- Complete a minimum of 60 transferable semester or 90 quarter
untis
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Completion of 60 units of required lower division General
Education courses with a grade point average of 2.0 or better.
These units must include the following four courses with a grade
of C- or better:
- (A1) Oral Communication/Speech
- (A2) Written English Composition
- (A3) Critical Thinking/Logic
- (B4) Math/Quantitative Reasoning (which is above the
level of intermediate algebra)
- Completion of at least 12 lower division units of Criminal
Justice prerequisites (see below for courses and their
equivalents):
CJ 2250 Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3
units
- (SJDC) course equivalent: AJ 21 Criminal Justice in Society
- (MJC) course equivalent: ADJU 201 Intro to Administration of
Justice
- (Merced College) course equivalent: CRIM 2 Introduction to
Criminal Justice
CJ 2270 Criminal Investigation, 3 units
- (SJDC) course equivalent: AJ 25 Criminal Investigation
- (MJC) course equivalent: ADJU 212 Criminal Investigation
- (Merced College) course equivalent: CRIM 8 Introduction to
Investigation
CJ 2280 Criminal Law, 3 units
- (SJDC) course equivalent: AJ 22 Concepts of Criminal Law
- (MJC) course equivalent: ADJU 203 Concepts of Criminal Law
- (Merced College) course equivalent: CRIM 4 Criminal Law
CJ 2450 Criminal Judicial Process, 3 units
- (SJDC) course equivalent: AJ 23 Principles and Procedures of
the Justice System
- (MJC) course equivalent: ADJU 202 Principles and Procedures
of the Justice System
- (Merced College) course equivalent: CRIM 3 Criminal
Procedures
*Students who have fewer than 70 lower division
transferable units will have to take additional courses.