Criminal Justice Certificate
PROGRAM CODE: 1C12113
Financial Aid Eligible
The Criminal Justice Certificate program will prepare students to work with Human Service agencies that provide services to clients coming from the criminal justice system. Students will examine the skill requirements, the major tasks and responsibilities, the role and function of the service provider in jails, penal institutions, police departments, juvenile justice agencies and the Department of Corrections. To earn a certificate, complete the required courses as listed with a minimum grade of “C”. At least 50% of all course work must be completed at Cypress College.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses are listed below (30 units): | ||
| (It is recommended that all fieldwork courses (HUSR 210 or HUSR 211) be taken only after consultation with an Academic Counselor, Department Chair or the course Instructor.) | ||
| HUSR 210 C | Introductory Fieldwork | 3 |
| HUSR 211 C | Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| HUSR 223 C | Helping Skills-Human Services | 3 |
| HUSR 224 C | Self-Esteem Strategies | 3 |
| HUSR 275 C | Ethical Issues in Human Services | 3 |
| HUSR 290 C | Human Services in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HUSR 291 C | Counseling in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SOC 292 C | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| HUSR 294 C | Careers in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HUSR 295 C | Cross-Cultural Criminology | 3 |
| Elective Courses - Select 9 units from the courses listed below: | 9 | |
| Crisis Intervention Referral | 3 | |
| Families and Substance Abuse | 3 | |
| Drugs and Alcohol in Our Society | 3 | |
| Intervention Strategies | 3 | |
| Drugs and Physiology | 3 | |
| Co-Occurring Disorders | 3 | |
| Introduction to Victimology | 3 | |
| Society and Victimization | 3 | |
| Conflict Resolution-Mediation | 3 | |
| Total Units | 39 | |
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