General Catalog 2007-2009

Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice curriculum is designed to: (1) provide students with a basic understanding and comprehensive overview of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and security/asset protection field; (2) encourage a theoretical and informed inquiry into justice and security practices and policies; (3) develop introductory skills in research methodology and statistics; and to (4) prepare students for professional careers in criminal justice and private security as well as to provide a foundation for the advanced study of criminal justice, law, or other graduate studies.

Experiential learning (internship) opportunities are available with various agencies within the Criminal Justice system. Experiential learning is arranged through the Criminal Justice faculty. The application process must be completed prior to the semester when the experiential learning is to commence.

Requirements for Graduation:

To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Criminal Justice must complete a minimum of 124 credits, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0, satisfy the College’s residency requirements, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. Courses used to complete General Education requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis, and credits earned in WRT100 may not be applied to degree requirements.

In addition, students majoring in Criminal Justice must maintain a 2.0 average in all required courses, and will be required to complete a standardized outcome assessment test. Students cannot have more than two Criminal Justice courses with a grade less than 2.0.

The required courses for all Criminal Justice majors are:

In addition, students must select a minimum of nine credits from the 300/400 level Criminal Justice electives listed below:

Criminal Justice (suggested course sequence)

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