CORRECTIONS

Description

The correctional program is designed to prepare students to enter the field of corrections as competent correctional officers, counselors, probation or parole aides, or paraprofessional volunteers for any correctional agency. The student may elect to transfer to a four-year college or seek entry-level employment in a correctional agency.

The courses will provide an academic as well as a practical training program. This will train persons seeking to enter the field of corrections and will increase the education of persons already employed in corrections and may also be beneficial to update the skills and knowledge of professional workers in the field of corrections.

The Associate of Science Degree requires 24 units in Corrections. This pattern of courses has been endorsed by the Joint Apprenticeship Committee of the California Department of Corrections, California Youth Authority and California Correctional Peace Officers Association as a program which would be of benefit to apprentices.

To acquire the Associate of Science Degree in Corrections, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.