Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Required Basic Courses (6 cr)

• CJ 100 - Criminal Justice Skills for Success 3 cr
• CJ 201! - Intro to Criminal Justice (GE7) 3 cr

Required Systems Courses (6 cr)

Majors must take at least 2 courses from:

• CJ 302 - Policing 3 cr
• CJ 303 - Criminal Courts 3 cr
• CJ 304 - Corrections 3 cr
• CJ 315 - Private Security 3 cr

Required Courses (9 cr)

Majors must take at least 1 course from each of the following three areas:

Required Capstone (3 cr)

• CJ 491 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 cr

Electives (15 cr)

Students are encouraged to take electives is their specific areas of interest. Electives can be any of the CJ courses from the list below or any of the required courses listed above that you are NOT counting toward the hours needed to fulfill the requirements in that category.

• CJ 305 - Criminal Law 3 cr
• CJ 316 - Criminal Investigation 3 cr
• CJ 317 - Forensic Investigation 3 cr
• CJ 320 - Restorative Justice 3 cr
• CJ 330 - American Constitutional Law: Rights & Liberties 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 390 - Special Topics 1-4 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 492 - Engaged Learning in Criminal Justice 3 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