A Criminal Justice - Corrections certificate is available to students who complete a predetermined selection of courses on this page. Please contact the program coordinator for more information. Students should check with their advisors during the scheduling process to make sure courses are taken in proper sequence and any prerequisites have been met. Some flexibility is available as to when courses must be taken, but not all courses are offered every semester.

Our criminal justice system is successful in part because of effective application and interpretation of a complex code of law and treatment options carried out by our corrections system. This process requires highly trained and knowledgeable people serving in the corrections field as corrections officers, classification officers, probation and parole officers, probation and parole officer assistants, half-way house supervisors, and professionals capable of handling the ever increasing intermediate sanctions caseloads.

The BCC Corrections program provides a foundation in the theory and execution of correctional law, correctional procedures and techniques, ethics, causative factors of criminal behavior, corrections administration, and the relationship of corrections to the other components of the criminal justice system.

Interested students should be aware that various corrections agencies have physical and psychological requirements. In addition, many agencies perform criminal record checks before employment. These issues should be investigated prior to a career choice in criminal justice.

SEQUENCE OF COURSES: This model (below) is a two-year course schedule for students meeting all program requirements and who decide to pursue full-time study. Schedules will be redesigned for those requiring preparatory courses or those deciding to pursue part-time study. Many students find it helpful to ease their course load during the school year by taking general education requirements during summer terms.