Course variations

Course summary

This online degree program combines the real-world business skills taught in the university's AABA degree program and applies them to specific knowledge of the field of criminal justice. Students who complete the online Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree with a concentration in Criminal Justice can acquire an industry-current knowledge that can help prepare them to pursue a variety of career opportunities in the field. If students are interested in using their AABA as a starting point for further education, the curriculum of this program has been carefully designed to provide a seamless transition into the university’s Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree completion program.

Program modules

The concentration courses include CRJS 101 Foundations of Criminal Justice Systems - (4.5) Credits; CRJS 105 Theories of Crime Causation - (4.5) Credits; CRJS 205 Introduction to Criminal Law - (4.5) Credits; CRJS 300 Proseminar in Criminal Justice - (4.5) Credits. The lower division core courses include BUSN 105 Introduction to Business - (4.5) Credits; BUSN 150 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business - (4.5) Credits; ACCT 205 Principles of Accounting I - (4.5) Credits; ECON 220 Microeconomics - (4.5) Credits; ECON 224 Macroeconomics - (4.5) Credits; MGMT 290 Business Management and Leadership - (4.5) Credits; MKTG 205 Principles of Marketing - (4.5) Credits; BUSN 300 Lower Division Capstone - (4.5) Credits. The general elective courses include VCDD 211 Foundations of Web Design - (4.5) Credits; CRJS 270 Security and Loss Prevention - (4.5) Credits. The general education courses include ENGL 106 English Composition I - (4.5) Credits; ENGL 107 English Composition II - (4.5) Credits; COMP 101 Introduction to Computers - (4.5) Credits; MATH 133 College Algebra - (4.5) Credits; UNIV 103 General Education Elective or Academic and Professional Success - (4.5) Credits; SCIE 206 Biology - (4.5) Credits.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have high school completion or its equivalent. Accepted methods for the demonstration of English proficiency include but are not limited to the following: TOEFL score of 500 or higher on the paper based test, 173 or higher on the computer based test and 61 or higher on the internet based test; Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) score of 3 or higher; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 5.5 or higher; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) score of 73 or higher; University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Certificate of Advanced English (UCLES CAE) grade of A, B or C; University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Certificate of Proficiency in English (UCLES CPE) grade of A, B or C; and British GCSE/Ordinary (O) or Advanced (A and AS) Level examinations in the Subject of English grade of A, B or C.

Qualification

Associate degree

Awarding body

American Intercontinental University Online

Department name

American Intercontinental University Online