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

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39 hours required (2.0 Major GPA required)

Required Courses (24 hours)

CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 244 - Police & Society Credits: 3
POLS 208 - Law, Courts, and Justice Credits: 3
SOC 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
SOC 391 - Introduction to Sociological Research Credits: 3
SOC 392 - Statistics for Social Research Credits: 3
CRIM 371 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
CRIM 475 - Criminal Justice Studies Capstone Credits: 3

One Diversity Course (3 hours)

CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 (Approved topics: Race & Crime; Urban Crime; Diversity in Policing)
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

CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
CRIM 412 - Police Discretion Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 (Policing Topic)

Law

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

Criminology

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 Credits: 3 (Hate Groups & Hate Crimes)

Corrections

CRIM 311 - Convict Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 401 - Community Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 (Corrections Topic)

General CJS & Cognates

ANTH 211 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Credits: 3 or
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 Credits: 3 (Approved topic: Social Networks)

Internships

CRIM 499 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 3

Core Requirements

SOC 121 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
POLS 102 - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3
Any Moral and Ethical Reasoning Course

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