Criminal Justice Field of Study Information
Field of Study Curriculum
Field of study curricula were mandated in Senate
Bill 148 of the 75th Texas Legislature (1997).
The field of study curricula will satisfy the lower
division requirements for a bachelor’s degree in
a specific academic area at a general academic
teaching institution. The student will receive full
academic credit toward the degree program for
the block of courses transferred which will meet
that institution’s lower division requirements
for the degree program in the field of study into
which the student transfers.
A student who transfers from one institution of
higher education to another without completing
the field of study curriculum of the sending institution
shall receive academic credit in the field
of study curriculum of the receiving institution
for each of the courses that the student has successfully
completed in the field of study. The field
of study curricula which have been approved are:
Business, Computer Science, Criminal Justice,
Music and Speech Communication.
Field of Study Curriculum in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Leading to the bachelor of criminal justice
degree.
Associate of Arts with Field of Study Transfer
Curriculum for Criminal Justice
(degree offered at Cy-Fair, Kingwood,
Montgomery, North Harris, and Lone Star College–Tomball)
FIRST YEAR First Semester Credit
ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I 3
HIST Elective 3
CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
ITSC 1401 Intro to Computer Information OR 4
COSC 1401 Intro to Computer Information
KINE Activity Course 1
SEMESTER TOTAL 14
Second Semester Credit
ENGL 1302 Composition and Rhetoric II 3
HIST1 Elective 3
Science2 Elective 4
CRIJ 1306 Court Systems & Practices 3
MATH2 Elective 3
SEMESTER TOTAL 16
SECOND YEAR First Semester Credit
GOVT 2301 Amer Govt: Natl, State & Local I 3
ENGL2 Literature Elective 3
Science2 Elective 4
CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law 3
CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems & Practices 3
SEMESTER TOTAL 16
Second Semester Credit
GOVT 2302 Amer Govt: Natl, State & Local II 3
SPCH2 Elective 3
Elective2 Visual & Performing Arts 3
CRIJ 2328 Police Systems & Practices 3
Humanities2 Elective 3
SEMESTER TOTAL 15 Total Credit Hours for Field of Study Criminal Justice 61
1 Select from HIST 1301, 1302, or 2301
2 Select from general education course requirements in
the catalog. Select one course to meet multicultural
requirement.