With a community corrections degree from Stark State, you’ll be trained to work in the corrections field as a correctional officer or work in a correctional facility such as a halfway house or rehabilitation facility.
You’ll work with the courts and social services agencies to develop a plan of action for each individual. You can help a person transition from a correctional facility back into society or work with community agencies to prevent incarceration and help individuals overcome mental health issues such as anger, substance abuse, other mental and emotional disorders, and lack of job skills that will help them live up to their full potential.
Major code: 1009 Health and Public Services Division Human Services and Justice Studies Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| CJS121 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJS129 | Corrections | 3 |
| CJS221 | Criminology | 3 |
| CJS223 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| HJS250 | Human Services and Justice Studies Practicum and Seminar | 3 |
| SWK121 | Introduction to Social Welfare | 3 |
| SWK124 | Methods in Practice I | 3 |
| SWK130 | Methods in Practice II | 3 |
| SWK125 | Substance Abuse | 3 |
| SWK126 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 3 |
| SWK225 | Victimization and Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| BIO127 | Human Biology | 4 |
| COM121 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Statistics 1 | ||
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC121 | Sociology | 3 |
| SOC222 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| or PSY221 | Abnormal Psychology | |
| Select one of the following Sociology electives: | 3 | |
| Dynamics of the Family | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Diversity in American Society | ||
| Total Hours | 65 | |
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MTH124 Statistics should only be taken by students planning to transfer to a four-year institution.
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| CJS121 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| SWK121 | Introduction to Social Welfare | 3 |
| SWK125 | Substance Abuse | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CJS129 | Corrections | 3 |
| CJS221 | Criminology | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Statistics 1 | ||
| SWK124 | Methods in Practice I | 3 |
| SWK126 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CJS223 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| COM121 | Effective Speaking | 3 |
| SOC222 or PSY221 |
Juvenile Delinquency or Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
| SWK130 | Methods in Practice II | 3 |
| SWK225 | Victimization and Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BIO127 | Human Biology | 4 |
| HJS250 | Human Services and Justice Studies Practicum and Seminar | 3 |
| PSY121 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC121 | Sociology | 3 |
| Select one of the following Sociology electives: | 3 | |
| Dynamics of the Family | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Diversity in American Society | ||
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 65 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Understand and integrate key concepts from the human services and criminal justice systems.
- Successfully apply integrated concepts for successful intervention, treatment and documentation in community corrections programs and facilities.
- Understand and emulate ethical practices and professionalism within the community corrections field.
- Identify and understand the utility and availability of local community resources and their application to intervention and treatment of offenders.