Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Core Courses (21 credits required)

• CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [CI]
• CJ 301 - Criminal Justice System in the U.S.A.
• CJ 302 - Policing
• CJ 303 - Criminal Courts
• CJ 304 - Corrections
• CJ 381 - Human Relations & Diversity in Criminal Justice
• CJ 491 - Senior Seminar In Criminal Justice

Major Electives (18 credits required)

• CJ 305 - Criminal Law
• CJ 315 - Private Security
• CJ 316 - Criminal Investigation
• CJ 317 - Forensic Investigation
• CJ 320 - Restorative Justice
• CJ 326 - Research Methods

• [strongly recommended]

• CJ 330 - American Constitutional Law
• CJ 340 - Crime and Punishment
• CJ 341 - Community Corrections
• CJ 350 - Juvenile Justice System
• CJ 360 - Evidence & Criminal Procedure
• CJ 385 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
• CJ 390 - Special Topics
• CJ 410 - Criminology
• CJ 415 - White Collar Crime
• CJ 420 - Criminal Justice Management
• CJ 490 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CJ 493 - Directed Reading in Criminal Justice
• CJ 494 - Directed Research in Criminal Justice
• CJ 496 - Field Work
• CJ 497 - Police Academy Training
• CJ 498 - Special Topics

Suggested Concentrations of Electives:

Corrections: 320, 340, 341, 350, 385, 420, 490, 496
Criminal Courts: 305, 320, 330, 350, 360, 385, 490, 496
Criminology: 310, 316, 326, 340, 350, 385, 490
Generalist: Any six CJ courses outside the core.
Policing: 305, 316, 317, 330, 360, 420, 490, 496, 497
Security: 305, 315, 316, 415, 420, 490, 496

Recommended minors for Criminal Justice majors:

Accounting, Black Studies, Communications, Computer Forensics, Geography, Management, Philosophy, Professional and Technical Writing, Psychology, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Spanish, Youth Services.