Major in Criminal Justice

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their adviser each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

BS in Criminal Justice (.pdf)
BS in Criminal Justice

Note: The order of semesters and summer terms has been changed from the print version to accommodate the one-column format of HTML publishing. A conventional Four-Year Plan is available in the .pdf file.

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL HOURS

ENGL 1310, College Writing I 3
HIST 2610, United States History to 1865¹² 3
PSCI 1040, American Government 3
PSYC 1630, General Psychology I⁴ 3
CSCI¹⁹ 3
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL HOURS

ECON 1110, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGL 2210, World Literature I 3
Elective 3
Oral Communication²⁰ 3
Visual and Performing Arts¹³ 3
Total 15

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

CJUS 3300, Police Systems 3
CJUS 3400, Correctional Systems 3
ENGL 2700, Technical Writing 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
Elective 3
Wellness¹⁶ 2-3
Total 17-18

SENIOR YEAR

FALL HOURS

CJUS 3700, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice 3
CJUS 4500, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
Elective 3
Total 15

FRESHMAN YEAR

SPRING HOURS

ENGL 1320, College Writing II 3
HIST 2620, American History Since 1865¹² 3
PSCI 1050, American Government 3
SOCI 1510, Individuals in Society⁴ 3
MATH¹⁰ 3
Total 15

SOPHOMORE YEAR

SPRING HOURS

CJUS 2100, Crime and Justice in the United States 3
ENGL 2220, World Literature II 3
PADM 2100, Diversity in Urban Governance²³ 3
Elective 3
Laboratory Science²¹ 4
Total 16

JUNIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

CJUS 3201, Criminal Law 3
CJUS 3600, Criminology 3
SOCI 4870, Social Research and Practice 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
Laboratory Science²¹ 4
Total 16

SENIOR YEAR

SPRING HOURS

CJUS 4200, Criminal Procedure 3
CJUS 4901, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
CJUS Elective (advanced)²² 3
Elective 3
Total 15

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed in the above plan.
See Community Service folding key (#3) after page 240 for footnotes.

Summary of Degree Requirements:

Criminal Justice (and supporting courses): 57
General Academic Requirements (including Core): 52
English 15
History 6
Political Science 6
Laboratory Science 8
Economics 3
Mathematics 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Computer Science 3
Oral Communication 3
Wellness 2
Electives: 15
Criminal Justice Major: 57
CJUS 2100, Crime and Justice in the United States 3
CJUS 3201, Criminal Law 3
CJUS 3300, Police Systems 3
CJUS 3400, Correctional Systems 3
CJUS 3600, Criminology 3
CJUS 3700, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice 3
CJUS 4200, Criminal Procedure 3
CJUS 4500, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies 3
CJUS 4901, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy 3
Criminal Justice Electives 18
PSYC 1630, General Psychology I 3
SOCI 1510, Individuals in Society 3
PADM 2100, Diversity in Urban Governance 3
SOCI 4870, Research Methods and Practice 3

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