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Criminal Justice - B.A. Degree

Department of Sociocultural and Justice Sciences
Office: W363 Thompson Hall

(716) 673-3205

Dr. Mary Carney, Chairperson (Interim)

Email: sociocultural.justice@fredonia.edu

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/sociocultural-justice-sciences/criminal-justice

The Bachelor of Arts program in Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary curriculum that offers broad based knowledge of crime and delinquency, criminal law and procedure, police science and security, and the juvenile justice system. The curriculum includes courses in criminal law and procedure, crime theory, human deviant behavior, police science, security, corrections, statistics and research methods. Graduates will be prepared for careers in the field of juvenile justice, court system administration, law enforcement, adult corrections, rehabilitation, crime data analysis and security at the city, county, state and federal level. Internships are highly recommended. Participating internship sponsors include local police and sheriff departments, the county district attorney’s office, Department of Probation, New York State Department of Corrections, Chautauqua County Jail, and the Chautauqua County Victim/Witness program. In addition to the Core Curriculum and elective requirements listed below, students are strongly urged to include elective courses that will help develop effectiveness in speaking and in writing. Familiarity with bibliographic and data search routines is strongly encouraged.

Students are strongly advised to complete a minor in a related discipline given the interdisciplinary characteristics of the Criminal Justice major.

Major Requirements

 

Core courses:

CRMJ 100Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
CRMJ 230Criminal Law

3
CRMJ 240Policing

3
CRMJ 340Introduction to Corrections

3
CRMJ 370Criminology

3
CRMJ 400Senior Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:18

NOTE: Minimum grade of C- required in each course.

Data Analysis and Collection Sequence:

MATH 110Mathematics in Action

3
 
SOC 200Statistics in the Real World

3
or
SOC 200 or equivalent

3
 
SOC 300Research Methods

3
Total Credit Hours:9
 

Criminal Justice Electives (chosen from the following):

CRMJ 250Transnational Crime

3
CRMJ 325Vigilantes and Community Crime Prevention

3
CRMJ 331Criminal Procedure

3
CRMJ 332Homeland Security

3
CRMJ 333Criminal Investigations

3
CRMJ 350Special Topics

3
CRMJ 355Organized Crime

3
CRMJ 360Criminal Justice Ethics

3
CRMJ 361Capital Punishment

3
CRMJ 362Sociology of Terrorism

3
CRMJ 375Serial and Mass Murder in the U.S.

3
CRMJ 440Corrections Administration

3
CRMJ 441Police Administration

3
CRMJ 450Mentored Research

3
CRMJ 470Criminal Justice Internship

1-15
Total Credit Hours:9

Interdisciplinary Electives (chosen from the following):

POLI 276Law and Society

3
POLI 370American Constitutional Law

3
POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3
POLI 383Courts and Social Policy

3
PSY 356Psychological Disorders

3
PSY 358Psychology and the Law

3
SOC 201Social Problems

3
SOC 215Introduction to Public Health

3
SOC 218Introduction to Social Work

3
SOC 275Social Inequalities

3
SOC 310Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3
SOC 311Sociology of Addiction

3
SOC 324City and Community

3
SOC 350Special Topics

1-3
SOC 363Victimology

3
SOC 364Juvenile Delinquency

3
SOC 365Family Violence

3
Total Credit Hours:9
  • at least 6 of the 9 credits of electives need to be at the 300/400 level

NOTE: 

  • SOC 350 Special Topics (as advised).
  • A minimum of 24 credit hours must be taken at 300-level or above

Total Credit Hours: 45

Policy on Transfer Credit into the Major

Transfer students will be required to complete a minimum of 27 credit hours in the Criminal Justice major in residence at Fredonia.  A maximum of 18 credit hours of coursework completed elsewhere may be transferred in as long as it is deemed equivalent to Fredonia’s curriculum

Steven C. Croglio Scholarship

An annual scholarship given to a Senior Criminal Justice major exhibiting academic excellence and commitment to a career in law enforcement. This honor carries a financial award to be applied toward senior year tuition.

University Police Scholarship

The endowment for this scholarship began at the behest of members of our University Police force. The financial award is given to an exceptional junior student, for assistance in his or her senior year.