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BA in Criminal Justice Credit Distribution

Subject Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition 6
B. Humanities 12
Must include at least two subject areas  
C. Social Sciences 12
Must include at least two subject areas  
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 12
One college-level mathematics course required (3)
One computer science course recommended (3)
Other natural sciences/mathematics (6)
Must include at least two subject areas  
E. General Education Electives 15
One multicultural studies course (3)
II. Area of Study: Criminal Justice 33
A. Required Courses 15
Public Policy and Criminal Justice (3)
Select one of the following courses:
  • Social Policy and Criminal Justice
  • Justice Planning
  • Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Any social policy course
 
Criminal Law (3)
Select one of the following courses:
  • Constitutional Issues
  • Criminal Law related courses
 
Justice Administration (3)
Select one of the following courses:
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Any Justice Administration course
 
Criminal Behavior and Victimology (3)
Select one of the following courses:
  • Criminal Behavior and Victimology
  • Any Criminal Behavior course
  • Any Victimology course
 
Research Methods (3)
Select one of the following courses:
  • Research Methods in Social Sciences or other similar courses
  • Criminal Justice Research Methods
  • Justice Administration Research & Evaluation
  • Research Methods and Design in Criminal Justice
 
B. Criminal Justice Electives* 18
  • LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone strongly recommended
  • American Court System
  • Community-based Corrections
  • Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
  • Correctional Administration
  • Correctional Institutions
  • Correctional Law
  • Correctional Psychology
  • Corrections Administration
  • Counter Terrorism
  • Courts and Criminal Procedure
  • Criminal Law
  • Criminal Procedure
  • Criminology
  • Domestic and International Terrorism
  • Emergency Response to Terrorism
  • Environmental Crime
  • Federalism and Law Enforcement
  • Hazardous Materials and Terrorism
  • Illegal Drugs and Crime in America
  • International Terrorism
  • Introduction to Forensic Science
  • Introduction to Law Enforcement
  • Introduction to Private Security
  • Introduction to Corrections
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Security
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Law and Human Rights
  • Law and Secure Organizational Management in Criminal Justice
  • Organized Crime
  • Philosophical Issues in the Law
  • Police Administration
  • Police Ethics
  • Prisoner’s Rights
  • Probation and Parole
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorism/Counter Terrorism issues
  • Terrorism and Public Safety
  • Treatment of the Offender
  • Security Systems and Designs
  • Sex Crimes and Justice
  • White Collar Crime
  • Women and the Law
  • Women in Policing
 
III. Free Electives 27
Total 120

*This list is a guide. Other criminal justice courses may be appropriate for this area of study.

 



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