Description of Programs

Besides offering general education courses, the Social Sciences division also offers two unique degree offerings.

Criminal Justice degree (A.A.S.)

Fire Protection degree (A.A.S.)

Criminal Justice Degree (A.A.S.)

The criminal justice degree program consists of a minimum of 24 credit hours in 1000 and 2000 level criminal justice courses in addition to the core requirements of standard A.A.S. programs. Students completing this program also must choose 6 hours of electives, with 3 hours being in criminal justice electives. This program also requires 6 credit hours of Western Civilization and U.S. History courses.

A special feature of this program is the availability of criminal justice internships in various criminal justice agencies in the state. Currently, NPCC has reciprocal agreements with the following agencies where students may be placed.

• Garland County Sheriff’s Department
• Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, 18th Judicial District
• Circuit Court Division II (Juvenile Court)
• Arkansas Game and Fish
• Arkansas Department of Community Corrections
• Arkansas State Crime Laboratory
• Other agencies by special arrangement

See the Catalog listing for specific requirements.

Fire Protection Degree (A.A.S.)

This program consists of 18 credit hours of core curriculum supervised by on-site instructors and 42 credit hours of fire related coursework taught by faculty employed in the fire protection field.

See the Catalog listing for specific requirements.