Corrections, A.A.A.S.

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(Code 152)

GRCC Program:

Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences

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 currently employed in correctional settings.

Corrections officers are charged with the 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 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 to monitor 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.

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

EN 100 - College Writing (3/4) ** OR
EN 101 - English Composition 1 (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) #
CJ 123 - Spanish for Corrections/Juvenile Services (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** (Recommend COM 131 or COM 135 ) (3/3)
CJ 285 - Corrections Internship 1 (3/3)
CJ 286 - Corrections Internship 2 (3/3)

Total Credits / Contact Hours

For AAAS: 64 / 68

Note: Completion of COM 135 as Humanities Elective and the addition of CJ 275 (Addiction Treatment with Diverse Populations) will complete the minimum education requirements for the CCJP credentials in addition. The additional completion of either PY 231 or PY 232 will meet the minimum education requirements for the CAC credential in addiction.

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

Employment within the Criminal Justice field may be delayed or denied depending on a history of convictions involving felonies, misdemeanors, and/or involving controlled substances.

Transfer Opportunities:

The Transfer Guide for many bachelor’s degree majors offered at Michigan colleges and universities is available at the Counseling and Career Center and online at www.grcc.edu.