Contacts:

Tammy D. Bibbee
Director,
Transfer and Collaborative Programs
Davis Hall,
Community and Technical College WVU Tech,
Montgomery, WV 25136
Phone: (304) 442-3209
E-Mail: tbibbee@wvutech.edu

Corrections, A.A.S.

General Education
ENGL 101 English Composition I 3
ENGL 202 Business and Professional Writing 3
MATH Any college math 100 level or above 3
Laboratory Science Elective 4
SOCI 101 Principles of Sociology 3
PSYC 221 General Psychology 3
OTEC 282 Interpersonal Skills 3
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Technical Core
The following four courses are required.
SOCI 233 Juvenile Justice 3
SOCI 240 Correctional Counseling 3
SOCI 250 Community Based Corrections 3
SOCI 220 Special Topics 3
Students will also complete an additional 12 credit hours selected from the courses below.* #
SOCI 222 Social Problems 3
SOCI 325 Criminology 3
BUAD 201 Business Law 3
CMIS 101 Fundamental Computer Applications (or equivalent) 3
CMIS 163 Internet Applications 3
HUMS 210 Introduction to Social Welfare 3
OTEC 287 Office Management 3
POLS 212 State and Local Govt. 3
SOCI 343 Cultural Diversity 3
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Technical Occupational Specialty - 18 credit hours

Students will be granted 18 credit hours for successful completion of 272 clock hours of WVDOC Academy approval training. It is the responsibility of the student to request that the WVDOC provide certification of completion of the training to the Registrar of the college. Credit for the Academy approval training will be awarded only after all other requirements for graduation are completed.

* Students who have previously completed the Registered Apprenticeship Program in Corrections will be granted 12 credit hours in the Technical Core upon submitting documentation that the RAP was successfully completed to the Registrar of the College. Credit for the RAP will be awarded only after all other requirements for graduation are completed.

# Students planning to continue into the BAS in Public Service: Criminal Justice Administration should choose courses required in that degree.