CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Criminology Studies (EG04)

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Associate in Arts Degree

Campus contact for this program:
Professor Samantha Mannion, SMannion@housatonic.edu

With this degree you will be able to transfer to the following majors:

At Central Connecticut State University:	Criminology, B.A.
At Eastern Connecticut State University:	Criminology, B.A. Sociology with Criminology Minor, B.A.
At Southern Connecticut State University:	Sociology with Criminal Justice Concentration, B.A.
At Western Connecticut State University:	Justice and Law Administration with Corrections, Probation, and Offender Rehab Option, B.S. Justice and Law Administration with Law Enforcement Option, B.S. Justice and Law Administration with Legal Studies Option, B.S. Justice and Law Administration with Paralegal Studies Option, B.S Justice and Law Administration with Criminology Option, B.S.
At Charter Oak State College:	Criminal Justice, B.A.

In order to graduate and be guaranteed admission to a State University or to Charter Oak State College, you must earn an overall 2.0 grade point average.

Here is the recommended course of study for the Criminology Studies Transfer Degree. If you are studying part time, simply follow the order of the courses listed here. Note that not all courses will be available every semester. You will notice that in many instances you will be able to choose the specific course you will take from within a category. For a list of the courses from each category that you can choose from, go to PDF_CSCU Transfer Electives .

TAP Application Info

Begin the transfer application process in your third semester or the semester before you plan to graduate. FAFSA becomes available October 1.

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Prerequisite or parallel courses may be required. Please check individual course descriptions for details.

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Total Credits: 60-61

¹ At least one course in Elective (SCKX) Scientific Knowledge & Understanding or Elective (SCRX) Scientific Reasoning must be a 4-credit laboratory course.

² Courses in this category will fulfill an additional general education requirement in all of the CSCU baccalaureate programs referenced above. Speak with your advisor about other possible choices.

³ You are free to choose any courses at or above 100-level to complete unrestricted electives, although you may need to use these credits to take courses that prepare you for required courses in the degree program. You should also consider using unrestricted electives to meet foreign language requirements for your programs or to begin work on completing a minor. Central Connecticut State University will require that you complete a minor by earning at least 18 credits in one area outside your major field. You can also complete other General Education requirements for CCSU, SCSU, WCSU, and COSC - but not ECSU. You are encouraged to meet with your advisor to determine which courses to select.

⁴ Choose one course from: CJS* E203 , CJS* E211 , CJS* E220 , CJS* E225 , CJS* E280 , CJS* E290 , CJS* E294

⁵ Housatonic recommends CJS* E139 Interviewing and Interrogation to meet this Oral Communication in English requirement

NOTE: In order to graduate and be guaranteed admission to a State University or to Charter Oak State College, you must earn an overall 2.0 grade point average.

At CCSU, you must complete all courses for the major and the minor with a C- or better, and you must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

At ECSU, you must have a GPA of 2.0 or better in the set of required courses for the major.

At SCSU, you must maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 or better.

At WCSU, you must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or better.

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