Focus Area: Criminal Justice
This focus area is intended for students who plan to major in Criminal Justice at a 4 year college or university, after completion of their associate's degree at St. Louis Community College. Your official degree that you will be pursuing at St. Louis Community College within this focus area is the Associate in Arts - General Transfer Studies.
Focus Area: Criminal Justice Full-Time Academic Plan
This academic plan is a recommended sequence for this pathway. It serves as a general guideline to help you build a course schedule each term that supports your timely completion. The College has made every effort to ensure its accuracy. However, the map is not a substitute for academic advisement—contact your advisor if you have any questions about your degree requirements.
Missouri Civics Examination. Students entering college for the very first time in fall 2019 and who intend to complete an associate’s degree must successfully complete a civics examination. Information on who is eligible for a waiver can be found on the STLCC website.
PLEASE NOTE: If you originally enrolled at STLCC prior to Fall 2025, you may need to view an archived catalog for your correct program requirements. Please speak with an advisor or the program coordinator for more information.
| First Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 101 | College Composition I (MOTR ENGL 100) | 3 | Placement score or ENG 030 or ENG 070 with a grade of "C" or better or recommendation of department and Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | This fulfills part of the written communications requirement. |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills the oral communications requirement | ||
| Oral Communication I (MOTR COMM 100) | Concurrent enrollment in ENG 070 or Reading Proficiency | |||
| Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Interpersonal Communication (MOTR COMM 120) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Small Group Communication (MOTR COMM 125) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| Argumentation and Debate (MOTR COMM 220) | Reading Proficiency | |||
| XXX xxx | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | Must be from 2 separate disciplines. | |
| SOC 203 | Introduction to Criminology (MOTR CRIM 205) | 3 | Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the social and behavioral science requirement. |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills the mathematics requirement. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning (MOTR MATH 120) | Satisfactory score on placement test and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Introductory Statistics (MOTR MATH 110) | Satisfactory scores on placement test, and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Precalculus Algebra (MOTR MATH 130) (or higher) | MTH 140 (or MTH 140S) with a minimum grade of "C" or satisfactory score on placement test, and Reading Proficiency | |||
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| ENG 102 | College Composition II (MOTR ENGL 200) | 3 | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the written communications requirement. |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills part of the social and behavioral science requirement. | ||
| General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100) | Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | |||
| Introduction to Sociology (MOTR SOCI 101) | Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | |||
| CRJ 122 | Introduction to Criminal Justice (MOTR CRJS 101) | 3 | Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| XXX xxx | Humanities and Fine Arts Elective | 3 | Must be from 2 different disciplines | |
| XXX xxx | Natural Science Elective | 3 | Science must be from two different disciplines. One course must be a lab. | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |||
| Summer | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| MCE 100 | Missouri Civics Examination | 0 | ||
| XXX xxx | Social & Behavioral Sciences: Civics Requirement | 3 | This fulfills the civics requirement. | |
| Credit Hours | 3 | |||
| Second Year | ||||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| XXX xxx | Natural Science Elective with Lab | 4-5 | Science must be from different disciplines. One course must be a lab. See suggestions listed below. | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | This fulfills part of the humanities requirement. | ||
| World Religions (MOTR RELG 100) | Reading Proficiency or concurrent enrollment in RDG 079 | |||
| World Literature (MOTR LITR 200) | ENG 101 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | |||
| CRJ 101 | American Correctional System | 3 | Prior or concurrent enrollment in CRJ 122 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| CRJ 124 | Criminal Law and Procedures | 3 | Concurrent or prior enrollment in CRJ 122 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| Credit Hours | 13-14 | |||
| Spring | Credit Hours | Prerequisites | Milestones/Notes | |
| IS 116 | Computer Literacy | 3 | Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| PSY 208 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | PSY 200 with a minimum grade of "C" and Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| SOC 211 | Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence | 3 | Reading Proficiency | This fulfills part of the elective requirement. |
| XXX xxx | CORE 42 Elective | 5 | See options listed below. | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 60-61 | |||
Natural Science Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Science Lab | ||
| MOTR BIOL Discipline | ||
| BIO 111 | Introductory Biology I (MOTR BIOL 100L) | 4 |
| BIO 140 | Principles of Biology I (MOTR BIOL 150L) | 5 |
| MOTR CHEM Discipline | ||
| CHM 101 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 100L) | 5 |
| CHM 105 | General Chemistry I (MOTR CHEM 150L) | 5 |
| CHM 109 | Chemistry and the Environment (MOTR CHEM 100L) | 4 |
| MOTR GEOL Discipline | ||
| GEO 111 | Physical Geology (MOTR GEOL 100L) | 5 |
| Natural Science Non-Lab | ||
| MOTR ASTR Discipline | ||
| PSI 111 | Introduction to Astronomy I (MOTR ASTR 100) | 3 |
| MOTR BIOL Discipline | ||
| BIO 113 | Modern Aspects of Biology (MOTR BIOL 100) | 3 |
| BIO 117 | Conservation and Ecology (MOTR BIOL 100EC) | 3 |
| MOTR CHEM Discipline | ||
| CHM 123 | Fundamentals of Forensic Chemistry (MOTR CHEM 100) | 3 |
| MOTR GEOL Discipline | ||
| GEO 103 | Environmental Geology (MOTR GEOL 100) | 3 |
| MOTR LIFS Discipline | ||
| BIO 109 | Human Biology (MOTR LIFS 100) | 3 |
| BIO 151 | Biology of Human Health and Disease (MOTR LIFS 100D) | 3 |
Recommended CORE 42 Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 103 | Report Writing (MOTR ENGL 110) | 3 |
| ECO 140 | Introduction to Economics (MOTR ECON 100) | 3 |
| ECO 151 | Principles of Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) | 3 |
| ECO 152 | Principles of Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) | 3 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology (MOTR PSYC 100) | 3 |
| PSY 205 | Human Growth and Development (MOTR PSYC 200) | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology (MOTR SOCI 101) | 3 |
| SOC 202 | Social Problems (MOTR SOCI 201) | 3 |
| SOC 204 | Introduction to Family Studies (MOTR SOCI 204) | 3 |
| SOC 212 | Race and Ethnicity (MOTR SOCI 202) | 3 |
| SOC 216 | Introduction to Gender Studies (MOTR SOCI 203) | 3 |
*Click on the hyperlinked course number to view additional information about the course.
**Students completing a course that has been assigned a MOTR number may transfer that course to any public institution in Missouri. Those who complete CORE 42 requirements will have that verification on their transcript.
*** It is your responsibility to verify that the courses listed above will transfer to the four-year institution of your choice. Maximize your transfer credits/classes by meeting with an academic advisor.