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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Criminal Justice Studies Major, B.A./B.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

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

Pre-CJS program (30 hours)

Core 39 Courses (18 hours)

C or better required

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3

 

CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking or Credits: 3
CMST 107 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3

 

  • Core 39 approved Math course Credits: 3-4

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    PHIL 201 - Introduction to Ethics or Credits: 3
  • Core 39 approved Moral and Ethical Reasoning course Credits: 3

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    SOC 121 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
    POLS 102 - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3

    Required Pre-Admission Courses (12 hours)

    C+ or better required

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
    CRIM 244 - Police & Society Credits: 3
    SOC 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
    POLS 208 - Law, Courts, and Justice Credits: 3

    Additional Information

    Student must have a Cumulative GPA of 2.5 and a grade of C or better in each required Core 39 course, and a C+ or better in each Pre-CJS required course to change from Pre-CJS to CJS status.  Student must maintain a GPA of 2.5 to major in CJS.

    CJS program (27 hours)

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 371 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
    CRIM 475 - Criminal Justice Studies Capstone Credits: 3

     

    SOC 391 - Introduction to Sociological Research and Credits: 3
    SOC 392 - Statistics for Social Research Credits: 3

    or

    POLS 232 - Research Design and Data Collection and Credits: 3
    POLS 332 - Statistics and Data Analysis Credits: 3

    One diversity course

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
    CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice (Approved topics: Race & Crime; Urban Crime; Diversity in Policing) Credits: 3
    CRIM 403 - Violence Against Women Credits: 3
    SOC 421 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3
    SOC 431 - Gender and Society Credits: 3
    SOC 463 - Wealth and Poverty Credits: 3

    CJS Electives (12 hours)

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

    Policing

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
    CRIM 412 - Police Discretion Credits: 3
    CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice (Policing Topic) Credits: 3

    Law

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 302 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
    CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice (Law/Courts Topic) Credits: 3
    POLS 405 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
    POLS 406 - Constitutional Rights Credits: 3

    Criminology

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 312 - Organized Crime Credits: 3
    SOC 335 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
    SOC 426 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior Credits: 3
    SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology (Hate Groups & Hate Crimes) Credits: 3

    Corrections

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 311 - Convict Criminology Credits: 3
    CRIM 401 - Probation and Parole Credits: 3
    CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice (Corrections Topic) Credits: 3

    General CJS & Cognates

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    ANTH 211 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology or Credits: 3
    CRIM 200 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3

     

    CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration Credits: 3
    CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
    CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
    CRIM 489 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
    SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology (Approved topic: Social Networks) Credits: 3

    Internships

    Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    CRIM 499 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
    POLS 496 - Legal Internship Credits: 3
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