The request to allow research methods courses taught in Political Science and Psychology to count toward the CJUS undergraduate major

Date: April 26, 2011
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Administrative Assistant
Approved On: March 10, 2011
Implementation Date: 2011

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BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in Criminal Justice requires STAT 1222 (or 1220 or 1221) and 31 semester hours of criminal justice courses, including CJUS 1100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice), CJUS 3100 (Criminal Justice Theory), CJUS 3101 (Research Methods in Criminal Justiceor its equivalent -SOC4155/4155L; POLS 2220 or PSYC 2101/2103), and one course from each of the following areas:

Law Enforcement Area
  • CJUS 2000 Introduction to Law Enforcement
  • CJUS 3141 Law Enforcement Behavioral Systems
  • CJUS 3200 Security & Loss Prevention
Corrections Area
  • CJUS 2154 Introduction to Corrections
  • CJUS 3150 Community Corrections
  • CJUS 3151 Institutional Corrections
  • JUS 3153 Juvenile Corrections
Legal Area
  • CJUS 3102 American Criminal Courts
  • CJUS 3110 Criminal Justice and the Law
  • CJUS 3111 Criminal Procedure
  • CJUS 3121 Juvenile Law
  • CJUS 3152 Correctional Law

A minimum of a C average in all criminal justice coursework and at least a C in CJUS 1100, 3100, and 3101 (or SOC4155/4155L, POLS2220 or PSYC2101/2103), and STAT 1222 (or 1220 or 1221) are required.

Criminal Justice majors must also satisfy the foreign language requirement by completing the 2201 level course (or course with emphasis on conversation) in a modern language other than English that uses the Latin alphabet (e.g., French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) OR the 1202 course (or the equivalent) in a modern language that does not use the Latin alphabet (e.g., Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Japanese, Russian). Approved American Sign Language courses may be substituted with permission of the department prior to enrolling in such courses.

While not required, students are encouraged to participate in internship programs available through the department. Internships provide opportunities to combine theory and practice in a realistic setting, and to make more judicious career decisions. Consult the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology’s Academic Advisor for a suggested schedule to complete the B.A. degree with a major in Criminal Justice.