Police Studies, Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Program Requirements
CIP Code: 43.0107
Summary Checklist for General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Element 1 | ||
| A: Written Communication | 3 | |
| B: Written Communication | 3 | |
| C: Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Element 2 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Element 3 | ||
| A: Arts | 3 | |
| B: Humanities | 3 | |
| Element 4 | ||
| Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Element 5 | ||
| A: Historical Science | 3 | |
| B: Social Behaviorial Science | 3 | |
| Element 6 | ||
| Diversity of Perspectives Experiences | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
Students are expected to complete Elements 1 and 2 within their first 60 hours of college credit.
Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Graduation Requirements | ||
| General Education | 36 | |
| Student Success Seminar | ||
| JSO 100 | Student Success Seminar (waived for transfers with 30+ hrs) | 1 |
| Writing Intensive Course (Hrs. incorporated into Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives category) | ||
| Upper division courses (42 hrs. distributed throughout Major/Supporting/Gen Ed/Free Electives categories) | ||
| ACCT - Police Studies majors will fulfill ACCT with one of the following. (Credit hours are incorporated into major requirements below.) | ||
| Criminal Justice Ethics | ||
| Field Experience | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Thesis Project and Seminar | ||
| Applied Learning in Police Administration (or A-N) | ||
| Major Requirements | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| CRJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 331 | Criminological Theory | 3 |
| CRJ 388 | Research Methods | 3 |
| CRJ 400 | Criminal Justice Statistics | 3 |
| PLS 103 | Police, Order Maintenance and Crime | 3 |
| PLS 326 | Ethical Decisions and Police | 3 |
| PLS 414 | Social Forces and Policing Society | 3 |
| PLS 415 | Contemporary Police Strategies | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Choose from 24 hours of PLS, CRJ or COR electives (12 hours must be upper division courses) | 24 | |
| Supporting Electives | ||
| Choose from six-nine hours of the following: | 6-9 | |
APS 210 | ||
| First Response Emergency Care | ||
or EMC 110 | Introduction to Emergency Medical Care | |
| Introduction to Forensic Science | ||
| Introduction to Explosion Investigations and Bombings | ||
| Traffic Crash Causation and Investigation | ||
A combination to include 3 hrs (200 level or above) of Foreign language or American Sign Language (ASL) in consultation with major advisor (Element 6) G | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Choose from 29 hours of free electives | 29 | |
| Total Hours | 120-123 | |
- G
Course also satisfies a General Education element. Hours are included within the 36 hr. General Education requirement above.