AA to BS in Criminal Justice
admissions practices
For acceptance into the Criminal Justice program, the student must meet the following criteria:
- Complete and submit the application online.
- Arrange to have all official transcripts from all regionally-accredited post-secondary institutions attended sent to the Office of Admissions.
- Minimum College GPA of 2.0.
acceptance and application of credits
Academic credit will be accepted and applied toward the specified degree program at Midway University as identified in the Course Articulation Matrix included in this agreement.
kctcs requirements
| KCTCS Course | Course or Category | Credits |
Midway Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | Writing I (WC) | 3 | ENG 101 |
| ENG 102 | Writing II (WC) | 3 | ENG 102 |
| COM 181 | Basic Public Speaking (OC) | 3 | COM 205 |
| TBS XXX | Arts and Humanities (AH) Heritage* | 3 | TBD XXX |
| TBS XXX | Arts and Humanities (AH) Humanities* | 3 | TBD XXX |
| PSY 110 | General Psychology (SB) | 3 | PSY 180 |
| ANT 160 or SOC 220 | Social and Behavioral Science Course (SB)* | 3 | DVS 290 |
| TBS XXX | Social and Behavioral Science Course (SB)* | 3 | TBD XXX |
| TBS XXX | Natural Sciences with Lab (SL) | 4 | TBD XXX |
| MAT 150 | College Algebra | 3 | MTH 140 |
| TBS XXX | Natural Sciences (NS) OR Quantitative Reasoning (QR) | 3 | TBD XXX |
| Subtotal General Education Courses | 34 |
*One of these courses must be selected from the KCTCS identified Cultural Studies course list.
TBS XXX means to be selected by KCTCS student.
TBD XXX means to be determined by Midway University based on course selected.
| KCTCS Course | Course or Category | Credits | Midway Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| WGS 200 or WGS 201 | Arts and Humanities OR Social and Behavioral Science Course (SB) | 3 | WST 200 |
| TBS XXX | Arts and Humanities OR Social and Behavioral Science Course (SB) | 3 | TBD XXX |
| Subtotal A.A. Requirement Courses | 6 |
| KCTCS Course | Course or Category | Credits | Midway Course |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIL XXX | Digital Literacy ** | 3 | TBD XXX |
| TBS XXX | First- Year Experience | 3 | MWY-101 |
| BIO 120 or GEO XXX | General Ecology (NS) or Any Geography Course (NS or SB) | 3 | ENV 201 or GEO 110 |
| STA 210 | Statistics: A force in Human Judgment (QR) | 3 | MTH 139 |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX |
| Subtotal Elective Courses | 21 | ||
| Total Associate Degree Hours | 61 |
Midway Requirements
| Course Number | KCTCS Course | Hours | Course Number | Midway Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRJ 100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | CRJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| CRJ 102 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 | CRJ 201 | Corrections |
| 3 | CRJ 350 | Policing America | ||
| 3 | CRJ 370 | Criminological Theory | ||
| 3 | CRJ 410 | Courts and Court Procedures | ||
| 3 | CRJ 496 | Criminal Justice Capstone | ||
| 3 | CRJ 498 | Criminal Justice Research Practicum | ||
| Subtotal Major Hours | 21 |
| Course Number | KCTCS Course | Hours | Course Number | Midway Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CRJ 301 | Criminal Acts | ||
| CRJ 217 | Criminal Procedures | 3 | CRJ 305 | Criminal Procedure |
| CRJ 310 | Criminal Organizations | |||
| CRJ 315 | Psychological, Historical and Societal Issues of Terrorism | |||
| CRJ 320 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice | |||
| 3 | CRJ 405 | Criminal Justice Ethics | ||
| 3 | CRJ 420 | Criminal Investigation | ||
| 3 | CRJ 495 | Internship in Criminal Justice | ||
| 3 | PSY 307 | Kinesic Interviewing | ||
| 3 | PSY 320 | Abnormal Psychology | ||
| 3 | PSY 350 | Forensic Psychology | ||
| Subtotal Criminal Justice Elective Hours | 18 |
| Course Number | KCTCS Course | Hours | Course Number | Midway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| TBS XXX | Elective | 3 | TBD XXX | Elective |
| Subtotal Elective Hours | 21 | |||
| Total Midway Hours | 60 | |||
| Total Baccalaureate Credit Hours | 121 |
Please Note: Students transferring to Midway University may transfer a total up to 80 credit hours toward degree requirements.
B.S. Criminal Justice - 120 HRS Minimum
***A minimum of 36 hours of credit hours must be earned in courses numbered 300 or above for B.S. from Midway University.
****36 of the last 40 hours must be completed at Midway University as a residency requirement.
