Criminal Justice (Institutional Theory and Practice), Bachelor of Science

Prerequisites: SOC 101, GOV 101 or POL 101, and your math prerequisite. 

Part One. Core Requirements

CJBS 101	Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System	3
CJBS 250	Research Methods and Statistics for Criminal Justice	3
CJBS 300	Criminal Justice: Theory in Practice	3
CJBS 415	Capstone Seminar for BS in Criminal Justice	3
COR 101	Introduction to Corrections	3
LAW 203	Constitutional Law	3
PSC 101	Introduction to Police Studies	3
SOC 203	Criminology	3

Total Credit Hours: 24

Part Two. Diversity

Select one

COR 320	Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context	3
CRJ 420/SOC 420	Women and Crime	3
LAW 313/POL 313	The Law and Politics of Race Relations	3
LAW 340	Employment Discrimination Law, Affirmative Action and Police Organization	3
PSC 202	Police and Diversity	3
PSC 235	Women in Policing	3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Three. Distribution Areas

Select three courses, one from each category A-C (at least two of those courses must be at the 300-level or above and come from different categories)

Category A. Police

Select one

CJBS 377	Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing	3
CRJ 255	Computer Applications in Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 321/PHI 321	Police Ethics	3
CRJ 425	Seminar on Major Works in Criminal Justice	3
PSC 201	Police Organization and Administration	3
PSC 107	Introduction to Criminal Investigations	3
PSC 227	Police Training Programs: Goals, Content and Administration	3
PSC 405	Organized Crime in America	3
PSC 415	Seminar on Terrorism	3

CJBS 377: Formerly PSC 290.

Category B. Law and Courts

Select one

CJBS 377	Internships for Criminal Justice, Law and Policing	3
CRJ 322/PHI 322	Judicial and Correctional Ethics	3
LAW 202	Law and Evidence	3
LAW 206	The American Judiciary	3
LAW 209	Criminal Law	3
LAW 212	The Criminal Process and the Criminal Procedure Law	3
LAW 259/POL 259	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	3
LAW 301	Jurisprudence	3
LAW 310/PHI 310	Ethics and Law	3
LAW 401	Problems of Constitutional Development	3
LAW 420/PAD 420	Contemporary Administration and the Judiciary	3

CJBS 377: Formerly PSC 290.

Category C. Corrections

Select one

COR 201	The Law and Institutional Treatment	3
COR 202	The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles	3
COR 230/PSC 230	Sex Offenders in the Criminal Justice System	3
COR 282	Principles of Correctional Operations	3
COR 303	Comparative Correction Systems	3
COR 310	Fieldwork in Corrections	3
COR 320	Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context	3
COR 401	Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs	3
COR 402	Administration of Community-based Corrections Programs	3
COR 415	Major Works in Corrections	3
COR 430	Senior Seminar in Correctional Studies	3
CRJ 322/PHI 322	Judicial and Correctional Ethics	3

Note: Courses can only be used to satisfy one area in the major.

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total Credit Hours: 36