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Criminal Justice BA

Major Requirements

A major in criminal justice consists of

the criminal justice core plus

nine hours from:

PLAW 100Introduction to Law

3
PLAW 390Topics in Pre-Law

3
PBAD 205Introduction to Public Administration

3
PBAD 305Public Policy

3
PBAD 490Topics in Public Administration

3
POLS 110American Politics

3
POLS 335American Constitutional Law

3
POLS 365Judicial Process

3
POLS 404The Politics of Terrorism

3
PSYC 100General Psychology

3
PSYC 233Abnormal Psychology

3
PSYC 380Child and Adolescent Development

3
SOCI 105Introduction to Sociology

3
SOCI 220Contemporary Social Problems

3
SOCI 225Juvenile Delinquency

3
SOCI 345Criminal Behavior

3
SOCI 350Topics in Sociology

2 to 4
SPAN 120Spanish I

3
SPAN 121Spanish II

3
SPAN 150Spanish for Professionals

3
SPAN 310Spanish Reading, Writing, and Grammar

3

PLAW 390: maximum three hours

In addition, students must complete 12 hours from:

CJUS 111Self-Defense/Stress Management

3
CJUS 265Community-Based Corrections

3
CJUS 305Intermediate Sanctions

3
FORS 330Forensic Evidence

3
CJUS 335Victimology

3
CJUS 345Comparative Criminal Justice

3
CJUS 415Issues in Correctional Treatment

3
CJUS 420Special Topics in Criminal Justice

3
CJUS 430Fraud Examination and White-Collar Crime

3
CJUS 490Internship in Criminal Justice

1 to 12
FORS 430Special Topics in Forensic Science

1 to 4

CJUS 420: may be repeated if topics are different

CJUS 490: maximum three hours

Effective as of 8/1/2017