The Public Safety Administration - Correction curriculum equips students with the specialized knowledge and leadership skills necessary for careers in correctional institutions and community-based correctional services. Emphasizing ethical practices, rehabilitation strategies, institutional management, and correctional law, this track prepares individuals for roles such as correctional officers, probation and parole officers, and correctional administrators. Students gain insights into offender management, security operations, and interagency coordination, supporting professional advancement within local, state, and federal correctional systems.
General Education Requirements
Communication
Take 2 groups
Group 1 - Take 3 credits from
Group 2 - Take 3 credits from
Humanities/Fine Arts
Take 3 credits from
Social/Behavioral Sciences
Take 3 credits from
Mathematics
Take at least 3 credits from
Major Requirements
Take 21 credits from
Concentration
Take 12 credits from
Other Major Requirements
Take 16 credits from
NOTE: In the Other Major Requirements area, up to nine semester hours credits may be selected from the BIO, ENG and HIS prefixes.