Curriculum

To advance your career and reach the next level, you need to do more than enhance your skills; you need to maintain a path of personal growth. As you work through the IWU Associate degree in Criminal Justice curriculum, you acquire the facts and skills needed for a career in the criminal justice field in four key areas.

Core criminal justice principles - know your profession
Humanities - acquire the intellectual depth to make critical decisions comfortably
Communications - express your ideas and work with coworkers effectively
Personal growth and spirituality - trust yourself to make the right choices

IWU's online Associate degree in Criminal Justice not only teaches you vital skills, it teaches you how to apply them within the criminal justice field. With the refined critical thinking and communications skills you gain through higher learning, you can quickly become one of your department's top performers and leaders.

IWU Associate of Science in Criminal Justice program's curriculum teaches you to practice leadership through service to others. Through our program of distance learning courses, you learn that when you meet the needs of the organization through a practice of collaboration, listening, ethical action, personal integrity, and character-building values, you attain both your personal goals and those of your department. To become a leader who dares to make the workplace and the world a better place, apply now.

The IWU ASJ Program Course List

The Associate of Science degree in Business program consists of 62 credits of course work, which includes both business and liberal arts courses. It usually requires 27 months to complete. Students must complete all 62 credit hours with Indiana Wesleyan University. The transfer of credits is not an option for this degree.

IWU's ASJ Distance Learning Courses

	You must complete the curriculum in the order established by Indiana Wesleyan University. IWU reserves the right to modify the curriculum as necessary.
	UNV 111		Philosophy & Practice of Lifelong Learning
	ENG 140		Communication I
	ENG 141		Communication II
	CRJ 181		Introduction to Criminal Justice
	PHE 140		Concepts of Wellness
	BIL 102		New Testament Survey
	COM 115		Intro to Human Communications
	MAT 100		Analysis of Data & Research
	HST 180		Humanities - World Civilizations
	CRJ 202		Introduction to Corrections
	PSY 150		General Psychology
	ENG 242		Literature and Ideas
	CRJ 246		Criminology
	MUS 180		Humanities - Fine Arts
	CRJ 242		Modern Police Problems
	PHL 283		Philosophy of Christian Thought
	CRJ 268		Crisis Intervention
	PSY 250		Developmental Psychology
	CRJ 270		Homeland Security
	CRJ 318		Criminal Procedures
	CRJ 290		Colloquum in Criminal Justice