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450 - Criminal Justice (AS)

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College/School

School of Arts and Sciences

Program Description

The Associate in Science (AS) degree in criminal justice provides graduates with a solid foundation in the field of criminal justice and its basic components. The program offers practical knowledge that is integrated across core criminal justice courses and that is then combined with other relevant course work. The program emphasizes the development, structure, and function of the criminal justice system within the US, as well as ethical law enforcement practices and community relations. In addition, the program’s professional course work includes a management component that helps prepare graduates for administrative and leadership positions within the criminal justice system.

Program Advantages

Students are taught by experts in the field of criminal justice to guide them in their academic and career goals. Students can take coursework in policing, corrections, courts, forensics and cybercrime to give them broad based knowledge and skills to prepare them for a job in criminal justice

Professional Outlook

Employment and continuing education rate of 100 percent – 0 percent are employed; 100 percent continued their education.

Continuing Education Opportunities

Alfred State criminal justice graduates may enter directly into the criminal justice BS, interdisciplinary studies BTech, or the technology management BBA degree program.

Graduates are well prepared to enter a police academy or to seamlessly transfer into Alfred State's criminal justice program at the baccalaureate level.

Office of Accessibility Services

Students who believe they need a reasonable accommodation to properly participate in this program may contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services. This office may be contacted by email at oas@alfredstate.edu or by phone at 607-587-4506. Please keep in mind that some accommodations may take time to implement, so students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact OAS as early as possible.

Title

Department Chair & Program Coordinator

Name

Jill Amati Priest

Email

amatijp@alfredstate.edu