Criminal Justice, B.A.

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Kate McCarthy-Gilmore, Ph.D., Associate Dean

General Education	36-39 credits
Major	37-43 credits
General Electives	38-47 credits

Student Learning Outcomes - Criminal Justice

Students will reflect on diversity and differences through writing and speaking.
Students will exhibit a working knowledge of CJ policies and professional standards
Students will illustrate the components and functions of the CJ system.
Students will apply knowledge of CJ systems and criminological theories.
Students will describe factors in conformity and deviance.
Students will explain the value of contributing knowledge to the community.

General Education Requirements

Requirements for the major in Criminal Justice (B.A.):

Required and elective courses in the CJ major must have a cumulative GPA of 2.000. Students double majoring in CJ and psychology, sociology, or social work should consult with advisors in both majors to review reduced program requirements. Students should be informed that no criminal justice coursework taken at another school shall be applied to their major or minor program requirements once they have enrolled. Students must take 3-9 credits in elective courses based upon the number of credits they take in L.CRJ 490 - Criminal Justice Field Instruction . The number of CJ elective course credits and CJ Field Instruction credits must equal a minimum of 12 credits.

L.CRJ 120 - Introduction to Criminal Justice-EI Credits: 3
L.CRJ 224 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
L.CRJ 251 - Introduction to Policing Credits: 3
L.CRJ 252 - Criminology Credits: 3
L.CRJ 253 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
L.CRJ 320 - Juvenile Delinquency & Justice Credits: 3
L.CRJ 323 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credits: 4
L.CRJ 480 - Senior Seminar-IN Credits: 3
L.CRJ 490 - Criminal Justice Field Instruction Credits: 3-9

Select one to three courses from:

L.CRJ 260 - Victimology Credits: 3
L.CRJ 276 - Restorative Justice Credits: 3
L.CRJ 278 - Crime, Justice, and Pop Culture Diplomacy: Field Work in South Korea-EI Credits: 3
L.CRJ 280 - CJ Ethical Considerations Credits: 3
L.CRJ 300 - Criminal Investigation Credits: 3
L.CRJ 312 - Crime Prevention Credits: 3
L.CRJ 321 - Police & Society Credits: 3
L.CRJ 325 - White Collar Crime Credits: 3
L.CRJ 377 - Black and Blue: U.S. Law Enforcement-VX Credits: 3
L.CRJ 401 - Law Enforcement Decision-Making and the Use of Force: A Virtual Reality Training Ground Credits: 3

Students may take one of the following courses to fulfill a single (3 credit) course requirement

L.COM 393 - Communication Law Credits: 3
L.HIS 456 - The Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
L.POL 301 - Constitutional Law: Federal Powers Credits: 3
L.POL 302 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights & Liberties Credits: 3
L.SOC 200 - Deviance and Deviants Credits: 3
L.SOC 216 - Social Problems Credits: 3

Minor

Criminal Justice, Minor