The Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology

The Criminal Justice major currently requires a total of 33 hours consisting of 21 hours of core courses and 12 hours in one of two options: law enforcement or corrections. Anyone majoring in Criminal Justice must also complete all other courses required by the university as well as a minor area of study consisting of at least 15 hours. Some of minors commonly taken by Criminal Justice Majors are: Criminology, Social Work, Social Rehabilitation and Treatment, Psychology, Political Science, Computer Science, Foreign Language, and Anthropology. *

* Please refer to the university bulletin for a complete description of all courses in Criminal Justice and minor areas of study.

CORE COURSES – 21 Hours

CJ100      Intro To Criminal Justice (3)
CJ110      Intro To Law Enforcement (3)
CJ125      Intro To Corrections (3)
CJ220      Criminal Law (3)
CJ370      Juvenile Justice (3)
CJ425      Planning and Research (3)
CJ526      Statistical Analysis in CJ (3)
                         OR
SO240     Interpretation of Data (3)
                         OR
SO242     Statistics for Soc Scientists (3)

LAW ENFORCEMENT OPTION – 12 Hours

CJ310      Advanced Police Administration (3)
CJ330      Criminal Investigations (3)
CJ422      Criminal Procedures (3)
CJxxx       Elective – CJ course at 300-500 level (3)

CORRECTIONS OPTION – 12 Hours

CJ230      Correctional Institutions (3)
CJ355      Constitutional Rights of Inmates (3)
CJ365      Community Based Corrections (3)
CJ440      Offender Rehabilitation (3)

CJ325      Intro To Security Systems (3)
CJ326      Security and Loss Prevention (3)
CJ327      Security Management (3)
CJ335      Police Operations (3)
CJ350      Evidence Collection and Preservation (3)
CJ375      Criminal Typology and Victimology (3)
CJ435      Seminar in Criminal Justice (3)
CJ471      Independent Study (1)
CJ472      Independent Study (2)
CJ473      Independent Study (3)
CJ806      Workshop – Minorities and Criminal Justice
CJ830      Workshop – Women and Criminal Justice (3)
CJ834      Field Experiences in Corrections (3)
CJ838      Workshop – Interagency (3)

All CJ majors are strongly encouraged to participate in an internship experience.

CJ491     Criminal Justice Internship (6)
CO491    Corrections Internship (6)
LE491     Law Enforcement Internship (6)

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice