Criminal Justice, A.A.

Finish in Four

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, our goal is to ensure you can complete your degree on time and on budget.  In addition to a wide range of academic and student support efforts, we’ve set up this pathway, or map, for you; if you follow this recommended sequence, you will complete your Associate’s degree in two years.  Together, we can help you finish on time and turn your degree into a great career.

Please note that this is a scheduling aid, not a guarantee of specific course offerings each semester. Course availability varies depending on the date of enrollment, so please be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for official degree/program requirements and seek guidance regularly from your faculty and professional academic advisors.

If you are in need of a physical copy of this Academic Map, please get in touch with the Admissions Office.

First Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
UNIV 101University Experience2 credits
ENG 101College Composition I*3 credits
PSY 100

SOC 100
General Psychology
-or-
Introduction to Sociology
3 credits
CRJ 100Introduction to Criminal Justice3 credits
CRJ 130Philosophy and Ethics of Social Control3 credits
GELGeneral Elective3 credits
First Year Fall Semester Total: 17 Credits

First Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ENG 121College Composition II3 credits
CRJ 225Criminal Justice Ethics3 credits
SOC 230Criminology3 credits
CRJ 230Research Methods in Criminal Justice3 credits
GELGeneral Elective3 credits
First Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
PSY/SOC 200 Social Psychology3 credits
CRJ 250Criminal Law3 credits
GELGeneral Elective3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective (See full list in catalog)
(Choose from: CRJ, PSY, POS, SWK, SOC)
6 credits
Second Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
GELGeneral Elective3 credits
GELGeneral Elective3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective
(See full list in catalog)
(Choose from: CRJ, PSY, POS, SWK, SOC)
9 credits
Second Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Total Minimum Credits Required for Degree: 62 credits

* Meets General Education Curriculum requirements

** Course contains a 100 hour preceptorship component

*** See faculty advisor for AT & PT grad school preparations