Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary major which does not require the completion of an additional minor. The requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree with a criminal justice major are a minimum of 58 credit hours in criminal justice and related courses and completion of the following components:

Before any decisions are made for your selection of courses, you will need to meet with the Program Coordinator to discuss your academic plan.

A. General Education Requirements
See page 48 of course catalog

B. General Education Requirements
(Suggested) in the Major:
ART 115  Drawing: Skills and Concepts
BIO 257   Human Anatomy and Physiology
IS 324      Social Justice Seminar
IS 326C    HIV/AIDS:  Its Biological and Social Impact
SP 150     Elementary Spanish
PHL 276      Critical Thinking
POL/SOC 385     Community and Organizational Change
SOC 201     Sociological Perspectives
ECO 202     Economic Dimensions
PSY 205     Introductory Psychology
POL 303     Political Reality and Public Policy

Special Elements of the Program
Academic Performance: A criminal justice major must earn a grade of C or better in all required courses for the major.

This program is designated as a day program. Some students will be able to complete this program during the evening.

C. Required Courses (46 hours):
CJ 110        Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 200       Sociological Perspectives of Crime (Preq. CJ110)
CJ 240        Corrections (Preq. CJ110)
CJ 311        Deviant Behavior (Preq. Soc. 201)

                  -or-

CJ 330        Criminal Behavior (Preq. CJ200)
CJ 351        Restorative Justice (Preq. CJ110, CJ200;Permission of instructor)
CJ 352        Women in the American Justice System (Preq. Soc. 201)                               

                  -or-

CJ 306        Race and Ethnic Diversity (Preq. Soc. 201)
CJ 356        Police and Society (Preq. CJ110)
CJ/SW 355 Social Research Methods: (MTH 100, Psy 205; SOC 201 Permission of instructor)
CJ 320        Juvenile Delinquency (Preq. Soc. 201)
CJ 380        Criminal Law (Preq. CJ 110)
IS 324A       Social Justice: Why do we mistreat our youth?                       

                  -or-

CJ 400        Special Topics in Criminal Justice (Preq.                                    CJ110, junior or senior standing, permission of instructor)
CJ 495        Restorative Justice Practices (Preq. CJ351)*
CJ 496        Senior Seminar (Preq. Eng. 312, Junior or Senior standing; Permission of instructor)
CJ/SOC 498   Internship (Preq. Senior, CJ355, Permission of the Program Coordinator)

D. Related Discipline Requirements:
Students must choose 4 courses (12 semester hours) from the following: *Students should consult their advisor and choose their allied courses based on their individual academic and career interests. Students are responsible for checking the prerequisites for each of these courses.

ACC 224           Principles of Accounting (3)
BUS 308           Business and Professional Writing (3)
CIS 210             Microcomputer Applications (3)
CHM 140           General Chemistry (4)
CJ 491              Independent Study in Criminal Justice (3)
CJ/SOC 493      Readings in Criminal Justice (3)
ENG 209           Fundamentals of Speech (3)
ENG 316           Grant Writing (3)
ENG 318           Professional Communication Design (3)
FSC 140           Introduction to Forensic Science (3)
FSC 340           Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence Collection (3)
HUM 330          Asian and Arab Culture (3)
PHL 225           Ethics (3)
PHL 325           Special Topics in Moral Philosophy (3)
POL201            Public Administration (3)
POL303            Political Reality and Public Policy
POL/SOC 358   Law and Society (3)
PSY 240           Developmental Psychology (3)
PSY 305           Introduction to Statistics (3)
PSY 360           Social Psychology (3)
PSY 435           Abnormal Psychology (3)
PSY 400           Interview Techniques (3)
SW 200            Working with Substance Abusers (2)\
SW 268            Child Welfare Policies and Services (2)
SW 314            Social Welfare Policy (3)
SOC 345          Sociology of the Family (3)
SOC 348          Death and Dying (3)
SOC 365          Group Dynamics (3)