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Criminal Justice
ENG 225 Literature of the Black American VPA 114 Modern Art in the City WGS 200 Gender and Work
SOCIAL STUDIES OPTION
The Social Studies Option (SSO) provides students with interdisciplinary perspectives on the nature of human interactions and how societies function. Choosing this Option allows students to study the political, historical, cultural, and economic dynamics of social interactions from a variety of theoretical and pragmatic frameworks. Students will develop the skills to ask critical questions, improve their reading comprehension, write in multiple disciplines, and become better problem solvers, which are marketable skills for a wide variety of careers and academic majors. Students who complete this Option could transition into the following academic majors: History, Political Science, and Economics; and the following careers: Education, Politics, Educational or Political Consulting, Public History, and others that value strong reasoning and writing skills.
In addition to any courses taken as part of the Common or Flexible Core, students must take one (1) course from each of the four (4) tiers below:
Tier 1
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology OR PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
Tier 2
ECO 101 Microeconomics OR ECO 102 Macroeconomics
Tier 3
POL 101 Introduction to American Government OR HIS 210 US History through the Civil War
Tier 4
HIS 211 US History: Reconstruction to the Present HIS 214 Modern African American History LAW 101 Law and Social Change SOC 140 Race and Ethnicity WGS 100 Introduction to Women’s Studies
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - A.A Hostos Community College offers an Associate in Arts (A.A) degree in Criminal Justice as a jointly registered, dual admission program with the existing Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (B.S.) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The program will provide HCC students with the first two years of the program required at John Jay. Upon successful completion of the lower division at HCC, students will have a seamless transition to the upper division of the baccalaureate program at John Jay. The dual/ joint program will offer increased educational opportunities for Hostos students.
Students entering the program will be granted dual admission to HCC and John Jay. John Jay guarantees admission and 60 credits in transfer to HCC students who complete the A.A. degree in Criminal Justice.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE – CUNY PATHWAYS
REQUIRED COMMON CORE CREDITS English Composition ....................................................... 6
ENG 110, ENG 111
Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning .................... 3
Strongly recommend MAT 120.
Life & Physical Sciences.................................................. 3 FLEXIBLE COMMON CORE World Cultures & Global Issues.................................... 3
HIS 201 OR 202 Recommended
US Experience in its Diversity ...................................... 3
POL 101 Recommended
Creative Expression.......................................................... 3
ENG 203, ENG 204, ENG 210, ENG 212, ENG 214, ENG 221, VPA 114, VPA 141, VPA 181, COM 110 –VPA 114, 141, 192 OR ENG 210, 212, 214 Recommended
Individual & Society ....................................................... 3
SOC 101 Recommended
Scientific World. .............................................................. 3 One (1) additional course from the Flexible Common Core .... .............................................................. 3
ENG 200, ENG 213, ENG 223, ENG 225 OR LAC 101, LAC 108 OR BLS 101, 114 Recommended courses
Subtotal ............... .............................................................. 30
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS
CJ 101.................... Intro to Criminal Justice.................... 3 CJ 150.................... Role of Police in the Community......................................... 3 CJ 201.................... Issues in Law Enforcement............... 3 CJ 202.................... Corrections and Sentencing.............. 3 LAW 150 .............. Criminal Law...................................... 3 SOC 150................ Criminology........................................ 3 LAW 101 .............. Law & Social Change......................... 3
OR
LAW 203 .............. Constitutional Law ............................ 3
Additional Degree Requirements
COM 110.............. Fundamentals of Public Speaking ... 3 Foreign Language.............................................................. 3-4 Electives ............... .............................................................. 3
