Criminal Justice, BA (CJ)

General Education Requirements

Please see the General Education section of this catalog.

Major Requirements

POLC 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
POLC 250 - Police Systems and Practices Credit Hours: 3
POLC 320 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
POLC 330 - Domestic Violence Credit Hours: 3
POLC 365 - Search and Seizure Credit Hours: 3
POLC 420 - Law Enforcement Leadership Credit Hours: 3
POLC 430 - Evidence and Procedure Credit Hours: 3
POLC 455 - Professionalism and Ethics in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
POLC 499 - Criminal Justice Capstone Credit Hours: 3 (capstone and writing-intensive course)

Total: 27 Credit Hours

Supplement for Major

Foreign Language

SPAN 221 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 222 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3 (Language other than Spanish acceptable with permission from department chair)

Political Science

POLS 225 - National Government Credit Hours: 3 *
POLS 384 - American Judicial Process Credit Hours: 3
POLS 432 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 487 - Terrorism Studies Credit Hours: 3
*Hours may also fulfill general education requirements and are not included in total major hours

Sociology

SOCI 388 - Crime and Delinquency Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 415 - Social Research Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)
or
POLS 315 - Political Science and Criminal Justice Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 (writing-intensive course)

Total: 21 Credit Hours

Electives

Choose electives, including from the following optional courses:

POLC 350 - Corrections: Prison, Probation, and Parole Credit Hours: 3
POLC 370 - Forensic Evidence Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 355 - Social Deviance Credit Hours: 3

Total: 26 Credit Hours

Total Major Hours: 74

Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum grade for each course in major: C
Minimum GPA in major: 2.25
Minimum GPA for graduation: 2.00
Minimum advanced hours: 33
Minimum total hours: 128

Courses numbered 0** do not count in minimum hours required for degree.