Mineral Area College

Criminal Justice Degree Program

Criminal Justice

Mineral Area College has designed a full range of degree and certificate programs for
individuals interested in the criminal justice industry. These programs provide opportunities for
students to enter immediately into the industry or continue their education through transfer
programs. The program has strongly considered the needs of the student for employment
opportunities. A law enforcement degree will enable the student to choose three different career
paths. Within the 64 hours of course instruction, the student may choose traditional classroom
instruction for an Associate of Applied Science degree. A combination of the traditional class
attendance and police academy classes will allow the student to obtain an Associate of Applied
Science and certification from Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Additionally, the student may take specific course instruction so that a bachelor’s degree in
Science can be obtained within the traditional four-year period.

Criminal Justice—Law Enforcement

This program is designed for students who plan to complete an Associate in Applied Science
degree in Law Enforcement and work in a career in Police, Deputy Sheriff, Corrections and
related services.
A four-year degree is strongly advised for students interested in working for the federal
government. Students may use this AAS degree plan and continue on to obtain a bachelor’s
degree, in their pursuit of federal employment.
Students are offered three directions to choose to obtain employment in criminal justice: (1)
They can follow the degree plan as noted below for an AAS in Criminal Justice; (2) They can
take a 1,000-hour police academy certification course inside of this degree plan for a AAS in
Criminal Justice and become Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) certified in Missouri; (3)
They can seek the advice of their adviser to put them on a path for a bachelor’s degree from a
four-year college.

Missouri Department of Corrections

Missouri Department of Corrections Custody and Non-Custody staff may receive college credit
from Mineral Area College for training completed with the Department of Corrections. Training
completed after Jan. 1, 1989, may be eligible for transcription by the college. Credits earned
through Department of Corrections training will apply to the college’s associate degree program in Criminal Justice. For information regarding eligibility, please contact the Eastern Region Human
Resource Center at (573) 431-2283 or the Career & Technical Education dean’s office at (573)
518-2157.

The Associate of Applied Science Degree is as follows:

CRJ101Criminal Justice Internship .............. 3
CRJ110 Introduction to Criminal Justice ...... 3
CRJ120 Criminal Investigations I ................. 3
CRJ140 Criminal Law .................................. 3
CRJ150 Criminal Evidence .......................... 3
CRJ160 Juvenile Justice System................. 3
CRJ171 Community Policing OR
CRJ170 Patrol & Traffic Law........................ 3
CRJ172 Comparative Crim Just Studies OR
CRJ130 Criminal Investigations II ................ 3
CRJ180 Introduction to Corrections ............. 3
CRJ190 Police Administration...................... 3
CRJ200 Criminal Justice Report Writing...... 3
PAW106 Prep for Employment .................... 1
Additional programs requirements:
Communication Courses ............................. 6
Human Development Course ...................... 3
History/Political Science Course ................. 3
Math Courses ......................................... 6-10
Physical Science Course .......................... 3-5
Computer Elective ....................................... 3
Program Electives ........................................ 6
Total Cr. Hours .................................... 64-70

Choose from the following to fulfill additional program requirements:

(or click here for a printable version of the the degree plan)

Communication Electives [6 Hours]

ENG132 Applied Communications (3)* [Written]
ENG133 English Composition I (3)*+ [Written]
ENG144 Public Speaking (3)+ [Oral]
ENG167 Interpersonal Communications I (3) [Oral]

Human Development Electives [3 Hours]

SOC113 Gen Sociology (3)
SOC140 Human Relations (3)*
PSY113 Gen Psychology I (3)+
PSY116 Applied Psychology (3)

History/Political Science Electives [3 Hours]

HIS123 Amer History I (3)
HIS124 Amer History II (3)
POS113 Amer Natl Govt (3)
POS114 Amer State/ Local Govt (3)
POS133 International Relations (3)

Mathematics Electives [6-10 Hours]

MAT113 Intermediate Algebra (3)*
MAT114 Applied Mathematics (3)*
MAT123 College Algebra (3)*+
MAT133 Trigonometry (3)*+
MAT160 Calc/Bus & Soc Sci (3)*+
MAT165 Analyt Geom/Calculus I (5)*+
MAT215 Analyt Geom/Calculus II (5)*+
MGT180 Business Math (3)

Physical Science Electives [3-5 Hours]

PHS105 Applied Science (3)
PHS110 Introduction to Physics (3)
PHS125 Introduction to Chemistry (5)*
PHS130 Elementary College Physics (3)*
PHS135 General Chemistry I (5)*+
PHS223 General Physics I (4)*+
PHS248 Earth Science I (5)
TEC107 Unified Technical Concepts I (4)*+
TEC108 Unified Technical Concepts II (4)*+

Computer Elective [3 Hours]

CIS105 ..... Intro to Computers* (3) Or Higher

Program Electives [6 Hours]

Select from CIS, CRJ, MAT, MFL, PHS, POS, PSY, SOC
HLT175 .... Emergency Medical Services* (8)
HLT235 ..... Medical Term/Intro Pathology (3)

General education........................................21-27 Hours
Major courses and electives...............................43 Hours
Total course hours for AAS Degree............64-70 Hours

Rich Flotron, Director

Criminal Justice Training Program

573-518-2341