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 1 Credit 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 Credit Hours

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 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

One Criminal Justice Elective (200 Level) 3 Credit Hours
ES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 Credit Hours ^GE
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 3 Credit Hours
LAA 280 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

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
ML_ 132 - Modern Language II 3 Credit Hours ^GE
PHIL 230 - Ethics 2 Credit Hours ^GE
LAA 280 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

Total: 17

Junior Year

First Semester

CJ 216 - Criminal Procedure 3 Credit Hours
One Criminal Justice (CJ) Elective (300 Level) 3 Credit Hours
CJ 327 - Corrections 3 Credit Hours
CJ 360 - Victimology 3 Credit Hours
ENT 300 - Junior Seminar: Entrepreneurship 1 Credit Hour ^GE
3 Hour Free Elective
LAA 380 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

Total: 16

Second Semester

CJ 337 - Law Enforcement 3 Credit Hours
CJ 389 - Criminology 3 Credit Hours
3 Hour Free Elective
SO 439 - Race and Ethnicity 3 Credit Hours
SS 239 - Statistics for Social Science Research 3 Credit Hours
LAA 380 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

CJ Elective (300 Level) 3 Credit Hours
CJ Elective (300-400 Level) 3 Credit Hours
CJ 461 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credit Hours
CJ 498 - Methodologies and Research Writing 3 Credit Hours
3 Hour Free Elective
LAA 480 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

Total: 15

Second Semester

CJ Elective (300-400 Level) 3 Credit Hour
CJ Elective (300-400 Level) 3 Credit Hour
CJ Elective (300-400 Level) 3 Credit Hour
CJ 499 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
LAA 480 - Professional Seminar (Criminal Justice) 0 Credit Hours

Total: 12

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)