develop intellectual and practical skills, including:
- communicating appropriately and effectively in work situations. (ELO 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e)
- obtaining and refining the necessary skills in interpersonal communication, mathematics, basic crime statistics, as the skills are related to public contact and employment in the criminal justice system. (ELOs 2c, 2d, 2e)
- utilizing the intellectual and practical skills necessary to represent a private or public agency in a professional manner (ELOs 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e)
- developing the writing and public speaking skills necessary to communicate in small and large groups to prepare for employment and further education. (ELOs 2b, 2c)
Demonstrate personal and social responsibility, including:
- identifying career opportunities in criminal justice and the skills and attributes that employers are seeking and creating an understanding that employers often require continued higher education, citizenship, and service to others for initial placement and promotion. (ELOs 3a, 3b)
- comparing and contrasting traditional, developing and future trends and ideas in criminal justice. (ELOs 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 4b, 4c, 4d)
- examining race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identification, and social class as related to criminal justice issues. This examination will follow anti-racist education principles and should lead to acknowledgement of conscious or implicit bias, tolerance, valuing differences, and leading to the acceptance of others. (ELOs 3a, 3b, 3c, 4b)
Demonstrate integrative and applied learning, including:
- assessing the history and application of Criminal Justice with respect to Law Enforcement, as well as its relationship to the other social sciences. (ELOs 3d, 4c, 4d, 4e)
- analyzing complex material, including State and Federal court rulings, and having the ability to read and understand basic criminal justice related and court documents for application in their careers. (ELOs 3d, 4c, 4d)
- applying concepts used in the Criminal Justice profession across classes and in their lives. (ELOs 3d, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e)
Information on careers, including career descriptions, salary data, and employment outlook is available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website and O*Net Online website.
Information on careers, including salary and employment outlook data, is available at Minnesota State and the Bureau of Labor Statistics websites: careerwise.minnstate.edu and www.bls.gov. |
The Associate of Science (A.S.) degree is intended for students whose primary goal is to complete the credentials for a specific career and/or prepare for transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree at a college or university with whom North Hennepin Community College has an articulation agreement. The A.S. degree provides a balance of general education courses and the required scientific, professional or technical courses in the degree program. A student shall:
Completion of an A.S. degree fulfills the Goal Area 2 requirement of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC). Developmental Courses Some students may need preparatory course(s) in Math and/or English. Courses numbered below 1000 will not apply toward a degree. Equal Opportunity Employer and Disability Access Information North Hennepin Community College is a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and an equal opportunity employer and educator. This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling 7634930555 or through the Minnesota Relay Service at 18006273529. |
North Hennepin Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. |
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