Criminal Justice, BS

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Criminal Justice Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	CJ 110 - (S) Introduction to Criminal Justice – S/CJ 213 - (S) Criminology	3	3
COGNATE	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy		3
GE WRTG - SPCH	WRTG 107 - Composition – COMM 100 - Public Speaking	3	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy – T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars ³
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	S/CJ 219 - American Policing	3
MAJOR	S/CJ 218 - (S) The American Court System – S/CJ 220 - American Corrections	3	3
MAJOR	S/CJ 212 - (W) Research Methods for the Social Sciences	3
GE QUAN	S/CJ 215 - (Q) Statistics for the Social Sciences		3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
		15	15
Third Year
MAJOR	S/CJ 210 - (S) Law and Society	3
MAJOR	CJ ELECT - Criminal Justice Electives	3	3
COGNATE	SOC 224 - (S,D) Race and Ethnic Relations ¹	3
GE S/BH	PS 131 (S) American National Government II		3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	6	6
		18	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	CJ ELECT - Criminal Justice Electives	3	3
MAJOR	CJ 382 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice /CJ 383 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice OR Capstone Course in CJ (Currently S/CJ 350 - (S,D) Comparative Justice Systems ) CJ 481 - Internship Experience		3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives²	9	9
		15	15
	Total: 123 Credits

¹Or appropriate substitute as determined by advisor or chair

²Students in the five-year College of Arts and Sciences MBA program should take the series of 1-credit MBA prep courses here. Students considering this CAS/MBA program must take MATH 108 and any prerequisites before the last semester of the senior year.

³The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

Criminal Justice, BS

Criminal Justice Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 123 Credits