The Bachelor of Science degree program in Criminal Justice prepares students for the professional world through a broad presentation of issues that address the six content areas recommended by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS): Administration of Justice, Corrections, Criminological Theory, Law Adjudication, Law Enforcement, and Research Analytic Methods, in addition to a systematic examination of issues of diversity and ethics. In addition to fulfilling these national standards, the program focuses coursework on law enforcement and security issues associated with wetlands, coastal, and maritime concerns, using the experience of and issues uniquely associated with the University’s service region as a model for global issues.
New University students will begin the program with courses satisfying general education requirements (GER) as well as other requirements (UR, OCR) in preparation for courses in criminal justice principles, namely CRJU 290 and CRJU 291. Students with an Associate of Science degree are immediately eligible to enter the program at the junior level.
Minor
A minor in Criminal Justice requires the completion of 18 semester hours to include CRJU 290 and 15 semester hours to be chosen from CRJU courses 300-level or above.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice
| (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement | (GER) General Education Requirement |
| (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement | (UR) University Requirement |
Suggested Course Sequence:
| YEAR* | COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER | REQUIREMENT | CREDIT HRS |
| 1 | ENGL | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 102 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | Freshman Seminar Course | UR | 1 | |
| 1 | GOVT | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | HIST Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | SOCI 151 or PSYC 101 | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Computer Literacy Elective(s) | CLR | 2 | |
| 1 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| 2 | Fine Arts Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | SPCH | 101 | OCR | 3 |
| 2 | ENGL Literature Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Humanities Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | CRJU | 260 | 3 | |
| 2 | CRJU | 290** | 3 | |
| 2 | CRJU | 291** | 3 | |
| 2 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| 3 | ENGL | 366 or 368 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | GOVT | 399 or 423 | 3 | |
| 3 | Approved Social Sciences Electives | *** 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 3 | SOCI | 385, 386, or 387 | 3 | |
| 3 | CRJU | 306 | 3 | |
| 3 | CRJU | 309 | 3 | |
| 3 | CRJU | 311, 312, or 313 | 8 | |
| 3 | CRJU | 400 | 3 | |
| 3 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| 4 | CRJU | 401 | 3 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 403 | 3 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 404 | 3 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 405 | 3 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 470 | 3 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 481 | 1 | |
| 4 | CRJU | 498 | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective or Minor | 3 | ||
| TOTAL HOURS | 120 |
*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)**Students holding an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice may elect to take adviser approved Social Science Elective.
*** Social Sciences Electives may include: program adviser-approved 300+ CRJU courses; SOCI 385, 386, 387, 390, and program adviser-approved 372 topics; GOVT 399, 400, 423, and program adviser-approved 365 topics; PSYC 301, 402, and program adviser-approved 407 topics.
