Criminal Justice, BA/Criminal Justice, MS (2105)

In the first four years, students will complete the credits necessary to fulfill the bachelor’s degree requirements for the BA in Criminal Justice, including 18 graduate credits of Criminal Justice that is applied towards the master’s degree in Criminal Justice. In the fifth year, students will complete the remaining 18 credits to fulfill the 36 credits of the master’s degree.

BA in Criminal Justice

Overview

College Core	57 credits
Major Prerequisites	03 credits
Criminal Justice Degree Core	24 credits
Major Requirements	21 credits
General Electives (used to complete CRJ requirements)	15 credits
TOTAL	120 credits

Criminal Justice Degree Core

CRJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Prerequisite to all upper level CRJ courses or permission of the Department Chair)
CRJ 305 - Substantive Criminal Law 3 Credits
CRJ 317 - Evidence and Procedure Law 3 Credits
CRJ 320 - Corrections 3 Credits
CRJ 325 - Critical Issues in Policing 3 Credits
CRJ 400 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology 3 Credits
CRJ 450 - Internship in Criminal Justice 3 Credits
Capstone in Criminal Justice 3 Credits

MS in Criminal Justice

See Graduate Catalog for full course listing.

Overview:

Graduate Core (12 credits completed in BA Program)	21 credits
Electives (3 credits completed in BA program)	12 credits
Thesis/Final Project	6 credits
TOTAL	39 credits

Fifth Year Program

Additional Courses (18 credits):

Six additional graduate CRJ courses including

CRJ 950
CRJ 951

Thesis/Final Project (6 credits):

CRJ 950 - Thesis Course in Criminal Justice 3 Credits
CS 981 - Thesis Project 3 Credits