Criminal Justice: Courses

Course Descriptions (63 KB PDF)

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (17 credits)

• CJ 120 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
• COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
• CSCI 101 Introduction to Computers (3)
• ENGL 110 College Composition I (3)
• HPER Physical Education Elective (2)
• MATH 111 College Algebra I (3)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

• CJ 230 Criminal Law (3)
• CJ 240 Policing and Police-Community Relations (3)
• ENGL 120 College Composition II (3)
• HUM, MUSC, ENGL, ART Humanities Elective (3)
• MATH 112* College Algebra II (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (16 credits)

• CJ 250 Criminological Theory (3)
• HIST 251 or 252 History Elective (3)
• BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, ASTR Science Elective (4)
• MATH 212 Statistics I (3)
• PSYCH, ECON, POLS, SOCI, CJ Social Science Elective (3)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

• CJ 270 Juvenile Justice (3)
• HUM, MUSC, ENGL, ART Humanities Elective (3)
• BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, ASTR Science Elective (4)
• PSYCH, ECON, POLS, SOCI, CJ Social Science Elective (3)
• MATH 213 Statistic II (3)

* MATH 103 may be taken in lieu of MATH 111 & 112
* If MATH 103 is taken, one additional elective will be required to total 64 credits