Criminal Justice Major Requirements

The BS with a major in criminal justice requires a total of 124 semester hours. The degree does not require a foreign language. The major requires 42 hours in criminal justice courses and 3 hours in associated courses:

The 42 semester hours in criminal justice (CRJU) must include:

Required Criminal Justice Courses (21 hours)

CRJU 20413

Introduction to Criminal Justice

CRJU 20423

Critical Issues in Crime and Justice

CRJU 20873

Criminal Justice Research Methods I

CRJU 20883

Criminal Justice Research Methods II

CRJU 30313

Criminology

CRJU 30423

Courts and Judicial Procedure

CRJU 40963

Internship in Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement (3 hours)

CRJU 30613

Police in a Free Society or

CRJU 30633

Federal Law Enforcement

Law (3 hours)

CRJU 30433

Criminal Law or

CRJU 30903

Law and Society

Corrections (3 hours)

CRJU 30393

Sociology of Corrections or

CRJU 30643

Community Corrections

Diversity (3 hours)

CRJU 30853

Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System

CRJU 40463

Juvenile Delinquency or

CRJU 40503

White Collar Crime

Electives (9 hours)

Associated Requirement (3 hours)

SOCI 20213

Introductory Sociology or

SOCI 20223

Social Problems

Although taught regularly, not all required courses are scheduled every semester. It is the students' responsibility to complete the major requirements for graduation as early in their tenure as possible. Exemptions to the major requirements will not be made because of student failure to complete coursework in a timely fashion.





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