Criminal Justice Field of Study, AA

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[AA_FCRJ degree offered at LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball, and LSC-University Park]

A Field of Study Curriculum (FOSC) is a set of courses mandated by the state legislature in 1997 that fulfill lower-division (freshman and sophomore) requirements for a specific major/degree plan in addition to the core curriculum. FOSCs are guaranteed to transfer to any public college or university in Texas. Once the set of courses that makes up the FOSC are successfully completed, those courses are also guaranteed to apply to the appropriate bachelor’s-level degree plans corresponding to the field of study. Receiving colleges and universities are not allowed to require incoming transfer students to repeat courses with the same content as FOSC courses to satisfy requirements for the academic major.

First Year

First Semester

ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I 3 Credits
HIST 1301 - United States History to 1877 3 Credits
CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
PHED 1164 - Introduction to Physical Fitness & Wellness 1 Credits
SOCI 1301 - Principles of Sociology 3 Credits

Second Semester

ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II 3 Credits
HIST 1302 - United States History Since 1877 3 Credits OR
HIST 2301 - Texas History 3 Credits
Elective Creative Arts 3 Credits ¹
Elective MATH 3 Credits¹
CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices 3 Credits

Second Year

First Semester

GOVT 2305 - Federal Government 3 Credits
Elective Life & Physical Sciences 4 Credits ¹
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 Credits
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law 3 Credits
CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices 3 Credits

Second Semester

GOVT 2306 - Texas Government 3 Credits
Elective Life & Physical Sciences 4 Credits ¹
CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices 3 Credits
Elective Speech 3 Credits¹
Elective Language, Philosophy, & Culture 3 Credits¹

Total Credit Hours 60

NOTE: This Field of Study AA degree was designed to be completed in 4 regular semesters. Students planning to attend in the summer may choose to register for any uncompleted course(s) in the degree plan.

¹Choose from the Core Requirements for the AA Associate of Arts and the AS Associate of Science .

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