The Corrections curriculum prepares students for careers in corrections, probation and parole. 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:

✔ Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements;

✔ California State University General Education Breadth pattern;

✔ or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC).

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Justify the importance of ethical behavior as it relates to the social contract between citizens and the justice system.

✔ Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.

✔ Demonstrate competency in the functional relationships between the three components of the criminal justice system (Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections).

✔ Develop skills necessary to successfully engage a career in the Administration of Justice field.

✔ Analyze and critically evaluate information to solve problems within the Criminal Justice field.

✔ Analyze and apply constitutional and legal principals to the Administration of Justice contemporary society.