Prerequisite Courses for all Majors
Anthropology: No prerequisites but ANT 101 is the first course in the major. You will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB): Go to
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/cmb- bs for helpful information about chemistry and biology placement. You will need the math foundation for calculus in this major.
Computer Science and Information Security: You must have completed
MAT 105 (or 141 if you tested at a higher level) as foundation for courses in this major.
CJBA: No prerequisites to the major, but you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
CJBS:
POL 101 and
SOC 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Criminal Justice Management:
POL 101
Criminology:
SOC 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Culture and Deviance Studies:
ANT 101 and
SOC 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Economics:
ECO 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
English:
ENG 201 (and
any of the following:
ISP 235,
ISP 236,
ISP 273,
LIT 230,
LIT 231,
LIT 232,
LIT 233,
LIT 236,
LIT 237)
Fire and Emergency Service: No prerequisites
Fire Science: No prerequisites
Forensic Psychology:
PSY 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Forensic Science: Go to
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/forensic-science-bs for helpful information about chemistry and biology placement. You will need the math foundation for calculus in this major.
Fraud Examination: No prerequisites but requires
SOC 101 and
ECO 101 as early courses in the major, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Gender Studies: No prerequisites but
GEN 101 is the first course in the major
Global History: No prerequisites but
ENG 101 is the prerequisite for any 200 level History course.
Humanities and Justice:
ENG 201, a general education history, lit, or philosophy course, a general education social science course (POL 101 would be a good idea, since it is a prereq for
POL 375 later in the major).
International Criminal Justice:
ECO 101,
SOC 101, and
POL 101, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Latin American and Latina/o Studies: No prerequisites
Law and Society:
POL 101 and
SOC 101
Philosophy: ENG 101 (though
PHI 105, a first course in the major, may be taken with
ENG 101)
Police Studies: CJBS 101 (Fall 2015 declarations and after) and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major (Fall 2015 declarations and after).
Political Science: POL 101
Public Administration: No prerequisites but
PAD 140 is the first course in the major.
Security Management: ECO 101 and
SOC 101
Sociology: No prerequisites but
SOC 101 is the first course in the major, and you will need the math foundation for statistics in this major.
Spanish: Requires either
SPA 101/102 or
SPA 111/112 foundation or exemption from 100 level by placement exam.