• Criminal Justice Studies Major
• Criminal Justice Minor

In addition to the departmental degree requirements, a minimum of 50 hours in the University Core Curriculum must be met.

Criminal Justice Studies Major

Pre-Admission Requirements

All students, regardless of major are required to complete the University Core Curriculum.  As part of pre-CJS admission, students are required to successfully complete seven specific UCC courses within the UCC framework and receive a grade of "C" or better in each course. 

Required UCC courses ~ 21 hours listed below (50 hours total for UCC)

Must complete with at least a grade of "C" in each course

• ENG 101-Rhetoric and Composition I: Critical Thinking, 3 hrs.
• CMST 101-Introduction to Pulbic Speaking, 3 hrs. /OR/
  CMST 107-Inroduction to Interpersonal Communication, 3 hrs.
• MATH 108-Survey of Mathematics, 4 hrs. (OR higher)
• PHIL 201-Introduction to Ethics, 3 hrs. /OR/
  PHIL 312-Ethics in the Professions, 3 hrs.
• SOC 121-Principles of Sociology, 3 hrs.
• POLS 102-Introduction to American Politics, 3 hrs.
• ANTH 251-Peoples of Latin America, 3 hrs. /OR/
  ANTH 255-The Cultures of Asia, 3 hrs. /OR/
  CMST 317-Intercultual Communication, 3 hrs.

* NOTE:  SPAN 203 and SPAN 204 are strongly encouraged in place of humanities in the UCC.

39 Semester hours

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Required Pre-CJS Major Courses ~ 12 hours

Must complete with at least a grade of "C+" in each course

• CRIM 234-Introduction to Corrections, 3hrs.
• CRIM 244- Police & Society, 3 hrs.
• SOC 225-Criminology, 3 hrs.
• POLS 208-Law, Courts & Justice, 3 hrs.

Apply to CJS Program once all above requirements are met and with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5

Required CJS Major Courses ~ 15 hours

• Theory & Capstone Courses (6 hours)
  • CRIM 371-Criminologyical Theory, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 475-Analyzing CJ Issues with GIS, 3 hrs.
    
    
• Research Sequence (6 hours)

Note: Students either take the Sociology Research Sequence or the Political Science sequence, but not a mix of both.

Sociology Research Sequence

• SOC 391-Introduction to Social Research, 3 hrs.
• SOC 392-Statistics for Social Research, 3 hrs.
  

Political Science Sequence

• POLS 331-Political Inquiry I, 3 hrs.
• POLS 332-Political Inquiry II, 3 hrs.

• Diversity Course select one for 3 hours
  • CRIM 331-Gender & Crime, 3 hrs. /or/
    SOC 421-Race & Ethnicity, 3 hrs. /or/
    SOC 431-Gender & Society, 3 hrs. /or/
    SOC 463-Wealth & Poverty, 3 hrs. /or/

Elective Courses ~ 12 hours (9 hours must be upper division)

• Policing:
  • CRIM 411-Criminal Enforcement Strategies: Evidentiary Problems
  • CRIM 412-Criminal Enforcement Strategies: Discretion
  • CRIM 370 Seminar--Policing Topic
    
    
• Law:
  • CRIM 302-Criminal Law
  • CRIM 370-Seminar-Law/Courts Topic
  • POLS 405-Constitutional Law
  • POLS 406-Constitutional Rights
  • POLS 407-The Legislative Process
    
    
• Criminology:
  • CRIM 312-Organized Crime
  • SOC 335-Juvenile Delinquency
  • SOC 426-Sociology of Deviant Behavior
  • SOC 370-Hate Groups & Hate Crimes
    
    
• Corrections:
  • CRIM 311-Convict Criminology
  • CRIM 401-Probation & Parole
  • CRIM 370-Seminar-Corrections Topic
    
    
• General CJS & Cognates:
  • CRIM 200-Special Toics
  • CRIM 301-Criminal Justice Administration
  • CRIM 331-Gender & Crime
  • CRIM 370-Seminar in CJS
  • CRIM 489-Independent Study in CJS
  • SOC 370-Soc. Const. of Drugs
  • SOC 370-Social Networks
  • ANTH 211-Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
    
    
• Internships:
  • CRIM 499-Internship in CJS
  • POLS 496-Legal Internship

Criminal Justice Minor

This minor will change soon to correspond with the major.

A minor is available in the field of criminal justice. It is intended for students interested in careers in criminal justice or as a supplement to their major. Nine hours of sociology courses in the minor also may count toward a sociology major.

24 Semester hours: 12 of these hours must be at the 300/400 level

Required courses ~  9 hours

• SOC 121-Principles of Sociology, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 141-Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
• SOC 225-Criminology, 3 hrs.

Elective courses ~ 12 hours from the following:

• SOC 235-Juvenile Delinquency, 3 hrs.
• SOC 426-Sociology of Deviant Behavior, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 200-Special Topics in Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 244-Police & Society, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 301-Criminal Justice Administration, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 302-Criminal Law, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 370-Seminar in Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
• SOC 370-Seminar in Sociology: Hate Groups and Hate Crimes, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 401-Probation & Parole, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 489-Independent Study, 3 hrs.
• CRIM 499-Internship, 3 hrs.
• POLS 208-Law, Courts & Justice, 3 hrs.
• POLS 405-Constitutional Law, 3 hrs.
• POLS 406-Constitutional Rights, 3 hrs.

Three hours from the following:

• SOC 421-Race and Ethnicity, 3 hrs.
• SOC 431-Gender and Society, 3hrs.
• SOC 463-Wealth & Poverty, 3 hrs.