Partnership Agreement Between St. Thomas Aquinas College & Orange County Community College The St. Thomas Aquinas College Dean of the School Business, Dr. Robert Murray, has completed a review of the Associate in Science Degree in Criminal Justice at SUNY Orange and determined the following appraisal of this outstanding program. SUNY Orange requires 63 credits for the program to be completed and St. Thomas Aquinas College will accept 60 credits. The only three that are not transferable are the one (1) credit physical education requirement by SUNY Orange. In all, 60 credits will be accepted by the college and the transferring student will start his/her first year at St. Thomas Aquinas College as a junior level student working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. The two colleges have a standing Articulation Agreement and that agreement governs any statements made in this agreement. STAC accepts all grades of D or higher for course equivalent credit as part of the AA/AS degree and grades of C- or higher for courses within the major. All SUNY Orange students who apply and are admitted to STAC will receive a guaranteed $2,000 scholarship if they enroll as full-time students. Additionally, all admitted transfers who achieve a 2.1 grade point average or higher are eligible for a Merit or Academic Award ranging from $5,000 to $11,000. Phi Theta Kappa members, who enroll full-time at STAC and who meet all other admission criteria will be awarded our half-tuition scholarship in place of the OCCC scholarship and merit/academic awards. In fall 2015 this scholarship, $14,370, will be awarded to students who have been inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Soceity at SUNY Orange and who have maintained the GPA expected of a PTK Honor Student. The annual awards will be renewable based on maintaining a 3.0 STAC GPA and are renewable for up to six (6) semesters as a transfer student at the undergraduate level. St. Thomas Aquinas College and SUNY Orange County Community College are proud to form this partnership agreement that will be in effect as of April 30, 2015. We believe this agreement will be of great benefit to SUNY Orange County Community College students who are considering transferring to St. Thomas Aquinas College to complete a baccalaureate degree in Accounting. Stacey Moegenburg, MA L. John Durney, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs SUNY Orange County Community College St. Thomas Aquinas College SUNY Orange St. Thomas Aquinas College Criminal Justice, A.S. Criminal Justice, B.S. First Semester ENG 101 Freshman English I ENG 101 College English CRJ 101 Criminal Justice CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice MAT 120 or higher Math 121 General Education Requirement (as Math 101) PSY 101 General Psychology or Social Sciences Electives within the major SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (as Psych 103 General Psychology or Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology) CRJ 106 Patrol Operations CJ 105 Introduction to Policing PES 100 Concepts of Physical Wellness n/a Second Semester ENG 102 Freshman English II ENG 102 Intermediate Composition CRJ 111 Criminology CJ 201 Criminology CRJ 113 Correction, Probation, Parole CJ 211 Probation and Parole CRJ 105 Police Community Relations Free Elective COM 101 Foundations of Communications CA 101 Speech Communications PES Physical Education n/a Third Semester CRJ 213 Police Organization and Admin CJ 206 Police Science Administration SUNY Natural Science Biology 141 General Education Requirement (as Bio 101) CRJ 215 Criminal Investigations I Free Elective Restricted SUNY elective Spanish 101 General Education REquirement (as Span 101) CRJ 115 Constitutional Law CJ 210 Law of Criminal Evidence Fourth Semester CRJ 226 Criminalistics Free Elective (as FS 101 Intro to Forensic Science) Restriced SUNY elective HIS 101 Social Sciences Elective within the major (as Hist 101) CRJ 103 Understanding Juvenile Offender CJ 205 Juvenile Delinquency CRJ 211 Criminal Law CJ 301 Criminal Law Elective Spanish 102 General Education Requirement (as Span 102) Transfer of Credits Based on the current curriculum sheet provided by SUNY Orange, there will be a total of 60 credits accepted and transferred to STAC. 120 credits required for the B.S. in Criminal Justice. 60 credits transfer in requiring an additional 60 credits in the following manner: 21 credits remaining in the CJ major to take at STAC as follows: 6 credits in core requirements for the major, specifically CJ 405 Research Methods in Social Science (3) and Senior Seminar (3); six credits (6) credits in Criminal Justice Electives (300-level or above); 9 credits (3 courses) in American History, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. 39 credits remaining: 21 in our General Education requirement: 18 credits of remaining free electives. 120 credits total required at St. Thomas Aquinas College for a B.S. in Criminal Justice.