Administration of Justice: Corrections
Associate in Science
Program Details
An Associate in Science Degree may be earned by completing a minimum of 60 units of degree credit coursework, including the major requirements and breadth requirements, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must complete all courses for the major with a grade of C or better.
Administration of Justice: Corrections Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 40,580
- High salary: 94,030
- Average salary: 58570
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Certificate after high school, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 52,650
- High salary: 176,800
- Average salary: 108970
Correctional Officers and Jailers
High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 41,750
- High salary: 93,000
- Average salary: 57970
All Careers in Administration of Justice: Corrections (14)
| Information Security Analysts | Bachelor's degree, Certificate after college | Rising | 124,910 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Certificate after high school, Associate's degree | Rising | 108,970 |
| Document Management Specialists | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 108,970 |
| Information Technology Project Managers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 108,970 |
| Web Administrators | Bachelor's degree, Some college | Rising | 108,970 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Stable | 105,980 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 93,580 |
| Intelligence Analysts | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 93,580 |
| Police Identification and Records Officers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 93,580 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Declining | 76,310 |
| Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary | Master's degree, Doctoral degree | Stable | 71,470 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Stable | 58,570 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | High school diploma/GED | Declining | 57,970 |
| Private Detectives and Investigators | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 52,370 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Apply good ethics and leadership to their decision making process as it relates to performing their jobs.
- Students who complete the program will be able to effectively use interpersonal communication skills as required by criminal justice professionals.
- Successfully complete the cognitive learning domain tests from police, corrections and probation academies and complete field training.
- Successfully create writing assignments related to employment in the criminal justice system.
- Successfully find employment in criminal justice system careers (*must also pass POST background procedures).