Pre-Criminology/Criminal Justice (LAW-AA)

PROGRAM GOAL: Criminology and criminal justice encompass the scientific study of crime, criminals, the lawmaking process, the criminal justice system, and the treatment of offenders. Completion of the program leads to an Associate of Arts degree, which constitutes the first two years of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree (a four-year degree). Students may complete the remaining two years of the four-year degree in criminology at Florida State University's Panama City campus or at several of Florida's major universities. The purpose of this program is to prepare students to continue their educational pursuits which lead to careers in federal law enforcement (FBI; Drug Enforcement Administration; U.S. Marshall's Service; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Immigration & Naturalization Service; Internal Revenue Service; U. S. Postal Service and the Central Intelligence Agency), as well as careers as prosecuting or defense attorneys, judges, court administrators, probation/parole officers, juvenile court case workers, criminal analysts, and criminal research scientists.

For more information about this program visit the Public Safety Website!