Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each criminal justice course in order to obtain an Associate in Criminal Justice. Students wanting to obtain an AAS while completing their Associate in Criminal Justice must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and earn a minimum of a 1.5 GPA in all core requirements and core electives.

General Requirements (23 credits)

College-level reading skills, as determined by placement test, are required (or READ 101)

• CIS 110 Intro. to Microcomputers Business Applications 3
• *ENGL 121 Composition: Academic & Prof. (or ENGL 101) (5)
• ENGL 103 Composition: Argumentation & Research (5)
• SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or SPCH 100) (5)
• *MATH 107 Intro to Contemporary Math (or MATH 281) (5)

Humanities (10 credits)

• PHIL 150 Introduction to Ethics (5)
• Elective: (JOURN 102, Foreign Language (++) or a course requiring a paper +)

Natural Science (15 credits)

• BIOL 118 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Non-Science Mjr (or another biology course+) (5)
• HSCI 210 Wellness (5)
• Elective (Course other than biology or health science that meets the AAS distribution requirement+) (5)

Social Science (15 credits)

• *PSYCH 110General Psychology (5)
• SOC 110 Survey of Sociology (5)
• POLS 230 State and Local Government (or POLS 202) (5)

Criminal Justice Requirements (30 credits)

• CJ 110 Criminal Justice in America (5)
• CJ 140 Corrections in America (5)
• CJ 150 Police in America (5)
• CJ 200 Crime and Justice: The Issues (5)
• CJ 202 Concepts of Criminal Law (5)
• CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work Based Learning (5)

Electives (10 credits)

• Criminal Justice Electives 10

Total Credits Required 103

+Requires Criminal Justice Advisor approval.

++Students planning to transfer to a four-year institution who lack two years of high school study of a single foreign language should take one quarter of foreign language as a Humanities elective. Four-year institutions may require 3 quarters.

MATH 281 is recommended for students transferring to a four-year institution.

SOCAD students may substitute (5) additional criminal justice elective credits upon advisor permission.

*Meets related instruction requirements for professional/technical programs.

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

Pierce College offers the certificate in Criminal Justice at the Fort Steilacoom campus and at the military sites. This certificate is designed to provide students with an inclusive view of the criminal justice system. The (4)0 credits are perfect for individuals who already have post secondary degrees and need the edge for employment opportunities or advancement in the criminal justice field. Likewise, it is a great building block for individuals who wish to earn an Associate in Criminal Justice and Associate in Arts and Sciences. The certificate gives a broad overview of the criminal justice system with emphasis on policing, corrections and the courts. The elective credits can be taken in a variety of fields including victim advocacy, constitutional law, forensics, and case management to name a few. This certificate will assist individuals to determine their criminal justice track. A work-based learning (internship) component is also included to help bridge theory and practice and assist in employment opportunities.

Course Requirements (40 credits)

Students must earn a minimum of 2.0 in all courses listed below in order to obtain the certificate.

• CJ 110 Criminal Justice in America (5)
• CJ 140 Corrections in America (5)
  CJ 150 Police in America (5)
• CJ 200 Crime and Justice: The Issues (prereq: ENGL 101) (5)
• CJ 202 Concepts of Criminal Justice (5)
• CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work-Based Learning (5)
  (requires program coordinator's approval)
• CJ Elective (minimum of 10 credits) 10

Total Credits Required (4)0

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

The 911 Emergency Dispatch Certificate and Certificate with AAS was developed for individuals wanting to obtain employment in the dispatch field as well as those individuals currently working in the field to obtain certification and education to assist in career development. This program is grounded in dispatch theory as well as practical hands-on application. A mandatory workbased learning (internship) experience connects theory and practice.

A student who plans to transfer to a specific four-year school should check with that school to determine specific transfer requirements.

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed in the 911 Emergency Dispatch Certificate in order to obtain the certificate with AAS Option.

General AAS Requirements

Students seeking an AAS degree must complete all courses required for the Certificate in 911 Emergency Dispatch, plus all other AAS degree requirements. See AAS brochure for complete information.

Communication Skills (10 credits)

College level reading skills as determined by placement test are required or Reading 101.

