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 Credits: 4
CJ 1130 - Criminology Credits: 4
CJ 2010 - Corrections Credits: 4
CJ 2130 - Criminal Procedure Credits: 4
PS 2310 - Statistics for the Social Sciences Credits: 4
CJ 2320 - Criminal Justice Ethics Credits: 4
CJ 3140 - Criminal Law Credits: 4
CJ 3210 - Police in Society Credits: 4
CJ 4010 - Senior Seminar: Career Preparation and Development Credits: 4
CJ 4020 - Senior Seminar: Research Component Credits: 4

Criminal Justice Electives

(8 Credits)

Students may choose any two electives from the following list

CJ 1210 (HSS 1210) - Critical Infrastructure Protection Credits: 4
CJ 1220 - Writing for the CJ Profession Credits: 4
CJ 1230 (HSS 1230) - Introduction to Homeland Security Credits: 4
CJ 2110 - Criminal Justice Administration Credits: 4
CJ 2120 - Gangs in America Credits: 4
CJ 2220 (HSS 2220) - Women and Terrorism Credits: 4
CJ 2240 - Emergency Management Credits: 4
CJ 2510 (HSS 2510) - Security Management Credits: 4
CJ 2550 - Foundations of Law Credits: 4
CJ 2950 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 4
PS 2170 - Youth At Risk Credits: 4
CJ 3040 (HSS 3040) - Human Trafficking Credits: 4
CJ 3150 - Victimology Credits: 4
CJ 3170 (PS 3170) - Forensic Psychology Credits: 4
CJ 3180 - Criminal Investigations Credits: 4
PO 3220 (HSS 3220) - International Security Credits: 4
PO 3240 (HSS 3240) - Regional Politics and Terrorism Credits: 4
CJ 3260 - Organized Crime Credits: 4
CJ 3520 (HSS 3520) - Emergency Management Law Credits: 4
CJ 3910 (PO 3910) - Terrorism Credits: 4
CJ 3990 - Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: 4
PO 4310 (CJ 4310) - Constitutional Law Credits: 4
CJ 4910 - Internship Credits: 1 to 16

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing Course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (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.