Criminal Justice/Law EnforcementCriminal Justice/Law Enforcement [AAS]   to   
APSU Professional Studies [BS]
NOTE:  Any student entering APSU with less than 12 earned credit hours MUST take 
APSU 1000,
 a one-hour Freshman Orientation course, which will count in the Electives 
section.
      HCC: Criminal Justice:  Law Enforcement OptionAPSU:  Professional Studies 
      Course NumberCourse TitleCredit HoursCourse 
      NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
      General Education CoreGeneral Education Core (41 hours)
      101 ENGWriting I3ENGL 1010English Composition I3
      102 ENG Writing II3ENGL 1020English Composition II3
      181 COM Basics of Public Speaking3COMM 1010Funds. of Public Speaking3
         HIST 2010American History I3
         HIST 2020American History II3
       Heritage/Humanities course3HumanityLink to Catalog3
         HumanityLink to Catalog3
         ENGL 2030Traditions in World Literature3
       Science course w/lab4Science  w/labLink to Catalog4
         Science w/labLink to Catalog4
      110 PYGeneral Psychology3Social/Behavioral ScienceLink to Catalog3
      101 SOCIntroduction to Sociology3Social/Behavioral ScienceLink to Catalog3
         MathLink to Catalog3
      MajorLower Division 
      Technical Concentration (27 hours)
      101 CJIntroduction to Criminal Justice3 Tech Elective:3
      204 CJCriminal Investigation3 Tech Elective:3
      216 CJCriminal Law3 Tech Elective:3
      217 CJCriminal Procedure3 Tech Elective:3
      CJ 202Issues & Ethics in Crim Justice3 Tech Elective:3
      CJ 215Police Patrol3 Tech Elective:3
       Criminal Justice Elective3 Tech Elective:3
       Criminal Justice Elective3 Tech Elective:3
      101 PSAmerican Government (255 PS)3 Tech Elective:3
      ElectivesLower Division Electives (12 hours)
       Mathematics course3  3
      CIS 100Introduction to Computers3  3
       Elective3  3
       Elective3  3
        Professional Studies Required (15 hours)
         PTMA 3020Managing Inform. Technlgy3
         PTMA 3050International Bus.& Stand.3
         BLAW 3300
      or
      PM 4320Soc Legal and Pol Environ.
       
      Administrative Law 
       
      3
         PM 3200Public Sector Management3
         ENGT 3820Technology and Society3
       Professional Studies Electives (15 hours)
          Link to Catalog3
           3
           3
           3
           3
       Upper Division Electives (9 hours)
         Upper 
      DivisionElective________________
      Elective_______________
      Elective________________3
      3
      3
      Total Hours =  61Total Requirements: 120 Hours

NOTES:  1.  The Associate of Applied Science Degree from Hopkinsville Community 
College may require more hours than are indicated on this program of study.  
Because of the BS in Professional Studies degree requirements, only 61 of those 
AAS hours are applicable to the BSPS degree.
2.  Lower division general education courses required for the BSPS  that are not 
a part of your AAS degree requirements may be taken at Hopkinsville Community 
College and transferred to Austin Peay State University.
3.  All upper division BSPS courses from APSU are offered online.

To contact an APSU advisor for the Professional Studies degree program, send an 
email to:
 
Dr. Philip Hatch
or
Dr. Becky Starnes
 
Advising Request Form