Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice Program leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice with several specialized fields of study available. The program has two main objectives: to provide an advanced understanding of the criminal justice system and its components, and to provide a concentration of knowledge and application of skills in a specialized field of study.

The curriculum is planned to offer preparation for a professional career by integrating a core of Criminal Justice courses into a general program of the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences. The student in consultation with faculty will determine the most desirable course offerings from core courses and recommended electives to achieve his/her particular educational goals. The program may be used as preparation for entry into graduate work or law school. Criminal Justice courses are recommended as social science electives for non-majors.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Criminal Justice major requires a minimum of 30 semester hours, 24 semester hours of which must be at the upper-division level. Supporting courses related to essential skills totaling 6 hours are also required. No more than 21 semester hours of lower-division criminal justice credit may be applied to fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements. The College of Arts and Humanities also requires students in Criminal Justice to take at least 6 hours of a second language.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice are expected to develop a breadth of knowledge of the component parts of the criminal justice system as well as in-depth understanding of one component. Students should select a majority of their upper-division elective hours from disciplines which support their choice of specialization.

MAJOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Students choosing to major in Criminal Justice must complete the following course work.
Criminal Justice Core: (15 sem. hrs.)

*The three credit Systems requirement may be satisfied by lower-division transfer credit.
**Where topic is appropriate

Specialization: (6 sem. hrs.)
In ONE of the following components: Corrections, Courts, or Law Enforcement
Criminal Justice Electives: (9 sem. hrs.)

Any Criminal Justice course may be taken as an elective.

(Three credits of Criminal Justice electives may be satisfied by a lower-division course or lower-division transfer credit.)

Required Supporting Courses: (6 sem. hrs.)
ENGL 3301 3 hrs
SOCI 1342, PSYC 1342, POLS 1342, or MATH 1342 3 hrs

MINOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The minor in Criminal Justice consists of 18 semester hours of Criminal Justice course work, 15 of which must be at the upper-division level. The 18 semester hours for the Minor in Criminal Justice must be selected from the following courses.

Criminal Justice Minor Core Courses: (15 sem. hrs.)
Systems * 3 hrs
      From: CRIJ 1301, CRIJ 1313, CRIJ 3350
Theoretical Perspectives 3 hrs
      From: CRIJ 3315, CRIJ 4331, CRIJ 4335, CRIJ 4322
Corrections 3 hrs
      From: CRIJ 4320, CRIJ 4321, CRIJ 4390**
Courts 3 hrs
      From: CRIJ 3310, CRIJ 4311, CRIJ 4312, CRIJ 4313, CRIJ 4390**
Law Enforcement 3 hrs
      From: CRIJ 3302, CRIJ 3340, CRIJ 4390**
Elective: 3 sem. hrs.*

*Either the three credit Systems requirement or the Elective requirement may be satisfied by lower-division transfer credit.
**CRIJ 4390 may be included on recommendation of the faculty advisor when the topic is appropriate for the specialization.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES