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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, Criminology Emphasis, B.S.

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Criminal Justice

Experiential Component (Complete 1 of the Following Courses:)

CJU 499 - Internship 3 Credit(s).
SOC 391 - Directed Study in Sociology 1-3 Credit(s).

Liberal Arts Requirements (6 Credit Hours)

MTH 107 - Introduction to Finite Mathematics 3 Credit(s). OR
MTH 111 - Pre-Calculus I 3 Credit(s).
PSY 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit(s).

Program Specific Requirements (6 Credit Hours)

MTH 208 - Introductory Statistics 3 Credit(s).
SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish I 3 Credit(s).

B.S. Degree Requires Two Courses from the Following (6 Credit Hours)

ACC 110 - Introduction to Accounting 3 Credit(s). OR
ACC 201 - Principles of Accounting I 3 Credit(s).
BUS 308 - Business Communications 3 Credit(s).
COM 201 - Public Speaking 3 Credit(s). OR
THA 222 - Voice and Diction 3 Credit(s).
CSC 101 - Introduction to Computers and Computer Information Systems 3 Credit(s). OR
CSC 125 - Concepts in Computer Information Systems 3 Credit(s). OR
BUS 230 - Computer Applications 3 Credit(s).
ENG 461 - Professional Writing 3 Credit(s).

Common Required Courses (33 Credit Hours)

CJU 201 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s).
CJU 204 - Fundamentals of Corrections 3 Credit(s).
CJU 220 - Criminal Law 3 Credit(s).
CJU 300 - Dilemmas and Decision Making in Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s).
CJU 314 - Courts and the Judicial Process 3 Credit(s).
CJU/SOC 320 - Deviance and Social Control 3 Credit(s). OR
SOC/CJU 320 - Deviance and Social Control 3 Credit(s).
CJU 370 - Research Methods & Statistics in Criminal Justice 3 Credit(s).
CJU 498 - Seminar 3 Credit(s).
PSC 202 - State and Local Government 3 Credit(s).
PSY 230 - Social Psychology 3 Credit(s).
SOC 202 - Social Problems 3 Credit(s).
OR
SOC 203 - Sociology of U.S. Cultural Diversity 3 Credit(s).

Criminology Emphasis

This emphasis will allow students to develop a broad background in the field of Criminal Justice. Students will be prepared to work in areas of Criminal Justice such as law enforcement, corrections, juvenile probation, and adult probation, or to enter a graduate program in criminal justice or law.

Required Emphasis Courses (21 Credit Hours)

CJU 310 - Victimology 3 Credit(s).
CJU 315 - Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice Professionals 3 Credit(s).
CJU 340 - Interviewing and Crisis Intervention 3 Credit(s).
CJU 350 - Crime and Delinquency Prevention 3 Credit(s).
CJU 406 - Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections 3 Credit(s).
OR
CJU 311 - Restorative Justice 3 Credit(s).
OR
CJU 361 - Criminal Justice Administration and Leadership 3 Credit(s).
PSY 320 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s).
PSY 348 - Techniques of Counseling 3 Credit(s).

Total Credit Hours Required in Major: 54

Total Credit Hours Required in Degree: 121

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