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Administration of Justice AS-T Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:
2025-26
GE Pattern:
Cal-GETC
Total Units:
60

First Year

Semester 1

15 Units
CAT. COURSE UNIT Prerequisites GE AREA
Req
ADMJ 300
Introduction to Administration of Justice
3
4
Req
ADMJ 320
Concepts of Criminal Law
3
GE
ENGL C1000
Academic Reading and Writing or
3
1A
ENGL C1000H H
Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
3
GE
any Area 3B (Humanities) course
3
3B
Elec
any transferable elective course
3

Semester 2

16 Units
CAT. COURSE UNIT Prerequisites GE AREA
RE
ADMJ 330
Criminal Investigation
3
RE
STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistics or
4
2
STAT C1000H H
Introduction to Statistics - Honors
4
GE
any Area 1B (Critical Thinking and Composition) course
3
1B
Elec
any transferable elective course
3
Elec
any transferable elective course
3

Second Year

Semester 3

15 Units
CAT. COURSE UNIT Prerequisites GE AREA
RE
ADMJ 302
Community Relations: Multicultural Issues
3
GE
any Area 1C (Oral Communication) course
3
1C
GE
any Area 5B (Biological Sciences) course
3
5B
GE
any Area 6 (Ethnic Studies) course
3
6
Elec
any transferable elective course
3

Semester 4

14 Units
CAT. COURSE UNIT Prerequisites GE AREA
RE
SOC 300
Introductory Sociology or
3
4
SOC 480 H
Introductory Sociology - Honors
3
GE
any Area 3A (Arts) course
3
3A
GE
any Area 5A (Physical Sciences) course
3
5A
GE
any Area 5C (Science Lab) course 1
1
5C
Elec
any transferable elective course
3
Elec
any transferable elective course
1

1The Area 5C (Science Lab) course must correspond with either the Area 5A (Physical Sciences) or Area 5B (Biological Sciences) course.

Explanation of Categories
Req Required Core A course that is required for this program
GE General Education A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement
Elec Degree Elective A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree
RE Restricted Elective A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list

Transfer path

Potential Transfer Majors:

  • Administration of Justice B.S.
  • Criminal Justice B.A. or B.S.

Potential Career/Options After Completing a Bachelor's Degree:

Career opportunities include police officer, deputy sheriff, crime scene investigator, identification technician, community services officer, corrections officer, parole officer, probation officer, and a variety of support service occupations.

Potential employers include federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies (sheriff, police, CHP, FBI, DEA, Department of Justice, and CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation).

Advising Notes:

  • Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly known as ENGWR 300/480).
  • Transferable Elective Courses: any elective courses numbered 300-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.

Other Notes to Students Preparing to Transfer:

  • See ASSIST.ORG for the transfer requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer.
  • The CSU system requires every student receiving a bachelor\'s degree to be knowledgeable about the Constitution of the United States, American history, and state and local government. This requirement is generally known as the American Institutions requirement. Students can complete this requirement at ARC before transferring. The list of approved courses can be found on the ARC website.

Honors Courses (H):

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who complete 15 or more units of Honors coursework earn an Honors Transfer Certificate and can take advantage of honors-to-honors transfer agreements with highly selective colleges and universities, both public and private.

Published April 11, 2025

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