Undergraduate Edition 2016-2017

Criminal Justice, B.S.

Curriculum

A. General Education Core (46 hours)

B. Major Core Requirements (45 hours)

CJ 201Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJ 203Criminal Justice Ethics

3

CJ 204Institutional Corrections

3

CJ 206Police in American Society

3

CJ 210Juvenile Justice System

3

CJ 310American Constitution Law

3

CJ 311Criminal Law

3

CJ 313Research Methods in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 391Criminology

3

 

CJ 392Statistics in Criminal Justice

3

OR

SOC 245Social Statistics

3

 

CJ 400Juvenile Delinquency

3

CJ 492Public Policy in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 489Problems and Practice in Criminal Justice

3

 

CJ 499Criminal 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 317Advanced Composition

3

Related Course

3

SOC 302Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOC 305Sociology of the African-American

3

 

SPAN 101Elementary Spanish

3

OR

SPAN 102Elementary Spanish

3

D. Minor/Electives (21 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 124

Curriculum Guide for Majors in Criminal Justice

Freshman Year

First Semester

GE 102English Composition and Grammar

3

GE 115College Algebra

3

GE 122Freshman Seminar

1

GE 135Introduction to Music Literature

2

GE 140History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500

3

GE
Natural Science/Lab

4

GE
Physical Education Activity

1

Total Credit Hours:17

Second Semester

GE 103English Composition and Vocabulary

3

GE 130Art Appreciation

2

GE 185Health Concepts

2

GE 141History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present

3

GE
Natural Science/Math

3

GE
Physical Education Activity

1

CJ 201Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

Total Credit Hours:17

Sophomore Year

First Semester

GE 201World Literature I

3

GE
Social & Behavioral Science

3

CJ 203Criminal Justice Ethics

3

CJ 204Institutional Corrections

3

GE 111Introduction to Computer Applications

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

GE 202World Literature II

3

GE
Social & Behavioral Science

3

CJ 206Police in American Society

3

CJ 210Juvenile Justice System

3

Related Course

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Junior Year

First Semester

CJ 310American Constitution Law

3

CJ 311Criminal Law

3

 

CJ 392Statistics in Criminal Justice

3

OR

SOC 245Social Statistics

3

 

Related Course

3

Minor/Electives

3

Total Credit Hours:15

Second Semester

CJ 391Criminology

3

CJ 313Research Methods in Criminal Justice

3

Related Course

3

Minor/Elective

6

Total Credit Hours:15

Senior Year

First Semester

CJ 400Juvenile Delinquency

3

CJ 489Problems and Practice in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 492Public Policy in Criminal Justice

3

 

CJ 499Criminal 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