Administration of Justice

Associate of Applied Science Degree

20801

The Administration of Justice Associate of Applied Science Degree is intended for students who either plan to enter employment or who are currently working in law enforcement or related fields and want to upgrade their knowledge and skills. If you successfully complete the AJS 115 and AJS 215 Basic Peace Officer Academy, you will have fulfilled the following courses toward the Administration of Justice Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Arts Degree:

AJS 102          Criminal Law
AJS 103          Criminal Investigation
AJS 120          Police Communications
AJS 140          The Traffic Function
AJS 155          Firearms
AJS 202          Substantive Criminal Law
AJS 203          Advanced Criminal Investigation
AJS 266          The Police Function
AJS 270          Evidence
HPE 101         Beginning Physical Activities I
EMT 121        Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Curriculum Requirements

AJS 101	Introduction to Administration of Justice		3 credits
AJS 102	Criminal Law		3 credits
AJS 103	Criminal Investigation		3 credits
AJS 120	Police Communications		3 credits
AJS 126	The Juvenile Function		3 credits
AJS 130	The Correction Function		3 credits
AJS 140	The Traffic Function		3 credits
AJS 202	Substantive Criminal Law		3 credits
AJS 203	Advanced Criminal Investigation		3 credits
AJS 220	Procedural Criminal Law		3 credits
AJS 225	Crime and Delinquency		3 credits
AJS 266	The Police Function		3 credits
AJS 270	Evidence		3 credits
AJS 280	Community Policing		3 credits
AJS 282	Police Supervision		3 credits
Total Curriculum Requirements		45 credits with a GPA of 2.00 or higher

General Education Requirements

English	BUS 160 Communication for the Occupations	3 credits
	ENG 100 Writing Fundamentals or ENG 101 Written Communications I	3 credits
Computers	CMP 101 Introduction to Computers	3 credits
Lab Science	BIO 100 Biology Concepts	4 credits
Social Science	PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology and another social science course from the General Education list .	6 credits

Total General Education Requirements

19 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.

Total Minimum Degree Requirements

64 credits

In addition to completing each of the courses listed above, 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 tenth grade level or above by one of the following methods:

1. EAC COMPASS reading assessment test score of 60 or higher*

2. EAC ASSET reading assessment test score of 35 or higher*

3. ACT Assessment Reading score of 14 or higher*

4. SAT verbal score of 530 or higher*

5. Completion of ENG 091, Reading Improvement II, with a grade of "C" or better

6. Grade equivalency score of 10 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.