Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 3 hours

FSL 101

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

3

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
BUA 251/ENG 251	Business Communications	3
	or
ENG 225	Spoken Word and Public Performance	3
	or
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Area I – Mathematics - 3-4 hours

Choose one from the following:

MATH 110	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	3
MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 119	Precalculus	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Area I - Computer Literacy - 3 hours

CIS 170	Introduction to Microcomputer Applications	3
	or
ED 190	Introduction to Computers for Instruction	3

Area II - The Arts - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

Area II - Literature in English - 3 hours

Choose one from the following:

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours

POLSC 223

Introduction to American National Government & Politics

3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in POLSC 223.

AND choose one from the following:

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
GEOG 200	World Regional Geography	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 223	Social Problems	3
SOC 243	Peoples and Cultures of the World in Sociological Perspective	3

Area II - History - 6 hours

Choose one sequence from the following:

HIS 111	History of Western Civilization I	3
	and
HIS 112	History of Western Civilization II	3
	or
HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilization since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7-8 hours

Choose two different science disciplines from the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
BIO 100	Principles of Biology	4
	or
BIO 111	General Biology I	3
CHEM 103	Fundamentals of Chemistry	3
	and
CHEM 103L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab	1
	or
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
	and
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
	or
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4
SCI 105	Special Topics in Science	4

Criminal Justice Core Requirements - 36 hours

CRJ 111/SOC 111	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 205	Research Methods and Intelligence	3
CRJ 210	Investigation	3
CRJ 222/SOC 222	Corrections	3
CRJ 225/SOC 225	Juvenile Delinquency	3
CRJ 305	Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 323/SOC 323	Criminology	3
CRJ 324	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 350	Effective Communication Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals	3
CRJ 408	Policing in Diverse Cultures	3
CRJ 411/POLSC 411	Constitutional Law	3
CRJ 421	Forensic Science	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Criminal Justice core requirements.

Criminal Justice Electives - 12 hours

Choose four criminal justice electives at the 300 level or higher.

Students must earn a "C" or higher in Criminal Justice electives.

Political Science Requirements - 6 hours

POLSC 224

Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics

3

AND choose any other Political Science course.

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all Political Science requirements.

Required Social Science Electives - 6 hours

Choose two social science courses at the 300 level or higher.

ANTH - Anthropology
ECON - Economics
GEOG - Geography
HIS - History
POLSC - Political Science
PSY - Psychology
SOC - Sociology

Students must earn a "C" or higher in all social science electives.

General Electives - 15-20 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

Total GEC Credit Hours (40-45 hours)
Total Required Criminal Justice Core Courses (36 hours)
Total Criminal Justice Electives (12 hours)
Total Political Science Requirements (6 hours)
Total Social Science Electives (6 hours)
General Electives (15-20 hours)

120 minimum hours required for graduation.