2026-2027 Academic Catalog

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2026-2027 Academic Catalog

Forensic Social Work - Associate of Applied Science

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The Forensic Social Work program prepares individuals to serve as social workers in correctional facilities, mental health hospitals, the justice system, substance abuse treatment programs, and victim assistance. Includes instruction in forensic social work, criminal justice administration, domestic violence, ethics, juvenile justice systems, mental illness and crime, program evaluation, and research methods.

First Fall

1st 8-weeks

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology 3 credit hours.
CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law 3 credit hours.
MATH 1342 - Elementary Statistical Methods 3 credit hours. or
MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning 3 credit hours.

2nd 8-weeks

ENGL 1301 - Composition I 3 credit hours.
CRIJ 1313 - Juvenile Justice System 3 credit hours.

Semester Credit Hours: 15

First Spring

1st 8-weeks

PSYC 2314 - Lifespan Growth and Development** 3 credit hours.
SOCW 2361 - Introduction to Social Work 3 credit hours.

2nd 8-weeks

SOCI 1306 - Social Problems 3 credit hours.
SOCW 2362 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution 3 credit hours.

Semester Credit Hours: 12

First Summer

SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours.
PHIL 2306 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit hours.

Second Fall

1st 8-weeks

CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems and Practices 3 credit hours.
SOCI 2319 - Minority Studies I 3 credit hours.

2nd 8-weeks

PSYC 2308 - Child Psychology 3 credit hours.
SOCI 2340 - Drug Use and Abuse 3 credit hours.

Semester Credit Hours: 12

Second Spring

16 weeks

SOCW 2389 - Academic Cooperative 3 credit hours.

1st 8-weeks

SOCI 2301 - Marriage and the Family 3 credit hours.
CRIJ 2323 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement 3 credit hours.

2nd 8-weeks

CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation 3 credit hours.
SOCI 2336 - Criminology 3 credit hours.

Semester Credit Hours: 15

Grand Total Credit Hours: 60

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