Criminal Justice, B.A. (CRIJ)

Core Curriculum

Core Distinctive

FYSM 1300	First Year Seminar: Gateway	3
COMM 1301	Speech Communication	3
KINE 1170	Wellness for Life	1
HIST 1300	Making US History	3
RELI 2345	The Religious and Philosophical Life	3
ENGL 3300	Writing As Discovery	3
Total Credit Hours:		16

Writing

ENGL 1301	Freshmen Writing I	3
	Or
ENGL 1302	Freshmen Writing II	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Literature

ENGL 2301	World Literature	3
	Or
ENGL 2302	English Literature	3
	Or
ENGL 2303	American Literature	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Fine Arts

Fine Arts - from Art, Music, Theatre

Total Credit Hours:

3

Biblical Studies

BIBL 1301	Old Testament Survey	3
	Or
BIBL 1302	New Testament Survey	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Kinesiology, Health and Recreation

KINE Activity course (X 2)

Total Credit Hours:

2

Math

MATH 1301	Aspects of Modern Math	3
	or higher
Total Credit Hours:		3

Natural and Physical Sciences

BIOL 3303	Topics in Forensic Science	3
BIOL 3103	Forensic Science Lab	1
	PHYS, GEOL, CHEM, or PHSC	3
Total Credit Hours:		7

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Must be from outside the major & minor

	ECON, POLS, PSYC, SOCI, or PHIL	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Foreign Language

One language

Total Credit Hours:

12

Total Credit Hours: 58

Requirements

Major: Criminal Justice

CRIJ 1301	The Justice System	3
CRIJ 1302	Law Enforcement Practices and Procedures	3
CRIJ 1303	Courts and the Judicial Process	3
CRIJ 1304	Corrective Methods and Outcomes	3
CRIJ 2305	Youth Justice	3
CRIJ 3302	Bill of Rights and the Criminal Justice	3
CRIJ 3305	Report Writing, Research and Statistics	3
CRIJ 3307	Criminal Law	3
CRIJ 4311	Service Learning and Field	3
CRIJ 4321	Ethics in the Justice System	3
CRIJ 4360	Capstone	3
CRIJ	upper level elective	3
CRIJ	upper level elective	3
CRIJ	upper level elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		42

Minor (minimum 18 credits)

	Minor
Total Credit Hours:		18

Total Credit Hours: 60

Requirements

Technological Competency and Electives

CSCI 1306	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3
	Elective	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Total Credit Hours: 124

Note: Must complete a minimum of 124 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to graduate.

42 upper level credits (3000 and 4000-level) required.

80 Chapel attendances  required.

*Grades of C or above are required in all criminal justice courses.