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Bachelor
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| Introduction | |||||||||
This page describes the partnership program between Pima Community College and Northern Arizona University leading to a Bachelor of Applied Science in Justice System Policy and Planning. The goal of this partnership is to offer a high quality curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Justice System Policy and Planning. |
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| The Associate of Applied Science to Bachelor of Applied Science Pathway | |||||||||
Students must complete an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in either the Administration of Justice Studies Program or Law Enforcement Program at Pima Community College. Students must also meet specific liberal studies and law enforcement/justice studies requirements outlined in this document to be eligible admission to Northern Arizona University’s BAS degree program. |
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| Requirements: Associate of Applied Science in Administration of Justice Studies or Law Enforcement | |||||||||
Students must complete an Associate of Applied Science at Pima Community College. For specific degree requirements students must refer to the current Pima Community College Catalog. As part of this program students are required to complete specific liberal studies and Administration of Justice Studies /Law Enforcement coursework. The following is a list of those courses which must be completed either as part of the AAS degree or in addition to the AAS degree depending on when the student completed the AAS degree. The following are the Liberal Studies Requirements. All liberal studies credit must carry a letter grade of C or better.
All students must complete the following Administration of Justice Studies/Law Enforcement courses. These must be taken as regular class coursework. CLEP and/or experiential credits will not meet the requirement to complete the following courses:
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| Experiential Credits | |||||||||
Students who have professional experience in the justice system can earn up to a total of 36 hours in a block for experience, training and certifications programs. This is accomplished by completing EED 110 at Pima Community College. This course is required to assess the credit hours assigned by Pima CC toward the 36-hour total allowed in this block. (Note: These courses must be individually identified on the transcript and carry a P or letter grade of C or better.) |
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| Bachelor of Applied Science in Justice System Policy and Planning | |||||||||
It is assumed that students will transfer 62-64 hours to NAU. The remaining 54-58 hours must be upper-division courses and at least 30 hours must be taken as resident credit at NAU. The program is divided into three segments. (See Appendix 2 for curriculum list) |
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| Liberal Studies Completion Curriculum (15 to 19 hours) | |||||||||
The BAS curriculum is based on the assumption that students with the appropriate AAS degree will have completed 16 to 20 hours of lower level Liberal Studies to include composition, math, lab science, and three to six additional hours. Students will select upper division Liberal Studies courses in consultation with and approval of a Criminal Justice advisor.The selection of the Liberal Studies courses must contribute to a coherent overall curriculum. |
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| BAS Core Areas and Junior-Level Writing Requirement (21 hours) | |||||||||
The BAS Core Areas are designed to give students the opportunity to acquire a general knowledge of management/organization/policy issues while advancing their professional communication, computer, and quantitative skills. They include four general areas plus a required junior level writing experience as follows:
Students must take at least one three-credit-hour course from each of the four general categories. An additional six hours must be selected from among the courses offered in the four general categories. Students must also complete at least one, three-hour, course that meets the NAU Liberal Studies junior-level writing requirement. The course required by the Criminal Justice Department is CJ 345: Human and Cultural Relations in Criminal Justice. All twenty-one hours of BAS Core Area courses must be upper division. |
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| Specialization in Criminal Justice | |||||||||
All coursework taken in Criminal Justice for the BAS degree must be taken at the upper-division and approved by the student’s Criminal Justice Advisor. These courses must include a senior-level capstone course approved by the Liberal Studies Council. This will be CJ 450 Ethics and Values in Criminal Justice. At least 12 hours must be taken as resident credit in the Criminal Justice Program.Students using the AAS to BAS in Justice Systems Policy and Planning transfer may not take credit hours in independent research, independent research or internship. |
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