How To Teach A Criminal Justice Course

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2 ATTACHMENT A CHAPTER 9. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES SUBCHAPTER J. ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS RULE Degree Titles, Program Length, and Program Content (a) An academic associate degree may be called an associate of arts (AA), an associate of science (AS), or an associate of arts in teaching (AAT) degree. (1) The associate of arts (AA) is the default title for an academic associate degree program if the college offers only one type of academic degree program. (2) If a college offers both associate of arts (AA) and associate of science (AS) degrees, the degree programs may be differentiated in one of two ways, including: (A) The AA program may have additional requirements in the liberal arts and/or the AS program may have additional requirements in disciplines such as science, mathematics, or computer science; or (B) The AA program may serve as a foundation for the BA degree and the AS program for the BS degree. (C) Each academic associate degree must provide a clearly-articulated curriculum that can be associated with a discipline or field of study leading to a baccalaureate degree, and must be identified as such in the institution's program inventory. (3) The associate of arts in teaching (AAT) is a specialized academic associate degree program designed to transfer in its entirety to a baccalaureate program that leads to initial Texas teacher certification. This title should only be used for an associate degree program that consists of a Board-approved AAT curriculum. (b) Academic associate degree programs must consist of a minimum of 60 SCH and a maximum of 66 SCH. (c) Except as provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, academic associate degree programs must incorporate the institution's approved core curriculum as prescribed by 4.28 of this title (relating to Core Curriculum) and 4.29 of this title (relating to Core Curricula Larger than 42 Semester Credit Hours). (1) A college may offer a specialized academic associate degree that incorporates a Board-approved field of study curriculum as prescribed by 4.32 of this title (relating to Field of Study Curricula) and a portion of the college's approved core curriculum if the coursework for both would total more than 66 SCH; or (2) A college may offer a specialized academic associate degree that incorporates a voluntary statewide transfer compact and a portion of the college's approved core curriculum if the coursework for both would total more than 66 SCH. (3) A college that has a signed articulation agreement with a General Academic Teaching Institution to transfer a specified curriculum may offer a specialized AA or AS (but not AAT) degree program that incorporates that curriculum. Source Note: The provisions of this adopted to be effective May 25, 2004, 29 TexReg 5070; amended to be effective August 11, 2004, 29 TexReg 7672; amended to be effective November 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 8324; amended to be effective May 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 3186

3 CHAPTER 9. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES SUBCHAPTER J. ACADEMIC ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS RULE Academic Certificates A college may award an academic certificate to a student who completes: (1) the college's approved core curriculum; or (2) a Board-approved field of study curriculum; or (3) fifty percent of the courses specified in a voluntary statewide transfer compact. Source Note: The provisions of this adopted to be effective November 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 8325; amended to be effective May 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 3186 Attachment B

4 Field of Study Curriculum for Criminal Justice The Criminal Justice Field of Study Curriculum Advisory Committee reviewed the lowerdivision (freshman and sophomore) requirements of all public four-year colleges and universities in the state of Texas for students seeking a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in criminal justice, including all specializations, concentrations, etc. The Committee compiled and compared the findings in an attempt to develop a set of courses that could constitute a Field of Study Curriculum for Criminal Justice; the curriculum would apply to institutions that award the BA or BS degree with a major in criminal justice, including all criminal justice specializations. Based on that information, the Committee recommends the following set of courses (totaling 15 semester credit hours (SCH) of fully transferable and applicable lower-division courses) and up to an additional 6 discretionary SCH to be considered as a Field of Study Curriculum for Criminal Justice. Staff concurs with that recommendation. Courses TCCNS* SCH COURSE TITLE CRIJ Introduction to Criminal Justice CRIJ Court Systems & Practices CRIJ Fundamentals of Criminal Law CRIJ Correctional Systems & Practices CRIJ Police Systems & Practices *Texas Common Course Numbering System NOTE: Up to a total of 6 additional semester credit hours of criminal justice-related lowerdivision course work may be transferred by local agreement OR required by the receiving institution, as long as the additional credit does not duplicate any other requirement within the field of study curriculum. Standards of instruction accepted for courses in the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) will apply unless course-equivalent status has been developed by local agreement. Attachment C

5 ASSOCIATE IN ARTS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIRST SEMESTER Lec Lab SCH CH CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice ENGL 1301 Composition I HIST 1301 United States History Approved Natural Science Elective Approved Visual or Performing Arts Elective SECOND SEMESTER CRIJ 1306 Court Systems and Practices CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law CRIJ Elective ENGL 1302 Composition II HIST 1302 United States History II BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications THIRD SEMESTER CRIJ 2328 Police Systems and Practices CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems and Practices GOVT 2301 American Government I: Federal and Texas Constitutions Approved Mathematics Elective Select one from KINE/DANC or Approved Humanities Elective FOURTH SEMESTER CRIJ Elective GOVT 2302 American Government II: Federal and Texas Topics Approved Social/Behavioral Science Elective Speech Elective (SPCH 1311, 1315, or 1321) Approved Natural Sciences Elective w/lab Select one from KINE/DANC or Total Semester Hours for Associate Degree 66 Attachment D

6 DEL MAR COLLEGE FIELD OF STUDY CURRICULUM FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE TCCNS* SCH COURSE TITLE CRIJ Introduction to Criminal Justice CRIJ Court Systems & Practices CRIJ Fundamentals of Criminal Law CRIJ Correctional Systems & Practices CRIJ Police Systems & Practices CRIJ XXXX** 3 Criminal Justice Elective CRIJ XXXX** 3 Criminal Justice Elective ** Electives to be chosen from the following: TCCNS* SCH COURSE TITLE CRIJ Juvenile Justice System CRIJ Criminal Investigation CRIJ Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement *Texas Common Course Numbering System