Criminal Justice, BS

Within this program, you will demonstrate an understanding of the operation and purposes of the major components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections). You’ll also demonstrate the ability to critically analyze the criminal justice system and its aims and objectives. As apart of this degree, you will develop the ability to critically analyze the criminal justice system and its aims and objectives. 

The criminal justice major requires a minimum of 33 semester hours, 27 semester hours of which must be at the upper-division level. Supporting courses related to essential skills totaling 7 hours are also required.

Criminal Justice majors are encouraged to take MATH 1442 to satisfy the Mathematics Core Curriculum Program requirement. Students who do not take MATH 1442 in the Core Curriculum will be required to do so to fulfill the supporting coursework requirement for majors.

Criminal Justice majors must complete the Systems Requirement in the Core, CRIJ 1301 or CRIJ 1313, within their first 12 credit hours of Criminal Justice courses. No more than 21 semester hours of lower-division criminal justice credit may be applied to fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements. The College of Liberal Arts also requires students in Criminal Justice to take at least 6 hours of a second language.

For details on each course, view the course catalog.

When you reach graduation, you’ll have the skills to take on careers that include:

• Lawyer
• Homeland Security
• Homicide Detective
• Forensic Accountant
• Forensic Psychologist
• Criminal Investigator
• DEA Agent
• Secret Service Agent
• FBI Agent
• Forensic Science Technician