Criminal Justice, B.A.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

(44 Credits)

Students must complete each of the listed Core Courses and two of the electives described below. Students must pass Introduction to Criminal Justice with a grade of C‐ or higher in order to be eligible to take courses above the 1000 level. A student may not earn more than two grades below a C‐ within the core requirements for the major.

Criminal Justice Core Courses

CJ 1110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (4 Credits)
CJ 1130 - Criminology (4 Credits)
CJ 2130 - Criminal Procedure (4 Credits)
PS 2310 - Statistics for the Social Sciences (4 Credits)
CJ 2320 - Criminal Justice Ethics (4 Credits)
CJ 2010 - Corrections (4 Credits)
CJ 3140 - Criminal Law (4 Credits)
CJ 3210 - Police in Society (4 Credits)
PO 4310 (CJ 4310) - Constitutional Law (4 Credits)
CJ 4000 - Issues in Professional Practice: Criminal Justice (4 Credits)

Criminal Justice Electives

(8 Credits)

Students may choose any two electives from the following list

CJ 1210 - Critical Infrastructure Protection (4 credits)
CJ 1220 - Writing for the CJ Profession (4 credits)
CJ 1230 - Introduction to Homeland Security (4 credits)
CJ 2110 - Criminal Justice Administration (4 Credits)
CJ 2120 - Gangs in America (4 Credits)
CJ 2220 - Women and Terrorism (4 credits)
CJ 2240 - Emergency Management (4 credits)
PS 2990 - Youth At Risk (4 credits)
CJ 3150 - Victimology (4 Credits)
CJ 3170 (PS 3170) - Forensic Psychology (4 Credits)
CJ 3180 - Criminal Investigations (4 Credits)
PO 3220 - International Security (4 credits)
PO 3240 - Regional Politics and Terrorism (4 credits)
CJ 3910 (PO 3910) - Homeland Security and Terrorism (4 Credits)
CJ 3990 - Topics in Criminal Justice (4 Credits)
PO 4310 (CJ 4310) - Constitutional Law (4 Credits)
CJ 4910 - Internship Variable credit (1‐16)