The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Criminal Justice is offered for those students who complete the outlined program of study and meet the requirements of the Department of Criminal Justice and the College of Liberal Arts.
Degree Requirements:A minimum of 33 semester hours in Criminal Justice in addition to other liberal arts and general education courses required for graduation for B.S. degree in Criminal Justice with a total of 120 credit hours, as given below:
| FRESHMAN YEAR |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
| FYE 101, 102 | First Year Experience | 2 |
| BIOL 103, 105 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 104, 106 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| HIST 101 | History of Western Civilization | 3 |
| MATH 147 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| MATH 148 | Precalculus II | 3 |
| CJ 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 201 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| Total Hours: | 31 | |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
| ART 210 | Intro. to Fine & Perform. Arts | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ENG 200, ENG 202, ENG 203 or ENG 204 | World Literature, Intro. to Literature, Intro. to English Literature or Intro. to American Literature | 3 |
| GET 300 | Rising Junior Examination | 0 |
| HIST 104 | Modern World History | 3 |
| SCI 101 or CHEM 101 | Physical Science Survey or Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Social Science | 3 |
| CJ 202 | Criminal Procedure & Evidence | 3 |
| CJ 204 | Criminology | 3 |
| Electives* | 3 | |
| Total Hours: | 30 | |
| JUNIOR YEAR |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
| PS 201 | American National Government | 3 |
| PSY 200 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 201 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish | 3 |
| CJ 241 | Fund. Law Enforce. & Security | 3 |
| CJ 251 | Juvenile Justice & Delinquency | 3 |
| CJ 321 | Interv., Interrog., Report Writing | 3 |
| CJ 351 | Practicum in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Electives* | 5 | |
| Total Hours: | 29 | |
| SENIOR YEAR |
CREDIT HOURS |
|
| CJ 400 | Contemp. Correctional Systems | 3 |
| CJ 406 | Criminal Justice Research I | 3 |
| CJ 407 | Criminal Justice Research II | 3 |
| CJ and Cognate Electives* | 21 | |
| Total Hours: | 30 | |
| DEGREE TOTAL HOURS: | 120 | |
Undergraduate Curriculum Plan of Study