Bachelor of Arts/Science in Criminal Justice
You've decided your field of study, now it's time to decide which type of degree to choose. There are two types of bachelor's in Criminal Justice available- the BA in Criminal Justice and BS in Criminal Justice. The main difference being the Bachelor of Arts degree requires 10 credit hours of language (such as Spanish I & II), while the Bachelor of Science does not. The choice is yours!
All majors take the same 24 hour core curriculum in Criminal Justice, but then, working with your academic advisor, you can tailor the remaining 21 hours of your degree program around your specific interests and career objectives.
Program of Study Summary
- General Education
- Bachelor of Arts – 46 Credit Hours
- Bachelor of Science – 36 Credit Hours
- Core Curriculum: 24 Credit Hours
- Major Electives: 21 Credit Hours
- Free Electives
- Bachelor of Arts - 29 Credit Hours
- Bachelor of Science - 39 Credit Hours
Total: 120 Credit Hours
45 Hour Major
Core (24 credit hours)
- CRJ 100 Workshop in Criminal Justice: Careers In Criminal Justice (1 Credit Hour)
- CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 200 Criminology (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 215 Technical & Report Writing in Criminal Justice (2 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 245 Ethics in Criminal Justice ( 3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 307 Administration of Justice Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 310 Comparative Justice Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 399 Criminal Justice Research (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 499 Capstone Seminar: Critical Issues in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
Major Electives (21 Hours - Must have at least 1 course from each of the subdivisions)
Policing
- CRJ 302 Digital and Cybercrime (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 315 Security Administration - formerly known as Private Security (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 320 Introduction to Law Enforcement (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 325 Law Enforcement in the Community (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 355 Criminal Investigations (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 370 Terrorism (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 395 Crime Analysis (3 Credit Hours)
Offenders & Victims
- CRJ 305 Corporate Crime and Deviance (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 327 Juvenile Justice Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 331 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 335 Civil Liability (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 341 Introductions to Corrections (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 345 Community Corrections (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 365 Woman and Crime (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 367 Victim Advocacy (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 374 Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System (3 Credit Hours)
Criminology
- CRJ 330 Culture and Crime (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 340 Gender, Race & Inequality in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 350 Drugs and Society (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 375 Serial Predators (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 377 Crime and Society (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 385 Victimology (3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 390 Sex Crimes (3 Credit Hours)
Other Electives
- CRJ 100 Workshop in Criminal Justice (1-3 Credit Hours)
- CRJ 380 Topics in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours - variable courses)
- CRJ 600 Internship
- CRJ 670 Independent Study