Major Concentrations
The requirement for admission to this degree track is an overall 2.0 GPA. The 2.0 minimum overall GPA and a 2.0 minimum average GPA in the major is a requirement for continuation in the major, as well as for graduation.
Criminal Justice
Students majoring in Criminal Justice will be required to complete 39 semester hours in Criminal Justice courses including the following:
Course Number
|
Course Title*
|
Credits
|
Required
|
| CJ 111 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3
|
| CJ 112 |
Crime and Delinquency |
3
|
| CJ 215 |
Police Organization and Administration |
3
|
| CJ 216 |
Court System and Administration |
3
|
| CJ 217 |
Correctional System and Administration |
3
|
| CJ 305 |
Criminal Law |
3
|
| CJ 372 |
Criminal Justice Research |
3
|
| CJ 463 |
Management of Public Safety Agencies |
3
|
Restricted electives: a minimum of Select 15 credits from the following courses.
|
| CJ 115 |
Juvenile Justice Administration |
3
|
| CJ 120 |
Careers in Criminal Justice |
3
|
| CJ 205 |
Community Corrections |
3
|
| CJ 210 |
Crime Prevention |
3
|
| CJ 250 |
Crisis Intervention |
3
|
| CJ 260 |
Criminal Investigation |
3
|
| CJ 275 |
Police and the Community |
3
|
| CJ 300 |
Victimless Crimes/Organized Crimes |
3
|
| CJ 301 |
Terrorism |
3
|
| CJ 302 |
White Collar Crime |
3
|
| CJ 303 |
Women and Criminal Justice |
3
|
| CJ 306 |
Crime and the Movies |
3
|
| CJ 308 |
Multicultural Law Enforcement |
3
|
| CJ 315 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice Problems |
3
|
| CJ 325 |
Criminal Procedure |
3
|
| CJ 340 |
Criminal Evidence |
3
|
| CJ 360 |
Victims of Crime |
3
|
| CJ 370 |
Minorities and Criminal Justice |
3
|
| CJ 420 |
International Criminal Justice |
3
|
| CJ 444 |
Criminal Justice Ethics |
3
|
| CJ 464 |
Management Information Systems |
3
|
| MINIMUM CREDITS NEEDED |
39
|
The remaining program requirements will be distributed as follows: 15 semester hours of approved Criminal Justice Electives.
Completion of this major prepares one to assume the responsibilities of the following jobs: police officer (municipal and state), special agent (in federal law enforcement agencies), criminal investigator (in state prosecutor offices), court administrator (state and federal), probation officer (state and federal), parole officer (state), correctional officer (state and federal), juvenile counselor, etc. Continued study may include a master’s and/or doctoral degree in criminal justice or public administration or a law degree.