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Criminal Justice Technology (A55180MH)

Transfer Pathway to Mars Hill University

This articulation agreement between Blue Ridge Community College (Blue Ridge) Criminal Justice Technology Program and Mars Hill University (MHU) provides for transfer from the Criminal Justice program at BRCC to the B.S. in Criminal Justice at MHU. Students not completing the general education core at Blue Ridge must complete those requirements at MHU. If 28 or more hours are transferred to MHU the first semester, First-Year Seminar I is not required at MHU. Students must take a minimum of 60 hours at a senior college and a minimum of 32 hours at Mars Hill.

Students may be required to take one or more developmental courses as a result of pre-enrollment placement tests; therefore, the student may need more than the minimum number of semester hours listed for graduation. Students may be required to take developmental courses in Math and/or English as a result of high school GPA or pre-enrollment placement tests.  Therefore, the student may need more than the minimum number of semester hours listed for graduation. Consult a program advisor for more information.

Fall Semester 1 (7 Credits) - 1st 8 Weeks

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ACA 122 College Transfer Success

0

2

0

0

1

CJC 111 Intro to Criminal Justice

3

0

0

0

3

ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry

3

0

0

0

3

Fall Semester 2 (6 Credits) - 2nd 8 Weeks

COURSE

CLASS

LAB

CLINIC

WORK EXP.

CREDIT

CJC 113 Juvenile Justice

3

0

0

0

3

PSY 150 General Psychology

3

0

0

0

3

Spring Semester 1 (9 Credits) - 1st 8 Weeks

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CJC 121 Law Enforcement Operations

3

0

0

0

3

CJC 131 Criminal Law

3

0

0

0

3

CJC 132 Court Procedure & Evidence

3

0

0

0

3

Spring Semester 2 (6 Credits) - 2nd 8 Weeks

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CJC 112 Criminology

3

0

0

0

3

CJC 141 Corrections

3

0

0

0

3

Students who successfully complete the courses in the 2 semesters above are eligible for the Foundations of CJC Certificate.

Summer Term (12 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

ENG 112 Writing/Research in the Disc
or
ENG 114 Prof. Research and Reporting

3

0

0

0

3

MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy

2

2

0

0

3

**Humanities Elective

3

0

0

0

3

*****Major Course Elective

3

0

0

0

3

**3 Credits must be selected from the list of Humanities Electives at the bottom of the page

Students who successfully complete the courses in the 3 semesters above plus one elective course from the Criminal Justice Technology Associates Degree are eligible for the Criminal Justice Technology Diploma.

Fall Semester 1  (7 Credits) - 1st 8 Weeks

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CJC 221 Investigative Principles

3

2

0

0

4

CJC 231 Constitutional Law

3

0

0

0

3

Fall Semester 2 (6 Credits) - 2nd 8 Weeks

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

CJC 212 Ethics & Comm Relations

3

0

0

0

3

CIS 110 Introduction to Computers

2

2

0

0

3

Spring Semester (14 Credits)

course

class

lab

Clinic

work Exp.

credit

***History Elective

3

****Foreign Language Elective

4

GEO 111 World Regional Geography

3

0

0

0

3

BIO 111 General Biology I

3

0

0

0

4

**Humanities Electives: choose from ART 111 or DRA 111

*** History Electives: choose from HIS 111, 112, 131, 132

****Foreign Language Elective: choose from FRE 111 & 181 or SPA 111 & 181

*****Course Elective credits should be selected from the ASL, BIO, BUS, CCT, CET, CIS, CJC, COM, CSC, CTI, CTS, DBA, ECO, EDU, EPT, HEA, HIS, HSE, LEX, NET, OST, PED, POL, PSY, or SOC

Total Semester Credit Hours in Program    67