May 12, 2024  
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Traditional Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Four-Year Plan: Criminal Justice


Sample Four-Year Plan of Study 2020-2021

The following is a sample plan of course requirements to complete the Criminal Justice major in four years or eight semesters.

  • Each student’s experience will vary slightly, as this plan does not include transfer work or credit for prior learning (such as Advanced Placement-AP).
  • Math, English, and Reading placement is based on the student’s ACT/SAT scores or placement tests.
    • If fundamental courses are required, they should be taken within the first year.

NOTE: Four-year plans assume the student is prepared to take the courses listed. If prerequisites are required, additional semester hours may be required to complete the degree.

Refer to the program page  or course descriptions  for additional information about this major and requirements to degree. 

First Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  (Distributional Study #1) 3 CRJ 232 - Introduction to Criminology   3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing   3 EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)  (Recommended or Required) 1
GEN 130 - Core I: Foundations of Critical Thinking   3 GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research   3
Distributional Study #2 3 MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra   3
Elective 3 Criminal Justice Elective* 3
    Distributional Study #3 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15-16

Second Year

FALL SEMESTER    
Course Semester Hours   Semester Hours

CRJ 242 - Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice  
3 CRJ 203 - Policing in America   3
Criminal Justice Elective* 3 CRJ 348 - Corrections in America   3
Emphasis Course** 3 CRJ 332 - Criminological Theory   3
Distributional Study #4 3 GEN 3XX - Core II 3
Distributional Study #5   Distributional Study #6 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Third Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI)   3 CRJ 333 - Criminal Justice Data Analysis  or MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics   3
CRJ 345 - Criminal Law   3 Emphasis Course** 3
Criminal Justice Elective* 3 GEN 4XX - Core III (WI) 3
Distributional Study #7 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15

Fourth Year

FALL SEMESTER   SPRING SEMESTER
Course Semester Hours Course Semester Hours
CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice   3 Emphasis Course** 3
CRJ 492 - Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice: Senior Seminar (WI)   3 Elective 3
Emphasis Course** 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Elective 3 Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: 15 Total Semester Hours: 15
 
Total Semester Hours for Graduation: 120

*Nine (9) additional semester hours of any of the following discipline related electives: any untaken CRJ course, COM 111 , PSY /SOC 220 , PSY 200  or SOC 100  or DVS 150 , SOC 210 .

**Corrections: CRJ 349 , CRJ 355 , CRJ 452 , CRJ 453 .

   Cyber Security: CPS 200 , CPS 212 , CPS 250 , CRJ 250 .

   Experiential Learning: CRJ 390  and EXP 300  and EXP 301 , CRJ 400 , EXP 100 .

   Policing: CRJ 347 , CRJ 390  or CRJ 400  or CRJ 480 , CRJ 451 , CRJ 453 .

   Victimology: CRJ 200 , CRJ 201 , CRJ 350 , CRJ 450 .