Criminal Justice, BA

Core Courses 7 courses (21 credits)

• CJ 0002 - CRIME, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY *
• CJ 0110 - CRIMINOLOGY
• CJ 0130 - CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHY: THEORY AND PRACTICES
• CJ 0210 - AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CJ 1125 - HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
• SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
• CJ 1250 - JUNIOR SEMINAR

Electives 4 courses (12 credits)

This is a partial list of available electives.

• CJ 0145 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY
• CJ 1050 - COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
• CJ 1110 - VIOLENT CRIME
• CJ 1116 - ORGANIZED CRIME
• CJ 1126 - RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
• CJ 1130 - MINORITY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CJ 1135 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
• CJ 1138 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS
• CJ 1148 - DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE
• CJ 1220 - NARCOS AND JUSTICE: THE FAILED DRUG WARS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES
• CJ 1230 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONS
• CJ 1248 - WOMEN AND CRIME
• CJ 1255 - SENTENCING AND MODERN REFORM
• CJ 1260 - ISSUES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPE
• CJ 1518 - WHITE COLLAR CRIME
• CJ 1520 - VICTIMOLOGY

• *prerequisite for all Criminal Justice classes

• CJ 1750 - SPECIAL TOPICS

Additional Requirement 2 courses (6 credits)

After earning 60 credits, all Criminal Justice majors must take CJ 1198 - INTERNSHIP  or CJ 1199 - RESEARCH PRACTICUM  to fulfill their internship requirement. Once students reach senior standing (90 credits), they must complete CJ 1950  to fulfill the capstone course requirement.

Recommended General Education Courses

• PSY 0310 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
• PSY 1205 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
• SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS OR
• STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
• CS 0098 - DECSION MAKING WITH EXCEL