Criminal Justice / Criminal Justice is a major intended for students interested in a career in law enforcement, a variety of positions in the field of adult or juvenile corrections and court services, private security and treatment facilities.
2014-2015
Courses in BOLD are required by this major
First Year Fall
Consider a WT this year. / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met / First Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
Courses in regular type are to fulfill general education requirements and DO NOT have to be taken the specific semester stated. / SOCI1300 Intro to Sociology / 1C / 3 / MATH1380 Intro to Stats** / 3a / 3
PSYC1300 Introductory Psychology / 1D / 3 / Speech Communication / 3b / 3
ENGL1410 Modern Rhetoric OR / PE Activity: / 3f / 1
ENGL1440 English Honors / 3C / 3 / HLTH1300 Lifetime Health & Fitness / 3f / 2
Mathematics / 3a / 3 / Arts / 2a / 3
Courses in ITALIC are strongly recommended / INTD1100 Critical Thinking in Arts & Sciences* / 3 / Elective: / 3
Total Hours / Total Hours
ALSO REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
- 120 credit hours
- 39 Upper division credits
- 2.00 GPA
- Completion of all major & gen ed requirements
Second Year Fall
Consider a WT this year. / GE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Second Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
Criminal Justice Elective*** / 3 / SOCI2500 Criminology / 3
Natural Science / 1a / 3 / CRMJ2510+ Policing in America(odd year) OR CRMJ2520 Corrections in America / 3
Humanities / 2b / 3
Ethics & Values / 3e / 3
Elective: / 3 / Human Diversity / 4 / 3
Elective: / 3
Elective: / 3
*See Catalog for specific information / Total Hours / Total Hours
Notes: Be sure to connect with your faculty advisor early on during the third year to discuss internship opportunities! Internships need to be approved in order to receive academic credit.
+denotes courses offered only every other year / Third Year Fall
Be sure to check your degree audit. / GE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Third Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
CRMJ2400 Intro to Criminal Justice / 3 / Criminal Justice elective**** / 3
CRMJ3100 Law & the Justice System / 3 / Criminal Justice elective*** / 3
Criminal Justice Elective*** / 3 / ENGL3XXX Advanced Comp. / 3d / 3
Elective: / 3 / Elective: / 3
Elective: / 3 / Elective: / 3
Total Hours / Total Hours
Notes:
Fourth Year Fall
Remember to apply for graduation! / GE Goal / Sem
Hours / Date Met / Fourth Year Spring / GE Goal / Sem Hours / Date Met
SCOI4440 Social Research / 3 / Criminal Justice elective**** / 3
HIST/POLS course / 1b / 3 / SOCI4330 Social Inequality / 3
Elective: / 3 / Elective: / 3
Elective: / 3 / Elective: / 3
Elective: / 3 / Elective: / 3
Total Hours / Total Hours
Notes:
Updated:
4/10/2014
* Graduation requirement for all first time freshmen
Name: / ** Criminal Justice faculty strongly recommend students take MATH1380 Intro to Stats in the freshman or sophomore year.
*** Choose to take either CRMJ+ Criminal Procedure (offered in even spring) or POLS3500+ Criminal Law which meets gen ed goal 1b. However, if Criminal Procedure is chosen, goal 1b will need to be fulfilled by another course.
**** Five Criminal Justice elective courses (15 sh) are required. For a list of elective choices, please refer to the Graceland catalog under the Criminal Justice major.
DISCLAIMER: These plans are to be used as guides only and are subject to changes in curriculum requirements. Refer to your Graceland Catalog for complete and accurate information. Some courses listed on the plans may have prerequisites that have not been stated. The student has the ultimate responsibility for scheduling and meeting the graduation requirements.
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