Criminal Justice (B.S.)
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CJ 100 | INTRODUCTI TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| SOC 214 | INTRODUCTN TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| CJ 200 | INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT | 3 |
| CJ 210 | INTRO CORRECT SERVICES | 3 |
| CJ 212 | CRIMINAL LAW | 3 |
| CJ 215 | ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ 304 | JUVENILE JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ 326 | ISS & PROC OF CRM JUS RS | 3 |
| PS 135 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Social Science Elective Courses | 6 | |
| CJ 333 | CRIMINOLOGY | 3 |
| CJ 440 | COMP STDY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ/SOC 451 | SOCIAL STATISTICS | 3 |
| CJ 483 | SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUST | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Electives | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Curriculum Map
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 104 |
COMPOSITION I or English Composition I with Co-requisite Support or COMPOSITION & LITERATURE FOR L |
3 |
| MATH 114 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| UNIV 100 | UNIVERSITY SUCCESS | 2 |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 100 | INTRODUCTI TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| ENG 105 or ENG 112 |
COMPOSITION II or COMPOSITION |
3 |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Natural Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| CJ 210 | INTRO CORRECT SERVICES | 3 |
| MFL 101 - Modern Foreign Language | 3 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts Option | 3 | |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 200 | INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT | 3 |
| SOC 214 | INTRODUCTN TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| MFL 102 - Modern Foreign Language | 3 | |
| UNIV 200 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 1 |
| Social & Behavioral Science Option | 3 | |
| Pathway Option | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CJ 212 | CRIMINAL LAW | 3 |
| CJ 304 | JUVENILE JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ/SOC 451 | SOCIAL STATISTICS | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 | |
| PSY 201 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 215 | ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CJ 326 | ISS & PROC OF CRM JUS RS | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Eective | 3 | |
| PS 135 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| CJ 483 | SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUST | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CJ 333 | CRIMINOLOGY | 3 |
| CJ 440 | COMP STDY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Students who have completed two years of a single foreign language in high school with a grade of ‘C’ are exempt from foreign language requirements; however, the student must take 6 hours of general electives to replace the foreign language credits.
Notes:
- Candidates that transfer 12 or more hours of college credit are exempt from UNIV 100 UNIVERSITY SUCCESS; however, the student must take 2 hours of general electives to replace the UNIV course.
- Online Graduation Clearance (to be completed during the graduating semester only).
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to determine and apply appropriate criminological perspectives to specific situations.
- Students will be able to review and analyze various types of research related to criminal justice.
- Students will be able to describe in detail the process of a criminal trial.
- Students will be able to examine, analyze, and question the presentation of facts to determine the reality of a situation.