Criminal Justice

Field of Study Curricula

A Field of Study (FOS) is a selection of lower-division courses that are guaranteed by state law to transfer and apply to a degree program. If a student takes all the courses in a FOS and then transfers to another Texas public institution of higher education, the FOS is guaranteed to transfer as a block and be applied to the appropriate major. If a student has completed the FOS, the Texas common core curriculum, and any university or college courses required of all students regardless of major, then the student is finished with all the lower-division courses for the degree program at any Texas public institution. If a student transfers with an incomplete FOS, then each completed FOS course is guaranteed to transfer and apply to the degree program, although the institution may require additional lower-division courses.

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Criminal Justice, AA

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

Total Credit Hours Required for Associate Degree: 60

• First Semester Credits / Units: 13

• ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 1301 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• PHED 1164 - Introduction to Physical Fitness & Wellness Credit Hours: 1
• EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: 1st Year Experience Credit Hours: 3 ¹

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  Second Semester Credits / Units: 15

• ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II Credit Hours: 3

• History Requirement - Complete one of the following:

  • HIST 2301 HIST 2301 - Texas History  
  • HIST 1302 - United States History Since 1877  
• CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices Credit Hours: 3
• Creative Arts [50]   Credits / Units: 3
• Mathematics [20]   Credits / Units: 3

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  Third Semester Credits / Units: 16

• GOVT 2305 - Federal Government Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
• CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices Credit Hours: 3
• Life & Physical Sciences [30]   Credits / Units: 4

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  Fourth Semester Credits / Units: 16

• GOVT 2306 - Texas Government Credit Hours: 3
• CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems and Practices Credit Hours: 3
• Life & Physical Sciences [30]   Credits / Units: 4
• Language, Philosophy, & Culture [40]   Credits / Units: 3
• Elective Speech    Credits / Units: 3