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Earn your Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice online!

Online Fee Structure ~ Only $99 per semester hour

A career in criminal justice is one of today's most challenging and exciting opportunities. Through the Darton College Online Degree Program in Criminal Justice you can earn an online associate's while keeping up with your busy schedule. Complete your course work via the Internet while earning the same quality degree as students attending the Darton campus in Albany, Georgia. The online program includes a total of 64 to 68 credit hours of coursework meeting University System of Georgia standards in the core curriculum, with 18 hours of credit in the criminal justice major. Under the recommended program of study, full-time online students will complete the Associate of Science degree in just four semesters.

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For Financial Aid information, see Online Financial Aid.


“The Criminal Justice Program at Darton College offers an educational experience that is truly exceptional.  The availability of online classes made it convenient for me to pursue my degree in criminal justice while maintaining full-time employment.  By earning my degree in criminal justice at Darton College, I now have the skills and knowledge to succeed and advance in today’s competitive job market as well as to continue my education at a four-year college."

Joshua Swain
Officer, Department of Natural Resources
2004 Darton College Criminal Justice
Program Graduate

Criminal Justice Program Director
Heather Perfetti, Building I, Room 128 (229) 317-6813, heather.perfetti@darton.edu

Online Program Advisor
Wayne Yesbick, Building I, Room 140, (229) 317-6800, wayne.yesbick@darton.edu

Criminal Justice Transfer Degree 
Online Program of Study

Area A Essential Skills - 9 hours
ENGL 1101 English Comp I 3 Online every semester
ENGL 1102 English Comp II 3 Online every semester
MATH 1101 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
or MATH 1111 College Algebra or higher math
3 MATH 1111 Online fall and spring and sometimes summer. Other courses offered at various times
Area B Institutional Options -4 hours
Choose courses to equal 4 hours from the following
COMM 1110 Public Speaking*3 Online every semester
PHIL 1101 Critical Thinking Online 2 Online every fall and spring

BUSA 1100 Financial Planning

2 Online every semester
CISM 1100 Computer Concepts/Software Applications 2Online every semester
CISM 2201 Fundamentals of Computer Applications 3Online every semester
SPAN 1001 Beginning Spanish I3 Online every semester
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spanish II3 Online every spring
JAPN 1001 Beginning Japanese I3 Online fall and spring
Other courses offered at various times  
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts 6 hours
ENGL 2111 World Lit I
or  ENGL 2112 World Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
ENGL 2121 British Lit I
or  ENGL 2122 British Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
ENGL 2131 American Lit I
or  ENGL 2132 American Lit II
3 At least one literature course online every semester
COMM 1110 Public Speaking*
or MUSC 1100 Music Appreciation
3Online every semester
Area D Science, Mathematics, And Technology - 11 Hours
BIOL 1110K Introduction to Environmental Science 4 Online fall and spring
PHSC 1012K Physical Science II 4 Online fall and spring
MATH 1145 Survey of Calculus 3 Online every other fall (even years)
Area E Social Science 12 hours 
HIST 1111 Survey of World History I
or HIST 1112 Survey of World History II
3Online every semester
HIST 2111 US History through 1877
or HIST 2112 US History after 1877
3Online every semester
POLS 1101 American Government in World Perspective 3Online every semester
SOCI 1101 Principles of Sociology3 Online fall and spring
or other courses offered at various times  
Area F Courses Related To The Major - 18 Hours
CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice3 Online every other fall (even years)
CRJU 2205 Introduction to Criminal Law3 Online every other spring (odd years)
CRJU 2215 Introduction to Criminology3 Online every other spring (even years)
CRJU 2230 Introduction to Corrections3 Online every other fall (odd years)
Optional Area F Electives (6 hours ) from the following:
ACCT 2101 Principles of Accounting I3 Online every other fall (even years)
ACCT 2102 Principles of Accounting II3 Online every other spring (odd years)
CISM 2201 Fundamentals of Computer Applications 3Online every semester
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics3 Online fall and spring
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics3 Online every spring
POLS 2401 Introduction to Global Issues3 Online every other spring (even years)
PSYC 1101 General Psychology3 Online every semester
SOCI 1160 Intro to Social Problems3 Online every fall and spring
 Other courses offered at various times  

Area G Physical Education
Student completing their degree totally online will satisfy the physical education requirement by meeting the fitness competency. The online fitness course PHED 1161 fulfills the fitness competency requirement. Students who complete any portion of the degree program by attending classes on the Darton Campus must meet the regular Physical Education Requirement of 1 course for each semester of full time enrollment.  (Military waiver accepted)

   PHED 1161 Fitness I

1

Online every semester
*Oral Communications  
- Competency in oral communications is required of all graduates of Darton College. COMM 1110 Public Speaking (in Area B or C above) satisfies this requirement, or the requirement may be fulfilled by examination.
    Total

 64-68

 

Get Ready to Learn
You'll find the essential information you need to get ready for distance leaning at Darton's Distance Learning orientation web pages. Warm up with a general overview of distance learning, then get into gear with course specific orientations from each course instructor. Get a preview of course requirements, materials, and learning objectives, even preview the syllabus and get step-by-step instructions about how to get started in the course.

Learning Resources
As a Darton student, you'll have access to one of the world's premier online libraries. GALILEO stands for GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online, an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The GALILEO virtual library provides access to multiple information resources, with secured access to databases indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2000 journal titles are provided in full-text. Other resources include encyclopedias, business directories, and government publications.

Academic Calendar
The program of study in the online criminal justice degree follows the same semester and academic calendar as the on-campus program, on a 15-week semester schedule. For application, registration, and important class dates see the Academic Term Calendar

 

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