Criminal Justice B.S.
Objectives
Major objectives of the criminal justice program are to offer students an opportunity to prepare for professional careers in criminal justice, to provide an opportunity for persons currently serving in the criminal justice system to continue their education, to provide courses of instruction that complement the education received by students in related disciplines, and to foster an understanding of the role and function of the criminal justice system.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours=120
University Core Curriculum (44 hrs.)
No grade below a "C" in criminal justice courses will be accepted toward the degree.
Minimum 30 semester hours of upper-division criminal justice.
Ethical Issues--three semester hours
Administration of Justice--three semester hours
| CRIJ 3311 | Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies | |
Criminology Theory--three semester hours
Corrections--three semester hours from:
Law Adjudication--six semester hours:
Law Enforcement--three semester hours:
CRIJ 2332: for students with fewer than 12 hours of lower-division criminal justice
CRIJ 4332: for students with prerequisite of at least one policing course
Research and Methods--three semester hours:
Capstone Experience--three semester hours:
12 hrs. of electives in Criminal Justice (minimum of six hours must be upper division)
A minor of 18 hours, chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor
Electives
Notes: (1) No more than 21 lower-division hours in criminal justice may be applied toward baccalaureate degree requirements. (2) All courses cross-listed between criminal justice and any other discipline must be taken as criminal justice courses.