Corrections Officer

The associate degree program will produce correctional staff personnel who possess both a knowledge of the operational aspects of the corrections field and an understanding of the methods used to manage, treat, and counsel inmates.

Associate of Applied Science in Protective Services Technology in Corrections Science

Four-semester (two-year) program

First Year

First Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ADJ 100	Survey of Criminal Justice	3	0	3	View transfer information

ADJ 201	Criminology	3	0	3
ADJ 233	Multiculturalism in Policing	3	0	3
ADJ 146	Adult Correctional Institutions	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University CRJU 238
ADJ 138	Defensive Tactics	1	0	1
ADJ 211	Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures I	3	0	3	View transfer information

SDV 100	College Success Skills	1	0	1	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University UNIV 100 elective
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		17	0	17

Second Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ADJ 145	Corrections and the Community	3	0	3	View transfer information

ADJ 212	Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedures II	3	0	3	View transfer information

ADJ 215	Report Writing	3	0	3
ADJ 168	Computer Applications in Criminal Justice	3	0	3
ADJ 228	Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs	3	0	3
ENG 111	College Composition I	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Virginia Tech ENGL 1105 Radford University CORE 101 Old Dominion University ENGL 110C Virginias Private Colleges & Universities Bluefield College ENG 1013/1023, GEN ED Liberty University ENGL 101 Emory & Henry College ENG 100
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		18	0	18

Second Year

Third Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ADJ 241	Correctional Law I	3	0	3
CST 100	Principles of Public Speaking	3	0	3	View transfer information
Virginias Public Colleges & Universities Radford University COMS 114
ELE ¹	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
MTH 130	Fundamentals of Reasoning	3	0	3
SOC 200	Introduction to Sociology	3	0	3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		12	0	12

Fourth Semester

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ADJ 231	Community Policing	3	0	3
ADJ 245	Management of Correctional Facilities	3	0	3
ADJ 290	Coordinated Internship in Criminal Justice	0	12	4
PSY 200	Principles of Psychology	3	0	3	View transfer information

Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		9	12	13

Summer Semester (Optional)

Course #	Course Title	Lect. Hrs.	Lab Hrs.	Credits	Transfer
ADJ 127	Firearms and Marksmanship			3
Suggested Credits & Hours for Semester		0	0	3

Humanities/Fine Arts Electives: ART 101, CST 151, HUM 100, HUM 260, MUS 121, PHI 101, PHI 220, REL 200, REL 210, REL 230 (Can be taken in either 3rd or 4th semester)

*Students may take an alternative HLT/PE credit in place of ADJ 138 Defensive Tactics or PED 129 Self Defense for Women

^**Students may opt to take an elective rather than ADJ 127 Firearms and Marksmanship