Criminal Justice, B.A.
The curriculum of the Criminal Justice major is interdisciplinary, which provides great advantages in academic and career choices. The major provides students with a background in various aspects of criminal law, criminology, policing, corrections, and victimology as well as issues of diversity. Some courses include observations of court proceedings and police functions as well as visits to correctional institutions and programs. A broad background in the social sciences is integrated with specialized criminal justice courses. Experiential learning is also available to criminal justice students enrolled in Service Learning (1-credit) courses and internships, and the major offers a Travel Learn course (1-credit) for students interested in international travel. The criminal justice major also allows students to concentrate their studies in one of four tracks: law, corrections, policing, and general. The Criminal Justice Major must attain a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) to be admitted to the major and must maintain the 2.5 GPA to continue in the major and graduate.
For information regarding College/program mission and student learning outcomes please see http://www.kean.edu/academics/college-business-public-management
General Education 44-45
Foundation Core Requirements
See prerequisites and equivalencies.
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
MATH 1016: Prerequisite for CJ 3675 Research Methods.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
ENG 2403, PHIL 1100: Required Distribution Course
Select one course:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course
Science and Mathematics 10-11
| CPS1031 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1032 | MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1231 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4 |
AND (Select two courses; one must be a lab science)
| Biology | 3,4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3,4 |
| Astronomy, Geology or Meteorology | 3,4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3,4 |
Health/Physical Education 3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
Additional Requiremetns 24
Additional Requirements 24
Courses can be substituted for students that complete a minor, and/or have declared a second major.
(Select 8 courses from at least 3 different areas)
SOC
PA
PHIL
PSY
PS
| PS 2110 | AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL SYSTEMS | 3 |
| PS 3130 | AMERICAN JUDICIAL PROCESS | 3 |
| PS 3151 | AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES | 3 |
| PS 3430 | INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | 3 |
| PS 3680 | CONSTITUTION LAW:CRIM PROC-WE | 3 |
Major Requirements 45
All major and minor courses require a grade of C or better
Required Courses 36
3 Courses of Criminal Justice Electives 9
Select an area of concentration below
Corrections Concentration (9)
Law Concentration (9)
Policing Concentration (9)
General CJ Concentration Study (9)
Students must take one course from each of the concentration courses listed above (corrections concentration, law concentration, and police concentration.)
| Corrections Course | 3 |
| Law Course | 3 |
| Police Course | 3 |
Free Electives: 12
Not Criminal Justice Courses
(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)
Total Credit Hours: 125