Criminal Justice, BS

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• CJ 1013 - Introduction To The Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3 ²
• SOCI 2753 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3
• STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 or Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• CJ 1253 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3 ²
• CJ 2003 - Introduction To Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3 ²
• STAT 2503 - Probability And Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 or Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

• CJ 2313 - Correctional Systems And Practices Credit Hours: 3 ²
• CJ 2603 - Courts And Criminal Procedure Credit Hours: 3 ²
• PSYC 1163 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• Fine Arts/Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ¹

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

• CJ 2402 - Crime Scene Documentation Credit Hours: 2 ²
• CJ 2504 - Criminalistics: An Introduction To Forensic Science Credit Hours: 4 ²
• CJ 2513 - Juvenile Delinquency And Juvenile Justice Credit Hours: 3 ²
• FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁵
• POLS 2753 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• Fine Arts/Humanities requirement Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• CJ 2373 - Police Systems And Practices Credit Hours: 3 ²
• CJ 2403 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

• CJ 3983 - Introduction To Research Methods Credit Hours: 3 ²
• CJ 4113 - Professionalism And Ethics In Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

Senior Year Spring Semester - 12 Hours

• CJ 4963 - Criminal Justice Capstone Credit Hours: 3 ²
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Upper-level Criminal Justice elective Credit Hours: 3 ^2, 3
• Elective Credit Hours: 3 ⁴

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper level

Notes

1. General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.
2. These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Criminal Justice courses must be completed with a C or better when applied towards the major.
3. Upper-level Criminal Justice electives, 21 hours. Confer with faculty advisor and consult course catalog for prerequisites.
4. Electives, 24 hours; at least 10 hours must be upper-level. MATH 1303  or MATH 1403  can be used as a lower-level elective if needed as a prerequisite for STAT 2503 .
5. Prior to graduation, students must demonstrate competency in financial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications  (or an approved substitution) with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on a challenge exam for FIN 1521 .