Four-Year Plan: Criminal Justice

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Year One
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade
CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (DS #1)	3			CRJ 141 - History of Criminal Justice through the decades: 1900 to 2000	3
Distributional Study #2	3			CRJ 203 - Policing in America	3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)	3			GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research	3
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I	4			Distributional Study #3	3
MAT 120 - Quantitative Reasoning OR MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
*Total Hours*	16			*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Year Two
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade	Spring Semester
CRJ 200 - Victimology	3			CRJ 332 - Criminological Theory	3
CRJ 232 - Introduction to Criminology	3			CRJ 348 - Corrections in America OR CRJ 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Criminal Justice (1-12 semester hours)	3
CHG 242 - Theory and Techniques of Coaching Baseball (2 semester hours) OR CRJ 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Criminal Justice (1-12 semester hours)	3			GEN 3XX - Seminar II	3
Distributional Study #4	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
Minor/Elective Course	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
*Total Hours*	15			*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Year Three
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade
CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (WI)	3			CRJ 341 - Sociology of Law	3
CRJ 345 - Criminal Law	3			Criminal Justice Elective*	3
CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice	3			Criminal Justice Elective*	3
Distributional Study #5	3			GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI)	3
Minor/Elective Course	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
*Total Hours*	15			*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3			Elective Course	3
Year Four
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs	Notes	Grade
CRJ 333 - Criminal Justice Data Analysis OR MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics OR MAT /PSY 221 - Statistics for Psychology	3			Criminal Justice Elective*	3
CRJ 492 - Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice: Senior Seminar (WI)	3			Criminal Justice Elective*	3
Criminal Justice Elective*	3			Distributional Study #7	3
Distributional Study #6	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
Minor/Elective Course	3			Minor/Elective Course	3
*Total Hours*	15			*Total Hours*	15
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 121
*Criminal Justice Electives (students complete four from the following choices): CRJ 201 - Mass Media, Crime, and Society CRJ 202 - Drugs, Crime, and Society CRJ 250 - Cyber Criminology CRJ 302 - Violent Crime and Violence CRJ 347 - Criminal Investigations CRJ 349 - Mental Health and Criminal Justice CRJ 350 - Advanced Victimology CRJ 355 - Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation CRJ 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Criminal Justice (1-12 semester hours) CRJ 400 - Internship in Criminal Justice (1-12 semester hours) CRJ 450 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Crime CRJ 451 - Effective Policing Practices CRJ 452 - Effective Correctional Practices CRJ 453 - Criminal Justice Administration CRJ 454 - Public Policy Analysis CRJ 480 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice