Criminal Justice at Spalding University | JCTC

    Criminal Justice at Spalding University

    Associate in Art/Science to Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

    Overview 

    Completion of the following curriculum will satisfy the requirements for the Associates in Science at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and leads to the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice at Spalding University. 

    Admission Requirements 

    A 2.0 GPA is recommended for admission to the BS in Criminal Justice: 

    • 24 completed credits OR A conferred AA/AS degree
    • If less than 24 completed credits a cumulative GPA of 2.0 is recommended
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    Kentucky Community and Technical College System 

    Option 1: For those who have earned AS/AA- Qualify for the Block Credit Transfer (Gen Ed Certification status). This student would move directly into their Junior year of the Criminal Justice program. Below is the class that must be taken to progress toward upper level Criminal Justice course completion. We recommend taking the progression class, if possible, while pursuing your associate’s degree at JCTC. 

    • Associate of Arts = Gen Ed Certified
    • Associate of Science = Gen Ed Certified
    • Progression course(s):
      • Spalding Math 106 (Quantitative Reasoning) @ KCTCS Mat 141 or 146

     

    Option 2: This pathway is intended for students who have not earned their AS/AA and wish to transfer before completing their degree at Jefferson.

    TBS XXX means to be selected by KCTCS student.
    TBD XXX means to be determined by Spalding based on course selected.

     
    KCTCS Course Course or Category Credits Spalding Course
    ENG 101 Writing I  3 ENGL 109
    ENG 102 Writing II  3 ENGL 110
    COM 181 Basic Public Speaking  3 COMM 201
    PHI XXX Any Philosophy Gen Ed* 3 PHIL XXX
    SOC 101  Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 101 
    TBS XXX 

    		 Social Behavioral Science Gen Ed* 

    		 3 

    		 TBD XXX
    REL XXX 


    		 Any Religious Studies Social Behavioral Gen Ed* 

    		 3 RS XXX
    HIS XXX  Heritage

    		 3 HIST XXX 
    BIO XXX


    		 Any Biology Gen Ed* and Lab 4 BIOL XXX
    MAT 150

    		 College Algebra 3 MATH 113
    STA 291 OR STA 151 OR STA 220

    		 Statistical Techniques 3 MATH 231

    Subtotal General Education Core Courses: 34

     
    KCTCS Course Course or Category Credits Spalding Course
    TBS XXX  Any Arts & Humanities Gen Ed*  3  HUM XXX
    TBS XXX  Any Arts & Humanities Gen Ed*  3  HUM XXX

    Subtotal AA Requirement Courses: 6

     
    KCTCS Course Course or Category Credits Spalding Course

    FYE 105

     

     

    		 Achieving Academic Success 3 SU 100
    CIT 105 or IC3 Intro to Computers 0-3  
    TBS XXX 

    		 Any Arts & Humanities Gen Ed* 

    		 3 

    		 HUM XXX
    ENG XXX

    		 Any English Literature Gen Ed*

    		 3

    		 ENG XXX
    TBS XXX

    		 Any Comm Gen Ed* or Foreign Language 
    3(4)    		 COMM XXX

    REL XXX 

    Any Religious Studies Gen Ed* 

     

    		 6-9 RS XXX

    One of the courses taken at KCTCS must be selected from the KCTCS identified Cultural Studies course list to fulfill requirements for the Associate in Arts.

    Subtotal Elective Courses: 21

    TOTAL Associate Degree Hours: 61