Fulton-Montgomery Community College Back College of Criminal Justice The College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University is pleased to offer a program allowing students completing the AA degree to transfer a maximum of 66 academic credit hours towards the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. The degree from SHSU requires a minimum of 128 hours. Courses listed as "upper division (300 or 400 course numbers)" must be completed at the senior institution. Upper division courses may not be transferred from a community college to the senior institution to satisfy baccalaureate requirements. With careful selection of electives, a student may attain an AA or AS degree while satisfying the first two years of the corresponding bachelors degree at Sam Houston State University. 19 hours of Criminal Justice courses, including 15 hours in AOC See below for options SHSU Required Courses: SHSU required courses for a BA degree, College of Criminal Justice SHSU TopicCommon Course SHSU CJ CoreHours Introduction to CJCRIJ 1301CJ 2613 CriminologyCRIJ 1307CJ 2623 Fund. Of Criminal LawCRIJ 1310CJ 2643 Understanding Human Behavior or CJ 436 or Psychology of Adjustment PSYC 2315 PSY 289 3 Prof. & Ethics in CJ CJ 4653 Intro. To Methods of Research CJ 4783 Total18 30 hours of CJ Electives with at least 18 hours advanced.30 Total CJ hours48 Public Speaking SPCH 1315 or 1321 SCM 161 or 282 3 The extensive list of courses transferred by the College of Criminal Justice includes the following Field of Study Courses (FOS) mandated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Field of Study Courses Texas Common Course Number SHSU Course Number Hours Credit THECB COURSE TITLE CRIJ 1301 CJ261 3 Introduction to Criminal Justice CRIJ 1306 CJ294 3 Court Systems & Practices CRIJ 1310 CJ264 3 Fundamentals of Criminal Law CRIJ 2313 CJ265 3 Correctional Systems & Practices CRIJ 2328 CJ267 3 Police Systems & Practices **SHSU requirements for a degree in criminal justice. Transferable core courses include: Component Area 1 Communication Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit ENGL 1301English 1643 ENGL 1302English 1653 Component Area 2 Mathematics Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit MATH 1332 OR 2312 or 2413 or 1316 or 1324 Math 164 or 170 or 142 or 163 or 1993 Component Area 3 Natural Science Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit Select two courses with Labs 8 BIOL 1308 & 1108Biology 134 & 114 BIOL 2306 & 2106 or 2406Biology 137 & 117 BIOL 1311 & 1111 Biology 161 & 111 BIOL 1313 & 1113Biology 162 & 112 BIOL 2401Biology 245 CHEM 1305 & 1105Chemistry 135 & 115 CHEM 1307 & 1107Chemistry 136 & 116 CHEM 1311 & 1111Chemistry 138 & 118 CHEM 1312 & 1112Chemistry 139 & 119 GEOL 1305 & 1105Geology 132 & 112 GEOL 1303 & 1103 Geology 133 & 113 GEOL 1304 & 1104Geology 134 & 114 GEOG 1301Geography 131 & Lab 111 (lab required @ SHSU) PHYS 1311 & 1111Physics 133 & 113 PHYS 1312 & 1112Physics 134 & 114 -subject to THECB approval PHYS 1305 & 1105 Physics 135 & 115 PHYS 1307 & 1107 Physics 136 & 116 PHYS 1301 & 1101 Physics 138 & 118 PHYS 1302 & 1102 Physics 139 & 119 PHYS 2425Physics 141 Component Area 4 Humanities & Visual & Performing Arts Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit Select 3 hrs from visual and performing arts: 9 ARTS 1301 AGR 299 ARTS 1301 Art 160 ARTS 1311 Art 161 ARTS 1316 Art 163 ARTS 1303Art 260 DANC 2303Dance 172 DANC 1301 Dance 176 MUSI 1308 Music 138 MUSI 1301 Music 161 MUSI 1310 Music 264 MUSI 1306 Music 265 DRAM 1330Theatre 160 DRAM 1351 Theatre 164 DRAM 1310 Theatre 166 DRAM 1341Theatre 230 DRAM 2336Theatre 231 Select 3 hours from Literature or Philosophy: ENGL 2331OR 2332English 265 ENGL 2342English 266 ENGL 2343English 267 PHIL 1301 Philosophy 261 PHIL 2306Philosophy 263 Select 3 hours from Cultural Studies: NO TCCN BSL 236 Foreign Languages 263 FREN, GERM, SPAN 2311/2312 (Sign and other languages may be substituted)Foreign Languages 264 FREN, GERM, SPAN 2312 GEOG 1303Geography 265 GEOG 1303 Geography 266 HIST 2311 History 265 HIST 2312 History 266 SOCI 2319Sociology 168 Component Area 5 Social and Behavioral Sciences Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit Select 9 hours from: 15 HIST 1301 History 163 HIST 1302 History 164 GOVT 2301 or 2306 Political Science 261 GOVT 2302 or 2305 Political Science 285 Select 3 hours from: SOCI 1301 Agriculture 236 ECON 1301 Economics 230 ECON 2302 Economics 233 ECON 2301 Economics 234 GEOG 1300 Geography 161 PHIL 2303 Philosophy 262 PSYC 2301 Psychology 131 PSYC 2315 Psychology 289 SOCI 1301 Sociology 131 SOCI 1306 Sociology 264 NO TCCN Local Political Systems Political Science 231 NO TCCN State Political Systems Political Science 232 NO TCCN Politics of Ethnic Minorities and Gender Political Science 235 NO TCCN Comparative Survey of World Political Systems Political Science 265 NO TCCN Introduction to Public Administration Political Science 266 NO TCCN American Foreign Policy Political Science 281 Component Area 6 Institutionally Designated Option Common Course #SHSU CourseCredit Select 1 hour from: PHED 1164 KIN 215 Foreign Language Component language 1411Language 141 language 1412Language 142 language 2311Language 263 language 2312Language 264 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) general requirements: Major - 30 hrs; Minor - 18 hrs; Core - 52 to 54 hrs; Fine Arts - 6 hrs; Philosophy - 3 hrs; Foreign Languages (excluding English courses) 12-14 hrs; Electives - 3 to 7 hrs; Total 128 hrs. The degree must contain a minimum of 42 hours advanced credit, 6 hours writing enhanced courses (ENG 164, ENG 165, 2 courses in the student's major, and 2 courses from other disciplines). A minimum of 12 semester hours of advanced work in the major must be completed in residence. A minimum of 6 semester hours of advanced work in the minor must be completed in residence.