2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, BA (2105)

Overview

College Core	46 credits
Major Prerequisites	3 credits
Major Requirements	33 credits
Open Electives	38 credits
TOTAL	120 credits

College Core

PSY 201 - General Psychology 1 3 Credits or
PSY 202 - General Psychology 2 3 Credits
and
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits or
SOC 102 - Social Problems 3 Credits

Note:

CRJ 450 is a professional course and not a liberal arts course.

Major Requirements - BA Degree

Students who choose to major in criminal justice must complete the following:

Prerequisites

POL 201 - American Government 1 3 Credits or
POL 203 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 Credits

Major Courses

CRJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
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 330 - Criminal Justice Criminology 3 Credits
CRJ 400 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology 3 Credits
CRJ 450 - Internship in Criminal Justice 3 Credits
CRJ 490 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice 3 Credits

Any two electives from the following:

CHM 125 - Criminalistics Laboratory 1 3 Credits
CRJ 310 - Criminal Investigation 3 Credits
CRJ 340 - Probation and Parole 3 Credits
CRJ 350 - Organized Crime 3 Credits
CRJ 360 - Terrorism 3 Credits
CRJ 430 - Victimology 3 Credits
CRJ 440 - Profiling Violent Crimes 3 Credits
CRJ 491-499 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3 Credits)