The Adult Education Program at East Texas Baptist University is designed for non-traditional students who wish to finish their undergraduate degree in a Christ-centered environment with academic integrity.
Our program recognizes that adults will need to balance their educational goals with family, work, and other life events. Students enrolled in the Adult Education program can earn a degree that will provide opportunities for online or on-campus learning.
Students enrolled in the Adult Education program can earn a Bachelor of Applied Science degree that will accept transfer credit from other accredited colleges and universities and will provide opportunities for on-line or on-campus learning. Students may also earn course credit through the development of a portfolio based on learning in prior work experience, individual and other types of study, prior academic experience, and transfer credit in fields which are not offered at ETBU. These options will help adult students finish a degree in a shorter time frame than most traditional programs.
Admission Requirements:
- Students must be a minimum of twenty-four (24) years of age before matriculation to the University.
- Meet with an assigned advisor to develop an academic plan.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Students will be able to compare different styles of policing and evaluate the effectiveness of each.
- Students will demonstrate mastery of the overall content of the basic purpose of and styles of policing.
- Students will be able to correctly identify and explain the five major philosophies of corrections.
- Students will be able to identify and explain common challenges to re-entry for offenders.
- Students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the major criminological theories.
Courses
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREES
General Education Requirements - 34 hours
English 1301, 1302, and three hours sophomore literature - 9 hours
Christian Ministry 1301 and 1302 - 6 hours
History - 3 hours
Political Science 2305 - 3 hours
Social Science (CJUS, ECON, GEOG, POSC, PSYC, SOCI) - 3 hours
Science (must be lab science) - 4 hours
Mathematics - 3 hours
Communication 1311, 1315, or 1318 - 3 hours
AVAILABLE MAJOR
Integrated Criminal Justice Major Requirements
Completion of thirty-three (33) semester hours, with a selected concentration or minor:
CJUS 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice System
CJUS 1306 Courts and Criminal Procedure
CJUS 1311 Fundamentals of Criminal Law
CJUS 1313 Juvenile Justice System
CJUSI 2313 Correctional Systems and Practices *
CJUS 2314 Police Systems and Practices
SOCI 3303 Criminology
PSYC/SOCI 3307 Seminar on Moral, Ethical, and Religious Issues
SOCI 3309 Race and Ethnicity
Six (6) additional advanced hours in criminal justice or forensic science
*Students with a Law Enforcement Concentration will take CJUS 2323 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement in lieu of CJUS/SOCI 2313 Correctional Systems and Practices.
CONCENTRATIONS
Law Enforcement Concentration
Completion of twenty-two (22) semester hours:
Foundational Studies: Thirteen (13) semester hours:
CJUS 2323 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
CJUS 3115 Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory
CJUS 3315 Crime Scene Investigation
CJUS 3316 Critical Incident Management
CJUS 4302 Community Policing
Support Studies: Nine (9) semester hours from the following:
CJUS 3306 Violence and Victimization
CJUS 3308 Texas Penal Code
CJUS 3313 Drugs and Drug Policy
CJUS 3314 Criminal Investigations
CJUS 4301 Management of Criminal Justice Organizations
CJUS 4350 Criminal Justice Practicum
Offender Rehabilitation Concentration
Completion of twenty-one (21) semester hours:
Foundational Studies: Fifteen (15) semester hours:
CJUS 3317 Restorative Justice
CJUS 3318 Probation and Parole
CJUS 4304 Correctional Counseling
PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 4304 Abnormal Psychology
Support Studies: Six (6) semester hours from the following:
CJUS 3306 Violence and Victimization
CJUS 3313 Drugs and Drug Policy
PSYC 3301 Dynamics of the Counseling Process
PSYC 3306 Theories of Personality
PSYC 3337 Counseling Methods and Practice
PSYC/SOCI 3369 Group Dynamics
PSYC 4301 Psychological Assessment