Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Criminal Justice Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Criminal Justice Major, B.A./B.S.

Criminal Justice is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary approach to studying agencies of social control and crime-related issues.  A degree in Criminal Justice provides students with diverse knowledge that emphasizes lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Upon completion of the degree in Criminal Justice, students will be prepared for a broad range of public and private careers in the field, or to further their studies in law or graduate school.

39 hours required (2.0 Major GPA required)

Required Courses (24 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CRIM 224 - Criminology
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer
Credits: 3
CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 244 - Police & Society
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 254 - Criminal Courts and Law
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 351 - Research Methods
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 352 - Statistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 371 - Criminological Theory
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 475 - Criminal Justice Capstone

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing.


Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

CJ Electives (15 hours)

Select five courses, four of which must be 300/400-level.

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ANTH 211 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

USI Core 39: Natural Science (BS); Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry.


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CRIM 200 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CRIM 245 - Ethics in Criminal Justice
Term(s) Offered: Infrequently taught
Credits: 3
CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 302 - Criminal Law
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CRIM 304 - Community Relations
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 305 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 311 - Convict Criminology
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CRIM 312 - Organized Crime
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered
Credits: 3
CRIM 315 - Crime Control Strategies
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 335 - Juvenile Delinquency
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
CRIM 401 - Community Corrections
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 403 - Violence Against Women
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 405 - Death Penalty
Term(s) Offered: Spring, every other year
Credits: 3
CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
CRIM 412 - Police Discretion
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 431 - Crime, Deviance, and Deviants
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3
CRIM 489 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
CRIM 499 - Internship in Criminal Justice
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
POLS 405 - Constitutional Law
Term(s) Offered: Fall
Credits: 3
POLS 406 - Constitutional Rights
Term(s) Offered: Spring
Credits: 3

Core 39 Requirements

  • Take one course within Ways of Knowing, Social Inquiry Core 39 category
  • Take either PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics or CRIM 245 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (CRIM 245 does not count towards Core 39)
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