Criminal Justice, B.S.

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The primary objective of the criminal justice program is to provide students with a curriculum that would qualify them to assume administrative, research and other professional positions in the criminal justice system. Courses offered in the program are designed to teach students how to develop and apply knowledge and critical thinking to current situations in our pluralistic society.

Admission to the Program

Admission is through filing of a formal application for a major, after completion of General Education requirements.

Major Requirements

Pass all criminal justice courses with a grade of “C” or higher.

Criminal Justice: Total Semester Hours = 120

Freshman Year

First Semester

BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours ^GE
* EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1Credit Hour ^GE
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
* MAT 131 - Liberal Arts Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE
PE 113 - Health and Wellness 1 Credit Hour ^GE
LAA 180 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0

Total: 14

Second Semester

CJ 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CS 132 - Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours
OR
SS 150 - Computer Applications for the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
MAT 132 - College Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours ^GE
LAA 180 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

One Criminal Justice Elective (200 Level)
ES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3
FC 280 - Sophomore Seminar: Leadership 1 Credit Hour ^GE
MLS 131 - Elementary Spanish 3 Credit Hours ^GE
SC 230 - Introduction to Effective Oral Communication 2 Credit Hours ^GE
One Social Science (SS) or Sociology (SO) Elective
LAA 280 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0

Total: 16

Second Semester

CJ 205 - Criminal Law 3 Credit Hours
CJ 206 - Ethics, Crime and Justice 3 Credit Hours
EN 240 - Advanced Composition 3 Credit Hours
HU 225 - Interdisciplinary Humanities 3 Credit Hours ^GE
PHIL 230 - Ethics 2 Credit Hours ^GE
ML 132 - Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
LAA 280 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0

Criminal Justice, B.S.

Admission to the Program

Major Requirements

Criminal Justice: Total Semester Hours = 120

Freshman Year

First Semester

Total: 14

Second Semester

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Total: 16

Second Semester

Total: 17

Junior Year

First Semester