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2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

Criminal Justice, A.S.


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Associate in Science
HEGIS #5505
Department Chairperson: Ricky P. Thibodeau​
Amstuz 300, (518) 629-7342

The Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare students to transfer into a Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree program. This program is writing intensive and parallels other four year Criminal Justice programs. The degree program will seek accreditation from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in the pending future.

The A.S. Criminal Justice program addresses the complexities of crime and justice. Students will discover how to apply analytical concepts to evaluate the socialistic system of criminal justice.

Students must have a minimum GPA of 75 from high school to enroll into this program, and must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.8 while in the program. Students may enroll in day classes during both the fall and spring semesters. Current students in the A.A.S. Criminal Justice program can transfer into the A.S. degree program with an overall GPA of 3.0. For graduation, the final 2 semesters of this program must be completed in the A.S. program at Hudson Valley Community College.

All Criminal Justice courses must have been taken within seven years in order to be applicable toward this degree program. Only four Criminal Justice courses may be transferred into the program. A “Forensic I” course will not be accepted as transfer credit into the program.

Program Entrance Requirements

Courses Entry Term Special Notes H.S. Average
2 units of academic math Fall and Spring Social Science, humanities and lab sciences courses recommended. 75 or above

*Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.8 once they are enrolled in the program.

The estimated cost of books for the student enrolled in the first full-time term as outlined would be approximately $620.

Total Credits Required: 61


Major Requirements*


*or specific course equivalents as approved by department chairperson.
**Required of first time, full-time students.

(1) Restricted Criminal Law Elective Credits: 3


(2) Restricted Electives Credits: 6


(3) World History and Global Awareness Credits: 3


(4) SUNY General Education - The Arts & HVCC Liberal Arts and Science Course Elective Credits: 3


The course must be designated a SUNY General Education - The Arts course and a HVCC Liberal Arts and Science course.

(5) SUNY General Education - World Languages & HVCC LAS - Humanities Elective Credits: 3


The course must be designated a SUNY General Education - World Languages course and a HVCC Liberal Arts and Science - Humanities course.

(6) SUNY General Education - Natural Science (and Scientific Reasoning) & HVCC LAS - Science Elective Credits: 3


The course needs to be designated a SUNY General Education - Natural Science (and Scientific Reasoning) and a HVCC Liberal Arts and Science - Science course.

(7) SUNY General Education & HVCC Liberal Arts and Science Course Elective Credits: 6


The course must be designated a SUNY General Education - Humanities, The Arts, World Languages, U.S. History and Civic Engagement or World History and a HVCC Liberal Arts and Science course.  A total of 6 credits is needed.

Total Credits Required: 61


Suggested Course Sequence for Full-Time Study


First Term


Term Total: 16


Second Term


Term Total: 15


Third Term


  • Credits: 3
  • Credits: 3
  • (5) SUNY General Education - World Languages & HVCC LAS - Humanities Course Elective Credits: 3
  • (7) SUNY General Education & HVCC Liberal Arts and Science Elective Credits: 3
  • (6) SUNY General Education - Natural Science (and Scientific Reasoning) & HVCC LAS - Science Elective Credits: 3

Term Total: 15


Fourth Term


Term Total: 15


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