• ENGL 101 Composition – Exposition (or ENGL 121) (5)
• ENGL 103 Composition – Argumentation and Research (5) (or ENGL 102*)

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 credits)

• MATH 107 Contemporary Math (or MATH 281) (5)

Humanities (15 credits)

• PHIL 150 Introduction to Ethics (or PHIL 100) (5)
• SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or SPCH 100*) 5
• Elective* (JOURN 102, Foreign Language**) (5)

Natural Science (15 credits, one lab course required)

• BIOL 118 Human Anatomy & Physiology for Non-Science Mjr (5) (or other biology course*)
• HSCI 210 Wellness (Lab course) (5)
• Elective* (Course other than biology or health science
  that meets the AAS requirement.) (5)

Social Science (15 credits)

• POLS 230 Local and State Government (or POLS 202*) (5)
• PSYCH 110 General Psychology (5)
• SOC 110 Survey of Sociology (5)

911 Emergency Dispatch Requirements (34 credits)

*Requires Criminal Justice Advisor approval

**Students planning on transferring to a four-year institution who lack two years of high school study of a single foreign language should take one quarter of foreign language as a Humanities elective (four-year institution may require three quarters).

Students planning to transfer to a four-year institutions should consider taking Math 281, Statistics.

Please Note: There may be prerequisites to some courses. Please see advisor for complete details.

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed in the 911 Emergency Dispatch Certificate in order to obtain the certificate.

• CJ 110 Criminal Justice in America (5)
• CJ 150 Police in America (5)
• *CJ 160 Telecommunicator I: Basic Call Receiving (5)
• CJ 161 Telecommunicator II: Law Enforcement Dispatch (5)
• CJ 162 Telecommunicator II: Fire and EMS Dispatch (5)
• **CJ 163 Telecommunication Special Operations (4)
• CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work Based Learning (5)
• ENGL 101 Composition - Exposition (or ENGL 121) (5)
• HSCI 210 Wellness (5)

Total Credits Required 44

*Prereq: Keyboarding skill of 35 wpm
**State Certified Telecommunicator II and coordinator's approval may not need other prerequisites.

Program Coordinator's approval required.

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

The Corrections Mental Health Certificate and Certificate with AAS was developed for individuals who are planning to or are currently working with juvenile or adult offenders with mental challenges. This program was developed with line staff in mind to assist in working with the increased number of mentally challenged offenders. The cross-discipline approach including Criminal Justice, Social Service-Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Psychology, and more, benefits the student, employer, and client. This program is grounded in Criminal Justice and Mental Health theory as well as a practical hands-on application. A mandatory workbased learning (internship) experience connects theory and practice.

A student who plans to transfer to a specific four-year school should check with that school to determine specific transfer requirements.

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed in the Correctional Mental Health core in order to obtain the certificate with AAS option.

General Education Requirements (60 credits)

All GER elective courses must be chosen from the approved lists on the AAS degree requirement sheet. Students seeking an AAS degree must complete all courses for the Certificate in Correctional Mental Health, plus all other AAS degree requirements. (See AAS degree brochure for complete information.)

Communications (10 credits)

• ENGL 121 Applied Composition I (or ENGL 101) (5)
• ENGL 103 Composition – Argumentation & Research (5)

Social Science (15 credits)

• Choose three disciplines:
• CJ 110 Criminal Justice in America (5)
• PSYCH 110 General Psychology (5)
• SOC 110 Survey of Sociology (5)

Natural Science (15 credits)

• Choose three disciplines:
• BIOL 118 Human Anatomy & Physiology (or another biology course*) (5)
• HSCI 210 Wellness (5)
• Other GER Natural Science Course* (5)
  (except another biology or health science course)

Humanities (15 credits)

• PHIL 150 Intro to Ethics (5)
• SPCH 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (or SPCH 100) (5)
• Other GER Humanities Course* (5)
  (except another speech or philosophy course)

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills (5 credits)

• GER Quantitative Course (MATH 107 or MATH 281 recommended) (5)

Correctional Mental Health Core (44 credits)

