A.S. or A.A. in Criminal Justice
Nashville State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University
DEGREE ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
ADVANCE FROM AN A.S. or A.A. INTO A BACHELOR’S DEGREE
Nashville State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University Partnership
MTSU and NSCC have developed a program to allow students who earn an A.A. or A.S. in Criminal Justice at NSCC to
transfer all required credits earned for this degree to MTSU toward the completion of a Bachelor of Science in Criminal
Justice Administration.
Completing the Criminal Justice A.A. or A.S. degree provides an excellent foundation and preparation for MTSU’s
bachelor’s degree program. Sixty (60) credit hours may be transferred from NSCC and credited toward MTSU’s Criminal
Justice Administration degree.
MTSU will offer all courses required for a major in Criminal Justice Administration, with concentrations in Law Enforcement or Homeland Security, on the Southeast Campus of Nashville State Community College. Courses required for the
minor and electives will be available either on the Southeast Campus, at MTSU, and/or online. Elective credits for this
degree could possibly be earned from Prior Adult Learning.
How to get started
Contact the NSCC or MTSU representative listed below.
NSCC:Brad Corcoran
(615) 353-3585/3717
brad.corcoran@nscc.edu
MTSU:Dr. Lance Selva
Chair, MTSU’s Criminal Justice Administration
(615) 898-2630
lance.selva@mtsu.edu
or
Cathy Delametter
(615) 494-8952
cathy.delametter@mtsu.edu
For more information about the Degree Advancement Program, please visit
Middle Tennessee State University: http://www.mtsu.edu/dap
Nashville State Technical Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educator and employer.
0812-68 – Middle Tennessee State University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding
the nondiscrimination policies: Executive Director of Institutional Equity and Compliance, 1301 E. Main Street, CAB 220, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, 615-898-2185. Additionally, the MTSU Title IX Coordinator, designated to monitor and oversee Title IX complaints,
may be contacted at: Sam Ingram Building 2269 Middle Tennessee Blvd. Murfreesboro, TN 37132 615-898-5133, or via this webpage: http://www.mtsu.edu/titleix/.
Effective through Summer 2014
A.S. or A.A. to B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration
Associate of Arts or Associate
of Science in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in
Criminal Justice Administration
(Criminal Justice)
(Concentrations in Law Enforcement or
Homeland Security)
EnglishCredits
ENGL 1010 English Composition I
3
ENGL 1020 English Composition II
3
Criminal Justice Administration
Credits
CJA 3750 Terrorism and Criminal Justice
3
CJA 3900 Organized and White Collar Crime
3
CJA 4800 Crime in America: An Assessment
3
Speech
SPCH 1010 Fundamentals of Speech Comm
3
CJA 3230 Police Organization and Administration
3
CJA 3400 Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice* 3
Literature
3
CJA 4220 Community Relations/Minority Problems
3
Humanities
6
History (Two of the following for six credit hours)
History 2010
History 2020
History 2030
6
3
3
3
Science
8
Mathematics
3
Social/Behavioral Science
SOCI 1010
3
3
PSYC 1030
Foreign Language
6
Elective1
(For A.A.)
or
Electives7
(For A.S.)
Major Core
CRMJ 1010 Intro to Criminal Justice*
3
CRMJ 1020 Intro to the Legal Process*
3
CRMJ 2010 Intro to Law Enforcement*
3
CRMJ 2020 Intro to Corrections*
3
CJA 3200 Research Methods w/ Comp Technology*
CJA 3250 Criminal Law
CJA 4850 Private and Industrial Security
3
3
3
CJA 4330 Criminal Investigations
CJA 4260 Special Issues in Law Enforcement
3
3
CJA 4870 Security Law
3
(Required for Homeland Security Concentration)
or
CJA 4900 Readings in Criminal Justice
3
(Required for Law Enforcement Concentration)
Other CJA courses available at MTSU or online. Work with
advisor to ensure concentration requirements are met!
Minor
15-18 credit hours
(Nine hours must be at upper division level)
Electives
(PLA can be used)
6-9 credit hours
* Student must have “C” or better in these classes
Total Credit Hours60
(*Students must have a “C” or better to transfer to MTSU’s CJA program)
Total Credit Hours60
Graduation Requirements
- A minimum of 120 total semesters hours and 45 upper-division hours with a 2.0 GPA.
- A minimum of 9 upper-division hours earned in major through MTSU.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in major.
- A minimum of 30 upper-division hours must be taken through MTSU.
- A minimum of 60 hours of senior college hours.
- Some students may have high school deficiency requirements.
MTSU will accept up to 27 credit hours from courses commonly offered in a college of business toward the B.S.
in Professional Studies. This does not include ECON 2410, 2420, or QM 2610. Business courses are subject to
verification. The Professional Studies degree from MTSU is part of the Regents Online Degree Program and is
managed by MTSU’s University College. It is NOT a business degree. Students who take concentrations taken at
NSCC requiring more than these 27 hours will take more than 120 hours to complete the Professional Studies
major at MTSU.
*Students should consult with their MTSU advisors to determine courses that fulfill program requirements. A list
of course options is available on the Degree Advancement Program Web site at www.mtsu.edu/dap