The Bachelor of Arts degree program in criminal justice is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in public and private agencies identified with criminal justice administration. Such agencies apprehend offenders, adjudicate alleged offenses, redirect emergent criminal careers, and promote industrial and commercial security. Such agencies also encourage and emphasize community responsibility for the success of their programs.
The bachelor's program in criminal justice provides a basic orientation to the institutions and processes of criminal justice and offers students wide exposure to all of the major disciplines of the criminal justice system. The program promotes general knowledge through core and social science courses. It provides students with the opportunity to pursue interests in the following areas: juvenile justice, police administration, adult corrections, and security.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
- The requirements of the University as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Criminal Justice major is met by completing one of the following courses: Criminal Justice 424, 426, 427, 430, 465, or 491. Those courses are referenced in item 3. a. (3) below.
- The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- The following requirements for the major:
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The following courses in the School of Criminal Justice (30 credits): |
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(1) |
All of the following Prerequisite Courses (12 credits): |
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CJ |
110 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
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CJ |
220 |
Criminology |
3 |
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CJ |
275 |
Criminal Procedure |
3 |
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CJ |
292 |
Methods of Criminal Justice Research |
3 |
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(2) |
Two of the following courses (6 credits): |
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CJ |
335 |
Policing |
3 |
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CJ |
365 |
Corrections |
3 |
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CJ |
355 |
Juvenile Justice |
3 |
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CJ |
385 |
Private Security |
3 |
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CJ |
395 |
Race, Crime and Justice |
3 |
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(3) |
One of the following courses: |
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CJ |
424 |
Crime, Mass Media, and Society (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
426 |
Violence Against Women (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
427 |
Criminology and Public Policy (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
430 |
Advanced Seminar in Policing (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
465 |
Critical Issues in Corrections (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
491 |
Topics in Criminal Justice (W) |
3 |
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Nine credits from the following courses with at least two courses at the 400-level. Courses taken to satisfy item (3) cannot be used toward this requirement. |
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CJ |
210 |
Introduction to Forensic Science |
3 |
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CJ |
235 |
Investigation Procedures |
3 |
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CJ |
422 |
Comparative and Historical Criminal Justice |
3 |
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CJ |
424 |
Crime, Mass Media, and Society (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
425 |
Gender, Sexuality, Crime, and Justice |
3 |
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CJ |
426 |
Violence Against Women (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
427 |
Criminology and Public Policy (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
429 |
Interdisciplinary Topics in Cybersecurity |
3 |
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CJ |
430 |
Advanced Seminar in Policing (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
432 |
Community Policing |
3 |
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CJ |
433 |
Law Enforcement Intelligence Operations |
3 |
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CJ |
434 |
Police Administration |
3 |
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CJ |
439 |
Homeland Security |
3 |
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CJ |
445 |
Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Security |
3 |
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CJ |
465 |
Critical Issues in Corrections (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
466 |
Corrections Organizations and Systems |
3 |
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CJ |
471 |
Law of Corrections |
3 |
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CJ |
474 |
Law and Criminal Justice Policy |
3 |
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CJ |
485 |
Critical Issues in Private Security |
3 |
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CJ |
490 |
Independent Study |
1 to 3 |
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CJ |
491 |
Topics in Criminal Justice (W) |
3 |
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CJ |
493 |
Undergraduate Research in Criminal Justice |
1 to 3 |