{
  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Administration of Justice",
  "id": "administration-justice--courts",
  "name": "Administration of Justice—Courts",
  "award": "AA or AS Degree",
  "department": "administration-justice",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/administration-justice/#Courts",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "The Courts curriculum prepares students for positions in the judicial system. Students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:\n\n-   Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education)\n-   California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
      "rows": [
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0050",
          "title": "Introduction to Administration of Justice",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0052",
          "title": "Criminal Court Process",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0055",
          "title": "Concepts of Criminal Law",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0056",
          "title": "Introduction to Evidence",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0057",
          "title": "Juvenile Law and Procedure",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0151",
          "title": "Administration of Justice Pathways",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Select 6 units from the following:",
          "units": "6"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0062",
          "title": "Introduction to Corrections",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0067",
          "title": "Managing the Adult Offender",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0070",
          "title": "Substantive Law - Crimes and Punishments",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0073",
          "title": "Report Writing for Criminal Justice",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0074",
          "title": "Digital Technology Used in Criminal Justice",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0075",
          "title": "Values and Ethics in Criminal Justice",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0076",
          "title": "Street and Prison Gangs",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0077",
          "title": "Terrorist Tactics and the Role of the First Responder",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0079",
          "title": "Fundamentals of Probation and Parole",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0080",
          "title": "Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ADMJ 0200",
          "title": "Impact of Abuse and Violence",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "SPAN 0019",
          "title": "Spanish for Public Safety",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "24"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}