• ALCDA 255 Intro to Co-occurring Disorders of Chemical
  Abuse and Mental Illness 3
• CJ 135 Criminal Justice Special Populations 3
• CJ 140 Corrections in America (5)
• CJ 145 Case Management in Corrections 3
• CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work-Based Learning (5)
• PSYCH 215 Group Experience (5)
• PSYCH 235 Abnormal Psychology (5)
• SSMH 120 Intro to Correctional Mental Health (5)
• SSMH 121 Basic Psychopharmacology in Mental Health 2
• SSMH 170 Mental Health Interviewing & Assessment (5)
• SSMH 230 Abuse in the Family 3

Total Credits Required 104

*Refer to GER paragraph above.

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

Course Requirements (44 credits)

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed below in order to obtain the certificate.

• *ALCDA 255 Intro to Co-occurring Disorders of Chemical Abuse & Mental Illness (COD) 3
• CJ 135 Criminal Justice Special Populations 3
• CJ 140 Corrections in America (5)
• CJ 145 Case Management in Corrections 3
• **CJ 252 Criminal Justice Workbased Learning (5)
• PSYCH 215 Group Experience (5)
• *PSYCH 235 Abnormal Psychology (5)
• SSMH 120 Intro to Correctional Mental Health (5)
• SSMH 121 Basic Psychopharmacology in Mental Health 2
• *SSMH 170 Mental Health Interviewing & Assessment (5)
• SSMH 230 Abuse in the Family 3

Total Credits Required 44

*These courses have prerequisites.
**Instructor/coordinator permission required

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

Pierce College offers the Corrections Officer Pre-Employment Training/Careers Certificate at the Fort Steilacoom campus and at the military sites. This certificate is designed to provide students with basic skills needed to succeed in the corrections field that will apply to any correctional work setting (federal, state, county, city and private).

Courses include the learning process, dealing with difficult behavior, dealing with change, leadership, cross-cultural communications, understanding behavior, decision making, correctional theory and practice and much more. Students are prepared for work as well as multiple types of testing including video, written and physical fitness tests.

Finally, students will perform a 160-hour internship at a local correctional facility where they will apply the skills and theory they learned in the classroom.

The course is a great stepping stone to further education as all twenty credits transfer directly to the Associate in Criminal Justice degree as well as the Associates in Arts and Science.

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed in the Corrections Pre-Employment Certificate in order to obtain the certificate.

• CJ 130 Criminal Justice Operational Skills (5)
• CJ 140 Corrections in America (5)
• CJ 223 Special Topics ࢤ Criminal Justice (5)
• CJ 252 Criminal Justice Work-Based Learning (5)
  (requires program coordinator's approval)

Total Credits Required 20

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.

Pierce College offers the certificate in Criminal Justice Forensic Technician at the Fort Steilacoom campus and at the military sites. This certificate is designed to provide students with the basic skills in crime scene preservation and courtroom testimony. Employment will depend upon, at a minimum, the successful completion of a two-year degree and other experience in the law enforcement field.

Students wishing to obtain careers in Forensic Science will need to major in Science and use this certificate to enhance their qualifications. Forensic Scientists require a minimum of a four-year science degree for employment.

Course Requirements (43 credits)

Students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 in each course listed below in order to obtain the certificate.

• CIS 110 Intro to Microcomputer/Business Application 3
  (OR advisor's approval to waive)
• CJ 110 Criminal Justice in America (5)
• CJ 150 Policing in America (5)
• CJ 205 Investigating Technology (5)
• CJ 245 Intro to Investigation and Evidence (5)
• *BIOL 101 General Biology (lab) (5)
  (prereq: MATH 098 and ENGL 101)
• CHEM 105 Chemistry for Non-Scientists (lab) (5)
• *MATH 122 Pre-calculus II (prereq: MATH 121) (5)
• *PHYS 114 General Physics 1 (prereq: MATH 122 must be taken to obtain this certificate)

Total Credits Required 43

*Prerequisite needed

NOTE: Students should be aware that certain criminal behavior may prohibit their employment opportunities in many criminal justice occupations. Students are encouraged to research these situations and consult with a criminal justice advisor.