AA/AS in Criminal Justice and Corrections

The Associate of Science in Criminal Justice at Howard College is a transfer-oriented degree plan that covers the early requirements for students aiming at a criminal justice bachelor's degree. It is laid out as four semesters of coursework that add up to 60 credit hours. Early terms combine a learning framework course with composition, United States history and public speaking. Later terms bring in federal and Texas government along with core areas in mathematics, humanities and the social sciences, and the remaining slots go to electives chosen with an advisor. Electives let students line up courses with their intended transfer destination. The plan is listed for delivery at Big Spring, Lamesa, San Angelo and the SouthWest College for the Deaf, so students can choose the campus that suits them before moving on to a four-year institution.