Administration of Justice

Associate of Arts Degree

AA-SR 60801

This degree prepares you to transfer to a college or university and pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration of Justice. Since program requirements differ between universities, the official transfer guide of the school which you plan to attend upon leaving EAC should be consulted in order to adjust this program to your personal needs. Web addresses for the transfer guides of Arizona’s three public universities are included below.

This degree is also suitable if you are currently employed in law enforcement or an allied public service profession and wish to improve your knowledge and skills.

Curriculum Requirements

AJS 101	Introduction to Administration of Justice	3 credits
AJS 103	Criminal Investigation	3 credits
AJS 130	The Correction Function	3 credits
AJS 202	Substantive Criminal Law	3 credits
AJS 220	Procedural Criminal Law	3 credits
AJS 225	Crime and Delinquency	3 credits
AJS 266	The Police Function	3 credits

Total Curriculum Requirements

21 credits

General Education Requirements

AGEC-A

To complete your General Education requirements, one of the courses taken to fulfill degree requirements must be designated as an Intensive Writing/Critical Inquiry course and another must be designated as a Global/International/Historical Awareness course.

English	ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
	ENG 102 Written Communications II	3 credits
Mathematics	MAT 140 College Mathematics or MAT 154 College Algebra	3 credits
Lab Science	BIO 100 Biology Concepts	4 credits
	Another Lab Science Course from list	4 credits
Humanities	Select from Humanities list. Choose courses from more than one Department and one course must be in the Arts.	9 credits
Social Science	PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology	3 credits
	SOC 201 Social Problems	3 credits
	Another Social Science Course from list	3 credits

Total General Education Requirements

35 credits

Courses qualifying for General Education credit that are listed as curriculum requirements may be counted toward completion of General Education requirements only if other courses are not specified in the General Education distribution area.

Electives Requirements

To obtain this degree you must take a minimum of eight credit hours of elective courses numbered 100 or above to obtain the 64 credit hours required. SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I and SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II are recommended.

Electives Requirements

8 credits

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above with a grade of "C" or better, you must meet the following general graduation requirements to obtain this degree:

Complete at least 16 degree credits at Eastern Arizona College.
Attain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher.
Demonstrate a reading competency at the twelfth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 76 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 40 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 18 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 113, College Reading, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 12 or higher as demonstrated by the Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE tests*

*Your EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor. If you took the ASSET test or submitted an ACT, SAT, Nelson Denny, TABE, or ABLE score, a derived EAC Compass score has been placed in your record and is available on Student Information System terminals or from your advisor.

File a Graduation Petition at least 60 calendar days prior to the end of the semester in which graduation is anticipated and pay the Graduation Fee of $25.
Remove any indebtedness to the College.
Complete the Sophomore Qualifying Examination that is administered each semester to students who have petitioned to graduate. The Sophomore Qualifying Examination is used as a measure of EAC's institutional effectiveness, and your score has no effect on your graduation status.

Transfer Guides:

ASU - 2001/2002
ASU - 2000/2001
ASU - 1999/2000
ASU - 1998/1999

NAU - 2001/2002
NAU - 2000/2001
NAU - 1999/2000
NAU - 1998/1999

U of A - 2001/2002
U of A - 2000/2001
U of A - 1999/2000
U of A - 1998/1999