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Nov 21, 2024
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Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Academic Catalog
Justice Studies A.S.
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School: Business and Professional Careers
Academic Dept: Criminal Justice and Paralegal
HEGIS: 5505
Important Note about Program Requirements
The requirements listed below are for students entering into this program from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025. Students who entered the program during a prior semester will find their specific requirements listed in the Catalog under which they entered. Archived Catalogs are accessible through the dropdown menu above.
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Program Description
The Justice Studies A.S. program at Westchester Community College is designed to prepare students to work in a broad range of justice-related vocations, as well as directly transfer to a four-year bachelor’s degree program. In recognizing the importance of developing our students to be instruments of positive structural change in institutions directly impacting our communities, the curriculum is designed to nurture and strengthen critical thinking skills and enrich the body of knowledge that justice studies students acquire in the discipline.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, a student will:
- Evaluate social forces, including criminal justice institutional processes, which define, develop, and respond to crime.
- Categorize and appraise theories and constructs of criminality.
- Identify and resolve problems by selecting and applying information resources and critical thinking methodologies.
- Demonstrate familiarity with research design.
- Value diversity and apply ethical and objective considerations to cross-cultural social issues.
- Demonstrate competency in communicating ideas effectively in writing.
Program Requirements
61 credits are required for the degree:
- General Education - 31 credits
- Required Degree Courses - 30 credits
General Education Requirements - 31 Credits
Where specific courses are not listed within the categories above, courses must be selected from the list of all general education courses .
Required Degree Courses - 30 credits
Program Map
The program map is a recommended semester-by-semester schedule of courses based on degree requirements and serve as a general guideline to help students complete their program in two years. Although designed for full-time enrollment, these are easily adaptable for part-time study. For additional, individualized guidance, students should review Degree Works and consult an Academic Counselor or Faculty Advisor to ensure they are on track to complete their program.
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Minimum Total Credits: 61
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