Criminal Justice, B.S.

Curriculum

A. General Education Requirememts (35 hours)

B. Major Requirements (33 hours)

CJ 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJ 203	Criminal Justice Ethics	3
CJ 204	Corrections	3
CJ 206	Police in American Society	3
CJ 311	Advanced Criminal Law and Jurisprudence	3
CJ 313	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 391	Criminological Theory	3
CJ 392	Statistics in Criminal Justice	3
	OR
SOC 245	Social Statistics	3
CJ 410	Prosecution and the Courts	3
CJ 492	Public Policy in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 489	Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice	3

C. Criminal Justice Elective Courses (18 hours)

CJ 208	Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime	3
CJ 210	Juvenile Justice System	3
CJ 217	Violent Crime	3
CJ 310	American Constitution Law	3
CJ 312	Criminal Evidence	3
CJ 314	Criminal Procedure	3
CJ 315	Introduction to Homeland Security	3
CJ 381	Crime Myths and Moral Panic	3
CJ 400	Juvenile Delinquency	3
CJ 406	Introduction to Jurisprudence	3
CJ 496	Comparative Criminal Justice	3
CJ 498	Directed Study in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 499	Criminal Justice Internship	6

D. Related Courses (12 hours)

(Related area courses may not be used to satisfy General Education Requirements)

Select 12 semester hours from the following:

ENGL 317	Advanced Composition	3
SOC 302	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOC 305	Sociology of the African-American	3
POLS 298	American National Government	3
SOWK 342	Crisis Intervention	3
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish	3
	OR
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish	3
BUAD 190	Management Information Systems	3

E. Free Electives (22 hours)

	Free Elective 1	1
	Free Elective 2	3
	Free Elective 3	3
	Free Elective 4	3
	Free Elective 5	3
	Free Elective 6	3
	Free Elective 7	3
	Free Elective I	3

Total Credit Hours: 120

Curriculum Guide for Majors in Criminal Justice

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 102	English Composition and Grammar	3
MATH 115	College Algebra	3
UNIV 110	Freshman Seminar	1
MUS 135	Introduction to Music Literature	2
HIST 140	History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500	3
GE	Natural Science/Lab	4
GE	Physical Education Activity	1
Total Credit Hours:		17

Second Semester

ENGL 103	English Composition and Vocabulary	3
ART 130	Art Appreciation	2
HLTH 185	Health Concepts	2
HIST 141	History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present	3
GE	Natural Science/Math	3
GE	Physical Education Activity	1
CJ 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
Total Credit Hours:		17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

ENGL 201	World Literature I	3
GE	Social & Behavioral Science	3
CJ 203	Criminal Justice Ethics	3
CJ 204	Corrections	3
CSC 111	Introduction to Computer Applications	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

ENGL 202	World Literature II	3
GE	Social & Behavioral Science	3
CJ 206	Police in American Society	3
CJ 210	Juvenile Justice System	3
	Related Course	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Junior Year

First Semester

CJ 310	American Constitution Law	3
CJ 311	Advanced Criminal Law and Jurisprudence	3
CJ 392	Statistics in Criminal Justice	3
	OR
SOC 245	Social Statistics	3
	Related Course	3
	Minor/Electives	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

CJ 391	Criminological Theory	3
CJ 313	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	3
	Related Course	3
	Minor/Elective	6
Total Credit Hours:		15

Senior Year

First Semester

CJ 400	Juvenile Delinquency	3
CJ 489	Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 492	Public Policy in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 499	Criminal Justice Internship	6
	OR
	Two 400 level criminal justice elective courses	6
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

	Related Course	3
	Minor/Electives	12
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 120