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 11000	Criminal Justice Systems	3
CJ 20000	Criminology	3
CJ 30000	Policing in America	3
CJ 30100	Criminal Procedure	3
CJ 30500	Corrections	3
CJ 31000	Criminal Law	3
CJ 31100	The Juvenile Justice System	3
CJ 31500	Victimology	3
CJ 32000	Race, Crime, and Punishment	3
CJ 33100	Criminal Investigation	3
CJ 35500	Criminal Justice Ethics	3
CJ 44000	Senior 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 21010	Principles of Financial Accounting	3
MGMT 26032	Principles of Management	3
CHM 31100	Applications in Forensic Science	3
CJ 20500	Criminal Justice Observation	1
CJ 22500	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	3
CJ 24000-24999	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	1-3
CJ 32100	White-Collar Crime	3
CJ 33800	Criminal Minds	3
CJ 34000-34999	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 35005	Women, Crime, and the Law	3
CJ 45000	Practicum in Criminal Justice	3-6
PHL 21400	Ethics	3
PSY 20800	Child Psychology	3
PSY 30300	Abnormal Psychology	3
PS 36000	Civil Liberties	3
SOC 22000	Social Problems	3
SOC 31500	Alcohol, Drugs, and Society	3
SOC 31800/ANT 31800	Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: A Global Perspective	3
SOC 32200	Social Deviance	3
SW 10000	Intercultural Communication	3
SW 24000	Human 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