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2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Criminal Justice, A.A

Location(s): On-Campus


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Program Design

This is designed for those students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution and complete a Bachelor’s Degree.

Related Employment Fields

Career opportunities such as: correctional officer supervisor, police and detective supervisor, forensic psychologist, criminal profiler, criminologist, district attorney or attorney general investigator, supervisory criminal investigator, forensic examiner, emergency management director, or security management.

After Colby Community College

Students transfer to a fouryear university such as Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Kansas University, Pittsburg State University, Washburn University, Ottawa University, Baker University, or Wichita State University. Students also transfer to four-year universities out-of-state.

First Semester (Fall)


Subtotal First Semester (minimum): 16


Second Semester (Spring)


  • 3 Credit(s) (SGE010)
  • Approved Criminal Justice Elective 3 Credits
  • Social/Behavioral Science Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE050)
  • Oral Communication Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE020)
  • Mathematics Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE030)

Subtotal Second Semester (minimum): 15


Third Semester (Fall)


  • 4 Credit(s) (SGE040)
  • Humanities Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE060)
  • Social/Behavioral Science Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE050)
  • Mathematics Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE030)
  • Approved Criminal Justice Elective 3 Credits

Subtotal Third Semester (minimum): 16


Fourth Semester (Spring)


  • Social/Behavioral Science Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE050)
  • Social/Behavioral Science Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE050)
  • Humanities Gen Ed 3 Credits (SGE060)
  • 3 Credit(s) (SGE070)
  • Approved Criminal Justice Elective 3 Credits

Subtotal Fourth Semester (minimum): 15


Total Credits: 62


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