Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Core Courses (21 credits required)

• CJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [CI] 3 cr
• CJ 301 - Criminal Justice System in the U.S.A. 3 cr
• CJ 302 - Policing 3 cr
• CJ 303 - Criminal Courts 3 cr
• CJ 304 - Corrections 3 cr
• CJ 381 - Human Relations & Diversity in Criminal Justice 3 cr
• CJ 491 - Senior Seminar In Criminal Justice 3 cr

Major Electives (18 credits required)

• CJ 305 - Criminal Law 3 cr
• CJ 315 - Private Security 3 cr
• CJ 316 - Criminal Investigation 3 cr
• CJ 317 - Forensic Investigation 3 cr
• CJ 320 - Restorative Justice 3 cr
• CJ 326 - Research Methods 3 cr

• [strongly recommended]

• CJ 330 - American Constitutional Law 3 cr
• CJ 340 - Crime and Punishment 3 cr
• CJ 341 - Community Corrections 3 cr
• CJ 350 - Juvenile Justice System 3 cr
• CJ 360 - Evidence & Criminal Procedure 3 cr
• CJ 405 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 3 cr
• CJ 390 - Special Topics (1-4) cr
• CJ 410 - Criminology 3 cr
• CJ 415 - White Collar Crime 3 cr
• CJ 420 - Criminal Justice Management 3 cr
• CJ 490 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (1-4) cr
• CJ 493 - Directed Reading in Criminal Justice (1-4) cr
• CJ 494 - Directed Research in Criminal Justice (1-4) cr
• CJ 496 - Field Work 3 cr
• CJ 497 - Police Academy Training 12 cr
• CJ 498 - Special Topics (1-4) cr

Suggested Concentrations of Electives:

Corrections: 320, 340, 341, 350, 405, 420, 490, 496
Criminal Courts: 305, 320, 330, 350, 360, 405, 490, 496
Criminology: 310, 316, 326, 340, 350, 405, 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.