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Dec 04, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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.
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Major Requirements
Pass all criminal justice courses with a grade of “C” or higher.
Criminal Justice: Total Semester Hours = 120
Criminal Justice Electives by Focus Area
Law Enforcement
- CJ 351 - Forensic Science
- CJ 305 - Crime and the Elderly
- CJ 331 - Principles of Criminal Investigation
Corrections
- CJ 406 - Probation and Parole
- CJ 435 - Treatment of Drug Addiction
- CJ 436 - Deprivation of Liberty
Courts & Legal Systems
- CJ 310 - Adjudication and Legal Terminology
- CJ 320 - Women and the Criminal Justice System
Juvenile Justice Reform
- CJ 314 - The Color of Law (In)Justice in American History
- CJ 463 - Juvenile Justice Reform
- CJ 464 - Juvenile Law
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)
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