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Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Programs

Requirements for a BS in Criminal Justice (128 hours)

Students must complete requirements outline in:

I. General Education Requirements
II. Major Requirements
III. Electives


I. General education credits (49)

Course(s) &  Number of credits

LAA 111 Challenges 3
LAA 121 Character 3
LAA 221 Civic Life 3
LAA 231 Critique-Faith and Reason 3
LAA 321 Creativity 3
American Diversity 3
Composition 1 & 2 (ENG 111 and 112) 6
Math (MTH 107 and MTH 207) 6
Health and Wellness 3
Arts 3
Literature 3
Natural Sciences 4
Social Sciences ( Two of these three, SOC 111, PSY 111, PS 111) 6
Capstone – met within the major via senior seminar (CJ470)

II. Major requirements (45)

Core courses (27)
Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJ 111) 3
Criminology (CJ 112) 3
Courts and Criminal Justice (CJ 113) 3
Policing in America (CJ 210) 3
Introduction to Corrections (CJ 230) 3
Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
(SOC/CJ 219)
Social and Behavioral Science Statistics (BSS/CJ/SOC 220) 3
Ethics in Criminal Justice (CJ 300) 3
Senior Seminar (CJ 470) 3

Criminal justice electives   12
(6 of which must be at the 400 level; and an additional 6 credits)

Supporting courses  6
From the social sciences other than criminal justice (sociology, psychology or political science) (3 may be at either the 100 or 200 level; at least 3 must be at the 300 or 400 level)

III. Electives outside the major 34
To be taken in consultation with adviser (allowing the student to concentrate in some second or third area of study)

Students may choose to meet the elective hours required by completing a second major or minor.

The maximum number of credit hours in Criminal Justice that may be earned and counted toward the graduation requirement is 45.

The Minor in Criminal Justice

Students desiring a minor in criminal justice will complete at least 18 semester hours of coursework in criminal justice. The following courses must be completed by students wishing to minor in criminal justice:

Courses Credits

CJ 111 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CJ 112 Criminology 3
CJ 300 Ethics in Criminal Justice 3
CJ Electives (must be at the 300 or 400 level) 9