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TCC Catalog 2012-13 
    
TCC Catalog 2012-13 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice Technology (Florida Gulf Coast), A.S. (2157)


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Florida College/University:
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)

Program Purpose:
To prepare students to transfer to FGCU’s Bachelor of Science in Criminology program.

Employment Types:
Law Enforcement Officer, Correctional Officer, Juvenile Justice Officer, Public or Private Security Guard, or Detective. With bachelor’s degree graduates may qualify for local, state and federal law enforcement or corrections positions.

Program Length:
64 credit hours, up to 72 credit hours if student earns the A.A. degree at the same time for transfer to FGCU

Admission Requirements:
A high school diploma or GED diploma and meet the required minimum scores on the Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test, SAT or ACT (or complete the necessary developmental courses)

Academic Division:
Division of Technology and Professional Programs

Contact:
(850) 201-8352 or techedu@tcc.fl.edu


Note: Students may earn only one A.S. degree in Criminal Justice Technology. Students should choose either program 2138, 2156 or 2157.

Course Information


General Education (28 credit hours):


 Please refer to General Education  requirements.

  • 3 credit hour(s)
  • Any General Education Communications course 3 credit hour(s)
  • Any General Education Humanities course 3 credit hour(s)
  • Any General Education Mathematics courses 6 credit hour(s)
  • Any General Education Science courses 6 credit hour(s)
  • Any General Education History courses 6 credit hour(s)
  • 1 credit hour(s) **

Program Courses (30 credit hours):


Please refer to Course Descriptions for information on course availability by semester.

Note:


 * Course will not transfer to A.A. degree.

** Students may substitute one of these three-hour courses: CPO2001 , POS1041 , POS1112 , or POS2001 .

A - Law Enforcement Academy Credit

B - Corrections Academy Credit

A.A. Degree and Florida Gulf Coast University Bachelor of Science degree transfer option (9 credit hours):


The following three additional General Education courses are required: Additional Humanities (3), Social Science electives (3) and Personal Development (3).

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