Corrections

Degree · two years

This degree prepares students for jobs in corrections fields, including federal and state prisons, county and city jails, halfway houses, probation and parole departments, and private security. It also fulfills the educational requirements to be eligible to apply to enter a state-approved training program for the position of corrections officer with the Michigan Department of Corrections. Students must earn a 2.0 in all CORR, CRJU, SOCY, and PSYC coursework to maintain eligibility for MDOC training.

Courses

• COMG-153 — Computers-A Practical Approach
• COMM-200 — Survey of Human Communication Studies
• CORR-101 — Introduction to Corrections
• CORR-102 — Client Relations to Corrections
• CORR-103 — Legal Issues in Corrections
• CORR-104 — Client Growth and Development
• CORR-105 — Correctional Institutions/Facilities
• CRJU-161 — Introduction to Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
• CRJU-264 — Court Testimony and Documentation
• CRJU-265 — Criminal Law and Procedure
• CRJU-269 — Introduction to the Juvenile Justice System
• CRJU-271 — Practicum in Criminal Justice
• ENGL-101 — English Composition I
• ENGL-102 — English Composition II
• ENGL-103 — Composition for Technical Fields I
• ENGL-104 — Composition for Technical Fields II
• FRSC-161 — Occupational Safety
• HEAL-125 — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• PEAC-102 — Circuit Training for Wellness
• PEAC-106 — Physical Conditioning
• PSCN-170 — Introduction to American Government
• PSCN-173 — State and Local Government
• PSYC-281 — General Psychology
• PSYC-286 — Abnormal Psychology
• SOCW-131 — Introduction to Social Work
• SOCW-137 — Substance Abuse Services and Policy
• SOCW-138 — Social Work With the Aged
• SOCY-191 — Introductory Sociology
• SOCY-292 — Social Problems
• SOCY-297 — Introduction to Criminology Correction

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