East Georgia is a great place to begin your studies in criminal justice. Here, you will find:
- Great faculty such as: Dr. Brittany Strickland
- Spacious facilities, including "smart" computer classrooms.
- Challenging opportunities to learn more and to build your skills, including hands-on research projects in class and service-learning in the field.
- Opportunities to learn outside the classroom through the college's Criminal Justice Club.
Where Will You Go From Here?
With criminal justice as your major, you have a world of options open to you in a variety of settings. Most students who study criminal justice transfer to complete their four-year degrees and then master’s or professional degrees, and work as teachers, attorneys, policy officers, special agents, state troopers, corrections or rehabilitation counselors, and a wide spectrum of other careers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects jobs as police and detectives to grow by 5% by 2029.
EGSC Criminal justice students have transferred to complete their degrees at:
- Augusta University
- Georgia College & State University
- Georgia Southern University
- Georgia Southwestern State University
- University of Georgia
- Valdosta State University
- West Georgia College
Program Curriculum
| Core Areas A, B, C, D, E and Additional Institutional Requirements Required: 46 Hours |
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|---|---|
| Area F 18 Hours |
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| Required: | |
| CRJU 2501 Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJU 2601 Criminology | 3 |
| CRJU 2701 Courts & Basic Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| CRJU 2000 Introduction to Social Science Research Methods | 3 |
| Guided Electives Choose Two: |
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| PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 2101 Introduction to Psychology of Adjustment | 3 |
| PSYC 2102 Psychology of Abnormal Behavior | 3 |
| PSYC 2103 Introduction to Human Development | 3 |
| SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 1160 Introduction to Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCI 2293 Introduction to Marriage and Family | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours: 64 | |
More Information » Curriculum Sheet and Two-Year Academic Plan - Associate of Arts Degree / Criminal Justice