BSCJ Curriculum Requirements

For the BS degree in Criminal Justice, 120 semester hours of course work are required. They are comprised of the following:

General Education 42 s.h.
Electives 18 s.h
Cognate (Computer) 3 s.h.
Supportive Area Courses 15 s.h.
Criminal Justice (Required) 21 s.h.
Law Enforcement 3 s.h.
Corrections 3 s.h.
Criminal Justice (Electives) 15 s.h.

Criminal Justice Required Courses

JUST 1000 The Criminal Justice System (3) s.h.
JUST 3004 The Criminal Offender (3) s.h.
JUST 3500 Criminal Law (3) s.h.
JUST 3700 Public Safety in a Multi-Cultural Environment (3) s.h.
JUST 3800 Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3) s.h.
JUST 4200 Juvenile Justice Systems (3) s.h.
JUST 4500 Issues and Problems (3) s.h.

Law Enforcement/Corrections Core Courses

     Law Enforcement (Choose One)

JUST 3006 Security Systems (3) s.h.
JUST 3007 Criminal Investigation (3) s.h.
JUST 3012 Police Operations (3) s.h.
JUST 3501 Criminal Procedure (3) s.h.

     Corrections (Choose one)

JUST 3008 Correctional Systems (3) s.h.
JUST 3502 Correctional Law (3) s.h.
JUST 4006 Community Corrections (3) s.h.

Criminal Justice Elective Courses*

*Students must take 15 hours of criminal justice electives. In addition to the courses listed below, they may select from courses listed in the law enforcement and corrections block, over and above the three hours they take to fulfill the law enforcement and corrections component.

JUST 3003 Addiction, Crime and the Criminal (3) s.h.
JUST 3101 Crisis Management (3) s.h.
JUST 3102 Interviewing in Criminal Justice (3) s.h.
JUST 4004 Criminal Justice History (3) s.h.
JUST 4005 Organized Crime (3) s.h.
JUST 4300 Criminal Justice Administration (3) s.h.
JUST 4401, 4402, 4403 Independent Study (1, 2, 3) s.h.
JUST 4600 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3) s.h.
JUST 4990 Field Education and Seminar (3) s.h.
JUST 5000 Comparative Criminal Justice (3) s.h.

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