Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 43.0103
All courses older than 8 years require departmental approval to apply toward major, concentration, and supporting course requirements.
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| Essential Education | 30 | |
| Foundations of Learning | ||
| GSD 101 | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| Upper division courses (hours are distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Essential Ed/Free Electives categories) | 39 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| CRJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 313 | Criminal Justice Ethics | 3 |
| or CRJ 313S | Criminal Justice Ethics | |
| CRJ 331 | Criminological Theory | 3 |
| CRJ 388 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CRJ 400 | Criminal Justice Statistics | 3 |
| CRJ Electives | ||
| Choose from 27 hours, at least one course from each area, of the following three areas: (12 hours must be upper division) | 27 | |
| Corrections: | ||
| Foundations of Corrections | ||
| Living and Working in Prison | ||
| Community Corrections | ||
| Rehabilitation Strategies for Adult and Juvenile Offenders | ||
| Law and Juvenile Justice: | ||
| Criminal Law | ||
| Criminal Evidence | ||
| Criminal Procedure | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Juvenile Justice System | ||
| Policing: | ||
| Police, Order Maintenance and Crime | ||
| Diversity and Police | ||
| Surveillance and Society | ||
| Supporting Course Requirements | ||
| Choose from nine hours of at least two of the following areas in consultation with major advisor: AFA, APP, ENV, HLS, POL, PSY, SJS, SOC, or WGS | 9 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 36 hours of free electives | 30 | |
Majors are recommended to include three hrs (200 level or above) of Foreign language or American Sign Language (ASL) in consultation with their major advisor | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- E
Course also satisfies a Essential Education element. Hours are included within the Essential Education requirement above.
Key:
- E
Course satisfies an Essential Education element.
- *
Course must be taken in semester indicated.
Upper division courses: All students are required to have a minimum of 39 hrs. upper division (300-level or above) courses distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Essential Ed/Free Electives categories.
Criminal Justice B.S.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| GSD 101J | Foundations of Learning | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric (E 1-A) | 3 |
| E 2-A (Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 | |
| CRJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 102 | Research, Writing, and Rhetoric (E-1B) E * | 3 |
| E-2B (Natural Science) E | 3 | |
| E-3B (Humanities) E | 3 | |
| E 4-B (Social and Behavioral Sciences) E | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CRJ 313 or CRJ 313S |
Criminal Justice Ethics or Criminal Justice Ethics |
3 |
| CRJ Elective in Corrections | 3 | |
| Supporting Course Requirement Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| E 3-A (Arts) E | 3 | |
| CRJ 331 | Criminological Theory | 3 |
| CRJ Elective in Law and Juvenile Justice | 3 | |
| Supporting Course Requirement Elective | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| E 1-C (Oral Communication) E | 3 | |
| E 4-A (Historical and Global Perspectives) E | 3 | |
| CRJ 388 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Any Element E | 3 | |
| CRJ 400 | Criminal Justice Statistics | 3 |
| CRJ Elective in Policing | 3 | |
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| CRJ Elective in any of the three areas | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Supporting Course Requirement Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |