Bachelor of science in Criminal Justice
Chairperson
Margot Kempers
Coordinator
Richard Wiebe
Professor
Paul Weizer
Associate Professors
Richard Wiebe
Assistant Professors
Randall Grometstein
Objectives for the Major in Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice Major provides students with courses which lead to a bachelor of science degree provides a foundation for employment in the Criminal Justice field and graduate work.
Requirements for the LAS Criminal Justice Major
As part of their Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements, all students in the Criminal Justice major must complete:
POLS 1000 United State Government
PSY 1100 General Psychology
PSY 2350 Abnormal Psychology
MATH 1700 Applied Statistics
SOC 1100 Introduction to Sociology
CJ 3130 Criminal Justice Research Methods
Core Requirements (27 credits)
CJ 2000 Introduction to Criminal Justice*
CJ 2050 Principles and Practice of Law Enforcement
CJ 2650 Correctional Theory and Practice
CJ 2651 Ethics in Criminal Justice
POLS 2270 Introduction to Legal Process
SOC 2750 Criminology
CJ 3140 Criminal Justice Data Analysis
Capstone Requirements (6 credit)
CJ 3750 Colloquium (3 cr.) and additional three credit Criminal Justice course or
Criminal Justice Internship (option A or B)
Students choosing Option A select an internship of six to 12 credits over one or two semesters in accordance with existing policies in the Department of Behavioral Sciences. If a student chooses a 12-hour internship, six of those credit hours will count towards the Capstone requirement; remaining credits will count as free electives. Internship applications require approval of the criminal Justice Review Committee. Note that students seeking direct service internships may have further prerequisites depending on the nature of the field placement. (Field settings often have a preference for/require specific course work. Students need to see their advisors for details and refer to the Behavioral Sciences Office for policies pertaining to field placements.)
Students choosing Option B apply for a 12-credit internship offered by The Washington Center (Washington, D.C.) following the process established by Dr. Paul Weizer in Social Sciences. Note that students accepted by The Washington Center are also enrolled in a three credit academic course while they are completing their internship. Half of the credit hours for the internship and the additional three credit course will count as free electives. Internship applications require approval of the Criminal Justice Review Committee. Students need to see their advisors for details and refer to Dr. Weizer, Social Science for information on The Washington Center.
Elective Courses (18 credits)
In conjunction with the Criminal Justice core, each student will select 18 hours of criminal justice electives to complete the 45 semester hours required in the Criminal Justice major. From the list below, each student, in consultation with their advisor, should select a minimum of six courses.
Criminal Justice
CJ 2100 Introduction to Courts
CJ 2450 Women in Criminal Justice
CJ 2500 Correctional Law
CJ 2550 Criminal Law
CJ 2560 Race, Crime and the Law
CJ 2600 Juvenile Justice
CJ 3000 Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crime
CJ 3100 Organized Crime and Youth Gangs
CJ 3200 White Collar and Corporate Crime
CJ 3300 Community Based Corrections
CJ 3510 International Terrorism
CJ 3525 Comparative Justice Systems
Human Services
HMSV 2400 Crisis Intervention
HMSV 3500 Child Abuse and Neglect
Political Science
POLS 2550 Sex, Race, and the Constitution
POLS 2700 Criminal Procedure: The Rights of the Accused
POLS 3500 Constitutional Law
Sociology
SOC 2760 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 3500 Law and Society
Selected topics courses in these disciplines may be allowable with the permission of your advisor. CJ electives from other colleges may be accepted as electives if approved by the CJ Advisory Committee.
* This course is a prerequisite to all Criminal Justice classes.
Free Electives (to bring to a total of 120 credits for graduation)
It is the student's responsibility to fulfill accurately and completely all Liberal Arts and Sciences and departmental requirements for the degree.
Requirements for the Minor in Criminal Justice
An interdisciplinary minor in Criminal Justice is offered by the departments of Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences. Students will complete the Criminal Justice minor as they fulfill the responsibilities of an academic major. There are nine semester hours of required courses and nine semester hours of electives. Students are reminded that they may use no more than two of their major courses toward the minor.
Note: Both POLS 2270 and SOC 3500 may be taken, in which case one counts as required and the other as elective.
Required Courses (9 semester hours)
CJ 2000 Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC 2750 Criminology and
POLS 2270 Introduction to the Legal Process or
SOC 3500 Law and Society
Note: If both POLS 2270 and SOC 3500 are taken for the minor, one counts as Required and the other as Elective.
Electives (nine semester hours)
CJ 2100 Introduction to Courts
CJ 2450 Women in Criminal Justice
CJ 2500 Correctional Law
CJ 2550 Criminal Law
CJ 2560 Race, Crime and the Law
CJ 2600 Juvenile Justice
CJ 3000 Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crime
CJ 3050 International Terrorism
CJ 3100 Organized Crime and Youth Gangs
CJ 3200 White Collar and Corporate Crime
CJ 3300 Community Based Corrections
CJ 3525 Comparative Justice Systems
HMSV 2400 Crisis Intervention
HMSV 3500 Child Abuse and Neglect
POLS 2270 Introduction to the Legal Process
POLS 2550 Sex, Race, and Constitution
POLS 2700 Criminal Procedure: The Rights of the Accused
POLS 3500 Constitutional Law
SOC 2760 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 3500 Law and Society
Course descriptions can be found listed within the following disciplines: Human Services, Political Science, and Sociology. Please refer to the course description section for more information.
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