Associate Degree in Criminal Justice Program Highlights
Start your career sooner with a criminal justice associate degree.
Our criminal justice AAS prepares you to start a career in law enforcement, corrections or in legal courts at the federal, state or local level. With classwork and real-world training, you’ll gain a rich perspective on what your life would be like working in the criminal justice field.
- Our criminal justice curriculum is designed with input from industry professionals, ensuring that our students enter the workforce with a strong understanding of crime, justice and social issues.
- As a graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and skills needed to perform at an entry level in most criminal justice professions.
- Since this is an associates in criminal justice, you’ll be able to start a great career without having to spend four years in school.
Learn Your Way
Our criminal justice classes with a concentration in criminal justice studies are taught through Baker Online. Plus, general education and prerequisite courses are typically available through Baker Online and on all campuses throughout Michigan.
Learn MoreWhy Earn a Criminal Justice Degree Online?
Those who work within the criminal justice system help maintain social order by preventing and reducing crime. Usually, people who work in this area are driven by a desire to help others and make the world a safer place. The criminal justice field is broad and multidisciplinary; an associates degree in criminal justice provides the foundation for careers in law enforcement, corrections or the courts.
Criminal Justice AAS Curriculum
The Baker College associates in criminal justice with a concentration in criminal justice studies program is a 2-year program consisting of 60 credit hours (36 hours of criminal justice major courses, 9 hours of criminal justice electives, and 15 hours of general education course requirements). Our curriculum includes a 150-hour work experience.
Sample Courses
Criminology
Essential Skills in Criminal Justice
Introduction to Homeland Security
On Campus Unavailable
Core courses for this degree program are not offered on campus.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available on campus each semester.
View campus locationsAvailable on Baker Online
Courses for this degree program are available through Baker Online.
100% online, this format offers flexible scheduling with 8-week semesters
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Courses for this degree program are available through Online Live.
100% online with set class times, this format offers live, real-time virtual learning.
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