BS in Criminal Justice
Required courses. Grade of "C" or better required.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM 1010 | Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIM 1040 | HUMAN RELATIONS AND DIVERSITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| CRIM 1110 | Penology | 3 |
| CRIM 1240 | Policing | 3 |
| CRIM 2050 | Applied Criminology | 3 |
| CRIM 2200 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRIM 2230 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| CRIM 2250 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CRIM 3210 | Applied Psychology for Criminal Justice Personnel | 3 |
| CRIM 4100 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
| CRIM 4200 | Ethics In Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIM 4590 | Administration Of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Electives (select a minimum of four) | ||
| Criminal Investigation I | ||
| Laws Of Evidence | ||
| Hate Crimes | ||
| Crime Mapping And Criminal Profiling | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Victimology | ||
| Women and Crime | ||
| Criminal Investigation II | ||
| Sex Crimes | ||
| Narcotics Policy and Enforcement | ||
| Probation and Parole | ||
| Criminal Forensic and Trial Practice | ||
| Administration Of Police Services | ||
| Current Topics-Crim | ||
| Police And Society | ||
| Criminal Justice Internships | ||
| Independent Study In Criminal Justice | ||
Below is a sample plan of study. Consult your degree audit for your program requirements.
BS in Criminal Justice
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 1020 or CMPT 1100 | Micro-Computer Applications In Business or Microsoft Office Applications | 3 |
| CRIM 1010 | Criminal Justice 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 1040 | HUMAN RELATIONS AND DIVERSITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 | 3 |
| HHS 1000 | Health And Human Services/College Orientation | 1 |
| ENGL 1110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| SOC 1010 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Term | ||
| CRIM 1110 | Penology 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 1240 | Policing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1130 | College Composition II: Academic Disciplines And Discourse | 3 |
| MATH 1180 | Reasoning With Mathematics | 3 |
| Diversity of US | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| CRIM 2200 | Criminal Law 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 2230 | Criminal Procedure 1 | 3 |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Core Elective (2000-level) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| CRIM 2050 | Applied Criminology 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 2250 | Juvenile Justice 1 | 3 |
| PSC 1200 | American National Government | 3 |
| Natural Sciences Core | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences Core Laboratory | 1 | |
| Elective (2000-level) | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| PSY 1010 | Principles Of Psychology | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Core | 3 | |
| Non-US Diversity | 3 | |
| Core Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Term | ||
| CRIM 3210 | Applied Psychology for Criminal Justice Personnel 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 4100 | Criminal Justice Research Methods 1 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective (Upper-level) | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Seventh Term | ||
| CRIM 4200 | Ethics In Criminal Justice 1 | 3 |
| CRIM 4590 | Administration Of Criminal Justice 1 | 3 |
| Elective (Upper-level) | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Term | ||
| Criminal Justice Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Elective (2000-level) | 7 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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A "C" or better is required for this course.
- PLO 1. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Administration of Justice (CRIM 4590; Contemporary criminal justice system, major systems of social control and their policies and practices).
- PLO 2. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Corrections (CRIM 1110; History, theory, practice and legal environment, development of correctional philosophy, incarceration, diversions, community-based corrections, treatment of offenders).
- PLO 3. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Criminological Theory (CRIM 2050; The nature and causes of crime, typologies, offenders, and victims as well as the public policies associated with the criminological theories).
- PLO 4. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Law Adjudication (CRIM 220 and CRIM 2230; Criminal law, criminal procedures, prosecution, defense, and court procedures and decision-making).
- PLO 5. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Law Enforcement (CRIM 1240; History, theory, practice and legal environment, police organization, discretion, and subculture).
- PLO 6. Students graduating from this program will demonstrate competence in Research and Analytic Methods (CRIM 4100; Quantitative-including statistics-and qualitative, methods for conducting and analyzing criminal justice research in a manner appropriate for undergraduate degree students).