Criminal Justice, BA

48 credit hours

Core Requirements

36 credit hours

Core Requirements

All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice must successfully complete the following core courses:

CJ 11000Criminal Justice Systems

3

CJ 20000Criminology

3

CJ 30000Policing in America

3

CJ 30100Criminal Procedure

3

CJ 30500Corrections

3

CJ 31000Criminal Law

3

CJ 31100The Juvenile Justice System

3

CJ 31500Victimology

3

CJ 32000Race, Crime, and Punishment

3

CJ 33100Criminal Investigation

3

CJ 35500Criminal Justice Ethics

3

CJ 44000Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice

3

Criminal Justice Major Electives

12 credit hours

Criminal Justice Major Electives

Students seeking the criminal justice degree without an emphasis area must complete the CJ core requirements and 12 credit hours of electives selected from the following options:

ACCT 21010Principles of Financial Accounting

3

MGMT 26032Principles of Management

3

CHM 31100Applications in Forensic Science

3

CJ 22500Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

3

CJ 24000-24999Special Topics in Criminal Justice

1-3

CJ 32100White-Collar Crime

3

CJ 33800Criminal Minds

3

CJ 34000-34999Special Topics in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 35005Women, Crime, and the Law

3

PHL 21400Ethics

3

PSY 20800Child Psychology

3

PSY 30300Abnormal Psychology

3

PS 36000Civil Liberties

3

SOC 22200Social Problems

3

SOC 31500Alcohol, Drugs, and Society

3

SOC 31800Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective

3

SOC 32200Social Deviance

3

SW 10000Intercultural Communication

3

SW 24000Human Diversity and Social Justice

3

See areas of emphasis:

Criminal Justice B.A. - Corrections/Juvenile Emphasis

Criminal Justice B.A. - Corrections/Probation and Parole Emphasis

Criminal Justice B.A. - Law Enforcement Emphasis

Criminal Justice B.A. - Law Enforcement Emphasis with Police Academy Option

Criminal Justice B.A. - Legal Studies Emphasis