Criminal/Social Justice / Bachelor of Arts
Total Credit Hours: 128
Major Credit Hours: 39
Majors in this program may wish to take a minor in Communication Studies for Justice, Law, and Public Safety Studies Majors and/or a minor in Business Studies for Criminal/Social Justice Majors and/or a minor in Cyber Security Science.
Program A: For students who are not sworn officers:
I. Core Courses (33)
06-302 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
81-110 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
81-200 | Court Systems and Probation | 3 |
81-220 | Criminology | 3 |
81-240 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
81-260 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
81-286 | Domestic Violence | 3 |
81-340 | Drugs: Incidence and Abuse | 3 |
81-356 | Professionalism and Ethics | 3 |
81-430 | Elements of Criminal Law | 3 |
81-490 | Research Methods | 3 |
II. Select two additional courses from JLPSS or from the following: (6)
18-210 | State and Local Government | 3 |
18-341 | Public Administration | 3 |
20-345 | Sociology of Delinquent Behavior | 3 |
26-303 | Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 |
26-320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
III. The advanced writing requirement is satisfied by successful completion of one of the following courses:
06-302 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
81-340 | Drugs: Incidence and Abuse | 3 |
81-490 | Research Methods | 3 |
Program B: For students who are sworn officers:
I. Core Courses (27)
81-110 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
81-220 | Criminology | 3 |
81-240 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
81-260 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 |
81-357 | Victims and Victimization | 3 |
81-356 | Professionalism and Ethics | 3 |
81-445 | Criminal Procedures/Rules of Evidence | 3 |
81-490 | Research Methods | 3 |
81-496 | Rights, Civil-Liability, and Administrative Actions | 3 |
II. Select four additional courses from JLPSS or from the following: (12)
18-210 | State and Local Government | 3 |
18-341 | Public Administration | 3 |
20-345 | Sociology of Delinquent Behavior | 3 |
26-303 | Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 |
26-320 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
III. The advanced writing requirement is fulfilled by successful completion of one of the following courses:
81-356 | Professionalism and Ethics | 3 |
81-490 | Research Methods | 3 |
81-496 | Rights, Civil-Liability, and Administrative Actions | 3 |