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Corrections (Code 152)
Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences or
Associate in Arts

Academic Department: Criminal Justice

This program prepares students to serve as adult corrections officers in prisons and jails, counselors in halfway houses, and probation or parole officers. It also serves to enhance the skills of people already employed in correctional settings.

Corrections officers are charged with safekeeping of people who have been arrested, are awaiting trial, or who have been tried and convicted of a crime and are sentenced to serve time in a correctional institution. The Correctional Officer Training Act requires that certain specific college courses and academy training are necessary to certify individuals as correctional officers. Students are advised to discuss specific requirements with the GRCC Corrections Training Coordinator before enrolling.

Probation and parole officers work in community settings and with the courts in counseling and monitoring the activities of sentenced and paroled offenders. Most jurisdictions require a bachelor's degree as a condition of employment for parole and probation officer jobs. Students interested in such work should discuss transferability of Community College work to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions with the GRCC Corrections Training Coordinator before enrolling in the program.

The job outlook for corrections officers continues to be very favorable. Students in Corrections may qualify for either the Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences (AAAS) degree or the Associate in Arts (AA) degree. Those who wish to earn the AA should take care that they meet the communication, humanities, and natural science requirements for that degree.

Courses may be taken in any order, as long as all requirements (including prerequisites) are met.

Credits

Contact Hours

EN 100 College Writing OR

EN 101 English Composition 1 AND

3

3

EN 102 English Composition 2

3

3

CJ 105 Introduction to Corrections #

3

3

CJ 110 Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

3

PS 110 Survey of American Government

3

3

CJ 115 Client Growth and Development #

3

3

SP/CJ 122 Spanish for Criminal Justice

3

3

CJ 140 Juvenile Delinquency

3

3

WE 140 Personal Defense

1

2

CJ 145 Juvenile Corrections

3

3

WE 156 First Aid

1

2

CJ 216 Client Relations in Corrections #

3

3

CJ 221 Correctional Institutions #

3

3

CJ 237 Legal Issues in Corrections #

3

3

CJ 243 Methods of Interviewing

3

3

CJ 245 Substance Abuse

3

3

CJ 246 Alcohol Use and Abuse

3

3

Natural Science Elective **

4

5

Natural Science Elective **

4

5

Humanities Elective **

3

3

CJ 285 Criminal Justice Internship 1

3

3

CJ 286 Criminal Justice Internship 2

3

3

Total Credits (for AAAS)

64

68

**Total Credits (for AA)

69

73

** The AA degree also requires 8 credits of natural science (one course of which must include a laboratory) and 8 credits in humanities.

# These courses meet the minimum academic program requirements mandated by the Michigan Correctional Officers Training Council (MCOTC) under Public Act 415.

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