Transfer Agreement
Central New Mexico Community College
Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
and
Western New Mexico University
Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
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Students completing the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice at Central New Mexico Community College can apply those
credits and courses directly toward the Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice at Western New Mexico University.
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Upon completing the A.A.S. in Criminal Justice, students will be Guaranteed Admission to Western New Mexico University. In addition,
the remainder of the required coursework for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice at WNMU is fully available online.
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This transfer agreement will be revised by CNM and WNMU each academic year.
Central New Mexico Community College
Western New Mexico University
Associate of Applied Arts in Criminal Justice
(62-63 credit hours)
Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice
(120 credit hours)
Oral and Written Communication
Complete 6 credit hours
ENG 1101 College Writing (3)
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I (3)
COMM 2221 Interpersonal Communication Studies (3)
COMM 110 Public Speaking
OR
THR 250 Storytelling
Mathematics
Complete 3-4 credit hours
Math Requirement (3-4)
Math Requirement (3-4)
Recommended:
MATH 1320 A Survey of Mathematics (3)
OR
MATH 1315 College Algebra (3)
B.A.S. in Criminal Justice requirement:
MATH 105 Math for Liberal Arts I
OR
MATH 106 Math for Liberal Arts II
OR
MATH 131 College Algebra (3)
*CNM Students that complete a Math at a higher level than MATH
1315 College Algebra will fulfill WNMU B.A.S. in Criminal Justice Math
requirement.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Complete 9 credit hours
PSY 1105 Introduction to Psychology (3)
PSY 102 General Psychology (3)
SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
SOC 2215 Criminology (3)
1
SOC 331 Criminology (3)
Information Technology
Complete 3 credit hours
IT 1010 Computer Concepts and Software Applications (3)
CMPS 111 Computer Literacy (3)
Fitness/Conditioning
Complete 1 credit hour
FITT 1792 Physical Fitness I (1)
Elective (1)
OR
FITT 2093 Extreme Conditioning (1)
Elective (1)
Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice degree program requirements
The list of courses below are the A.A.S. in Criminal Justice degree program requirements and their transfer applicability to WNMU’s Bachelor of
Applied Science in Criminal Justice. A total of 40 credit hours is required.
CNM A.A.S. in Criminal Justice to WNMU B.A.S. in Criminal Justice
Revised Summer 2016
CJ 1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
CJUS 111 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
CJ 1002 Criminal Law (3)
CJUS 205 Substantive Criminal Law (3)
CJ 1007 Criminal Procedure (3)
CJUS 250 Courts & Criminal Justice System (3)
CJ 1502 Juvenile Law and Procedure (3)
CUS 260 Juvenile Justice & Delinquency (3)
CJ 1509 Introduction to Security Services (3)
CJUS 210 Police & Society (3)
OR
CJ 1580 Patrol Practices (3)
CJ 2505 Community-Oriented Policing (3)
*CNM student must complete CJ 1509 or CJ 1580 in addition to CJ
2505 to receive transfer credit for WNMU’s CJUS 210. In total, student
will transfer 6 credit hours to satisfy WNMU 3 credit hour course,
additional credit hours will be applied to general electives section
required by the B.A.S in Criminal Justice.
CJ 1518 Report Writing (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
CJ 2511 Correctional Services (3)
CJUS 230 Introduction to Corrections (3)
CJ 2515 Criminal Investigation (3)
CJUS 232 Criminal Investigation (3)
CJ 2692 Criminal Investigation Laboratory (1)
CJUS Elective (1)
CJ 2998 Criminal Justice Capstone (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
Program Approved Electives (9)
WNMU recommends students interested in the Corrections
concentration complete CNM CJ 2005 and 2513 to fulfill the AAS
Program Approved Electives. Both are required for the Corrections
Concentration.
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CJ 2513 Institutional Corrections (3)
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CJ 2005 Probation and Parole (3)
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CJ 2006 Rules of Criminal Evidence (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2007 White Collar Crimes (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2008 Organized Crime and Terrorism (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2009 Management for Criminal Justice Professionals (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2011 Public Policies and Strategies (3)
CJUS Elective (1-6)
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CJ 2096 – 2996 Special Topics (1-6)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2512 Juvenile Corrections (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2514 Introduction to Homeland Security (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2516 Transportation and Border Security (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2517 Intelligence Analysis and Security Management (3)
CJUS Elective (3)
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CJ 2695 Cooperative Education (3)
CJUS Elective (0)
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CJ 2697 Independent Study (3)
CJUS Elective (9)
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CJ 2698 Internship (3)
Students completing an internship of at least one credit hour will fulfill
WNMU’s “Service Learning” requirement.
CJUS 251 Institutional Corrections (3)
1
CJUS 361 Community Based Corrections (3)
Additional WNMU B.A.S. in Criminal Justice Course Requirements, offered by CNM
Courses listed in this section are B.A.S. in Criminal Justice requirements. Courses are not required for completion of the A.A.S. in Criminal Justice,
but can be completed before or after transferring to WNMU. For more information, contact a CNM Academic Coach.
ENG 1102 Analytics and Argumentative Writing (3)
OR
ENG 2219 Technical Writing (3)
OR
ENG 2220 Expository Writing (3)
ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric II (3)
PSCI 2210 State and Local Politics (3)
POLS 201 American National Government (3)
MATH 1330 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
1
Additional MATH or CSCI or CIS course (3-4)
One math or computer science course above and beyond those used to
fulfill Gen. Ed. requirements above. MATH 1310, Intermediate Algebra,
may be used for this requirement
Laboratory Sciences, to include at least one Lab (8)
Laboratory Sciences Core (8)
Humanities (6)
Humanities Core (6)
Fine Arts (3)
Fine Arts Core (3)
*To select or determine the appropriate coursework to fulfil Lab
Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts, please meet with a CNM Academic
Coach.
CNM A.A.S. in Criminal Justice to WNMU B.A.S. in Criminal Justice
Revised Summer 2016
MATH 321 Statistics
CNM Laboratory Science, Humanities, and Fine Arts core options are
accepted as part of the New Mexico Higher Education General Ed Core
Course Transfer Curriculum and supported by the CNM/WNMU Master
Agreement MOU. CNM Gen Ed Core courses will be directly applied to
WNMU’s General Core requirement. To select or determine appropriate
courses, please meet with a CNM Academic Coach.
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CNM Courses (SOC 2215, MATH 1330, and CJ 2005) with upper division WNMU counterparts (course with 300+ course number, SOC 331, MATH
321, and CJUS 361) will transfer and satisfy WNMU course requirement, but will not fulfill WNMU upper division requirement.
Signatures on File
CNM A.A.S. in Criminal Justice to WNMU B.A.S. in Criminal Justice
Revised Summer 2016