Prepare to Transfer to The Citadel
Welcome to The Citadel’s Criminal Justice Degree Completion Program! Our partnership with Trident Technical College (TTC) ensures a seamless transition for students pursuing their degree. Students who have earned 30 credit hours of undergraduate study from an accredited institution can transfer these credits to The Citadel and apply them toward their Criminal Justice degree.
Below, you’ll find essential information about course requirements and how you can complete your bachelor’s degree with us.
Criminal Justice Transfer Program Course Requirements
| Degree Requirements | Courses Taken at TTC (credit hours) |
|---|---|
| Writing/ENG Composition (6 credit hours) | • ENG 101 – English Composition I (3) • ENG 102 – English Composition II (3) |
| Humanities/Ethics/Foreign Language (6 credit hours) | • PHI 110 – Philosophy (3) 2 • HUM – (General Elective) (3) |
| History (6 credit hours) in sequence | • HIST 101 – Western Civilization to 1689 (3) • HIST 102 – Western Civilization Post 1689 (3) or • HIST 104 – World History I (3) • HIST 105 – World History II (3) |
| Mathematics (6 credit hours) | • MAT 109 – College Algebra With Modeling (3) • MAT 120 – Probability and Statistics (3) |
| Lab Science (8 credit hours) (does not have to be sequential) | • BIO 101 – Biological Science I (4) • BIO 102 – Biological Science II (4) • AST 101 – Stellar Astronomy (4) • AST 102 – Stellar Astronomy (4) • CHM 106 – Contemporary Chemistry I (4) • CHM 107 – Contemporary Chemistry II (4) • PHY 201 – Physics I (4) • PHY 202 – Physic II (4) |
| Social Science (6 credit hours) | • SOC 101 – Introduction to Sociology (3)1 • PSY 201 – General Psychology (3) • ANT 101- General Anthropology (3) |
| Lower Division Electives (21 credit hours) | • CRJ 115 – Criminal Law I (3) • CRJ 120 – Constitutional Law (3) • CRJ 126 – Research Methods (3) • CRJ 130 – Police Administration (3) • CRJ 202 – Criminalistics (3) • CRJ 210 – Juvenile and the Law (3) • CRJ 243 – Criminal Profiling (3) • CRJ 224 – Police-Community Relations (3) • CRJ 222 – Ethics in Criminal Justice (3) • CRJ 230 – Criminal Investigation I (3) • CRJ 232 – White Collar Crime Investigation (3) • CRJ 233 – Cyber Crimes and the Law (3) • CRJ 236 – Criminal Evidence (3) • CRJ 239 – Homeland Security and Terrorism (3) • CRJ 242 – Correctional Systems (3) • CRJ 244 – Probation, Pardon and Parole (3) |
| Criminal Justice (12 credit hours) | • CRJ 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice (3) • CRJ 125 – Criminology (3) • CRJ 130 – Police Administration (3) • CRJ 242 – Correctional Systems (3) |
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Mapping of Courses – Trident Technical College and The Citadel
For Trident Technical College students who are either in the Associate Arts or Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice, and wish to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice at The Citadel, the following is a map of the courses to complete the general education requirements.
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| The Citadel Requirements | TTC CRJ Major | TTC AA Major |
| 6 hours of Writing/ENG Composition ENGL 101 ENGL 102 | ENG 101 ENG 102 (Take instead of CRJ 140) | ENG 101 ENG 102 |
| 6 hours of Humanities/Ethics/Foreign Language | PHI 110 (Take instead of CRJ 222) 3 hours of HUM (Gen. Elective) | PHI 110 (strongly encouraged) 3 hours HUM MUS 105 ART 101 ART 107 ART 108 PHI 101 REL 101 Foreign Language 101/102 sequence |
| 6 hours of History in sequence HIST 101/102 or HIST 104/105 | HIS 101/102 or HIS 104/105 (Gen. Electives) | HIS 101/102 or HIS 104/105 |
| 6 hours of Mathematics MATH 109 or 120 | MAT 120 MAT 109 | MAT 120 MAT 109 |
| 8 hours of a Lab Science (does not have to be sequential) | BIO 101/102* or AST 101/102* | |
| 6 hours of Social Science | SOC 101 (Social Science Req.)** PSY 201 or PSC 201 or ANT 101 | SOC 101 (Social Science Req.)** PSY 201 or PSC 201 or ANT 101 |
| Required CRJ Courses at The Citadel CRMJ 201(Req.) CRMJ 202 (Req.) | CRJ 101(Req.) CRJ 125 (Req.) | CRJ 101(Req. Elective)*** CRJ 125 (Req. Elective)*** |
| 21 hours of Lower Division Electives | CPT 101 | CPT 101 |
| CRJ 115 CRJ 220 or BUS 121 CRJ 210 CRJ 242 CRJ 130 CRJ 236 | ||
| 3 hours of Oral Communication 3 hours of Literature 9 hours of HUM/SOC-SCI/COM |