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

FC 110 - Freshman Seminar I 1Credit Hour ^GE
EN 131 - College English I 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 131 - Liberal Arts Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE
HI 130 - African American History 3 Credit Hours ^GE
ES 130 - Environmental Science ^GE
LAA 180 - Professional Seminar
PE 113 - Health and Wellness / Physical Education Activity 1 Credit Hour

Total: 14

Second Semester

FC 111 - Freshman Seminar II 1 Credit Hour ^GE
EN 132 - College English II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
MAT 132 - College Mathematics 3 Credit Hours ^GE
BI 131 - General Biology 3 Credit Hours ^GE
RELI 110 - Understanding Faith 3 Credit Hours
CJ 131 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
LAA 180 - Professional Seminar

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

SC 230 - Introduction to Effective Oral Communication 3 Credit Hours ^GE
SS/SO Elective
CJ Elective (200 Level)
SS 240 - Introduction to Data Processing and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
or
CS 132 - Computer Applications 3 Credit Hours
or
SS 150 - Computer Applications for the Social Sciences 3 Credit Hours
MLS 131 - Elementary Spanish 3 Credit Hours ^GE
LAA 280 - Professional Seminar
FC 280 - Sophomore Seminar: Leadership 1 Credit Hour

Total: 15

Second Semester Total=17

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

Junior Year

First Semester

CJ 216 - Criminal Procedure 3 Credit Hours
CJ 327 - Corrections 3 Credit Hours
CJ Elective (300 Level)
CJ 360 - Victimology 3 Credit Hours
LAA 380 - Professional Seminar
Free Elective (200 and above)
Junior Seminar: Entrepreneurship ^GE

Total: 16

Second Semester

CJ 337 - Law Enforcement 3 Credit Hours
CJ 389 - Criminology 3 Credit Hours
SS 239 - Statistics for Social Science Research 3 Credit Hours
CJ Free Elective (300 Level)
LAA 380 - Professional Seminar
SO 439 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

CJ 461 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hours
CJ 498 - Methodologies and Research Writing 3 Credit Hours
CJ Elective (300 Level)
CJ Elective (300-400 Level)
Free Elective (200 and above)
LAA 480 - Professional Seminar

Total: 15

Second Semester

CJ 499 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CJ Elective (300-400 Level)
CJ Elective (300-400 Level)
CJ Elective (300-400 Level)
LAA 480 - Professional Seminar

Total: 12

Note:

GE = General Education Courses.

*Based on your placement testing scores, these courses may require prerequisites which may extend the number of semesters needed to complete degree requirements. These prerequisites do not count towards the degree for graduation.

**MARCHING BAND MEMBERS ONLY, MUST substitute PE Activity with MUB 110 - Marching Band .

**ROTC MEMBERS ONLY, substitute PE Activity with MY 104 - Basic Military Science and MYL 104 MY 104 - Basic Military Science . (ROTC)