Criminal Justice, B.A.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Requirements

(48 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

(40 Credits)

CJ 1110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (4 Credits)
CJ 1130 - Criminology (4 Credits)
CJ 2010 - Corrections (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 3140 - Criminal Law (4 Credits)
CJ 3210 - Police in Society (4 Credits)
CJ 4010 - Senior Seminar: Career Preparation and Development (4 credits)
CJ 4020 - Senior Seminar: Research Component (4 Credits)

Criminal Justice Electives

(8 Credits)

Students may choose any two electives from the following list

CJ 1210 (HSS 1210) - Critical Infrastructure Protection (4 credits)
CJ 1220 - Writing for the CJ Profession (4 credits)
CJ 1230 (HSS 1230) - Introduction to Homeland Security (4 credits)
CJ 2110 - Criminal Justice Administration (4 Credits)
CJ 2120 - Gangs in America (4 Credits)
CJ 2220 (HSS 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 (HSS 3220) - International Security (4 credits)
PO 3240 (HSS 3240) - Regional Politics and Terrorism (4 credits)
CJ 3910 (PO 3910) - 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)

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning (2 Credits)
WR 1010 - Composition (4 Credits) or approved LAS Writing Course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning (4 Credits) or higher
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World (4 Credits)
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values (4 Credits)
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts (4 Credits)
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences (4 Credits)
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities (4 Credits)
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives (4 Credits)
LAS Elective (4 Credits) One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.

Electives

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.