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2015-2016 Academic Catalog

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2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, B.S.

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Students interested in a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice may choose a criminal justice specialty (information on following pages) or pursue this degree, which includes enough elective credits to allow the student to complete an appropriate minor, such as psychology. The criminal justice degree uses the TEAM approach described on the College of Professional Studies . Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require TEAM enrollment.

Required Courses

Criminal Justice

CJ 1100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System Credit(s): 3
CJ 1300 - The Police in America Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 1400 - Corrections in America Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 2300 - Substantive Criminal Law Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 2400 - Understanding Procedural Law Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 2500 - Basics of Criminal Investigation Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 2600 - Laws of Evidence Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 3100 - A System of Juvenile Justice Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 3200 - Understanding Criminal Behavior Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 3300 - Victimology Credit(s): 3 *
CJ 4800 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credit(s): 3

Business and Technology

BA 1200 - Foundations of Business Credit(s): 3
MIS 1300 - Software Tools Credit(s): 3

English and Humanities

ENG 1250 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENG 1270 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
ENG 2320 - Professional Communication Credit(s): 3
HUM 2000 - Introduction to Humanities Credit(s): 3
HUM 3710 - Ethics Credit(s): 3
Humanities - Elective (literature) Credit(s): 3

Mathematics

MA 1000 - Foundations of College Mathematics Credit(s): 3
MA 1025 - Mathematical Problem-Solving Credit(s): 3
MA 2010 - Foundations of Statistics Credit(s): 3

Social Science

PSY 1700 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 2000 - Understanding Diversity Credit(s): 3
PSY 2520 - Abnormal Psychology Credit(s): 3
SS 1110 - American Government Credit(s): 3
SS 2800 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SS 2810 - Social Problems Credit(s): 3

Electives

Approved - Electives Credit(s): 33
Science - Electives (suggested BIO 1110 ) Credit(s): 3

Total Credits Required: 120

** Students may test out by placement exam. Credits do not count toward degree.

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