Justice Administration, A.A.S.

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree

The A.A.S. degree program is designed to track directly into the B.A.S. degree. Students desiring to continue in their educational pursuits can do so at the baccalaureate level with no loss in credit between the A.A.S. and the B.A.S. degrees. The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is a 64-semester hour degree which requires 31 semester hours in a general education core and 33 semester hours from an approved major. The residency requirements on the A.A.S. degree count toward the B.A.S. residency of 31 hours. The A.A.S. residency is 18 hours. The ﬁve majors include applied science, business administration, human services, justice administration, and religion. Eighteen semester hours must be completed at Wayland.

Justice Administration

Course Requirements

Students majoring in Justice Administration must complete 33 semester hours, of which 18 must be upper-level credit. This major available to B.A.S. and A.A.S. degrees only.

JUAD 3300 - Criminal Law 3 hrs
JUAD 3318 - Ethics for Behavioral and Social Sciences 3 hrs or
Approved ethics course
JUAD 3319 - American Legal System 3 hrs
RSWR 3345 - Research Writing Methods 3 hrs or
ENGL 3320 - Foundations of Technical Communication 3 hrs
Ffteen hours of approved courses from: justice administration, psychology, sociology, law enforcement, ethics, management or related areas; (three of the hours can be work experience)

Three hours from:

JUAD 2300 - Administration of Justice 3 hrs
JUAD 3310 - Criminology 3 hrs

Three hours from:

JUAD 3311 - Law Enforcement Administration 3 hrs
JUAD 3312 - Law and Society 3 hrs
JUAD 3320 - Cultural Diversity 3 hrs