Criminal Justice, B.S.

Curriculum

A. General Education Core (46 hours)

B. Major Core Requirements (45 hours)

CJ 201	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CJ 203	Criminal Justice Ethics	3
CJ 204	Institutional Corrections	3
CJ 206	Police in American Society	3
CJ 210	Juvenile Justice System	3
CJ 310	American Constitution Law	3
CJ 311	Criminal Law	3
CJ 313	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 391	Criminology	3
CJ 392	Statistics in Criminal Justice	3
	OR
SOC 245	Social Statistics	3
CJ 400	Juvenile Delinquency	3
CJ 492	Public Policy in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 489	Problems and Practice in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 499	Criminal Justice Internship	6
	OR
	Two 400 level criminal justice elective courses	6

CJ 489: Capstone Course

C. Related Courses (12 hours)

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

Select 12 semester hours from the following:

BMIS 190
ENGL 317	Advanced Composition	3
	Related Course	3
SOC 302	Race and Ethnic Relations	3
SOC 305	Sociology of the African-American	3
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish	3
	OR
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish	3

D. Minor/Electives (21 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 124

Curriculum Guide for Majors in Criminal Justice

Freshman Year

First Semester

GE 102	English Composition and Grammar	3
GE 115	College Algebra	3
GE 122	Freshman Seminar	1
GE 135	Introduction to Music Literature	2
GE 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

GE 103	English Composition and Vocabulary	3
GE 130	Art Appreciation	2
GE 185	Health Concepts	2
GE 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

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

Second Semester

GE 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	Criminal Law	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	Criminology	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	Problems and Practice 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: 124