2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminal Justice Requirements

(SLO) Graduates should be able to demonstrate:

1. Practical forensic evidentiary processing skills.

2. Investigatory, interview and reporting skills.

3. An understanding of federal, state, and local laws, both civil and criminal, and the judicial proceedings by which these laws are applied to our society.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include

PSY 113General Psychology

3

MAT 231Statistics

3

 

Required Criminal Justice Courses (33)

CJ 101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJ 201Law Enforcement

3

CJ 210Criminology

3

CJ 220Corrections

3

CJ 305Criminal Investigations

3

CJ 380Forensics and Crime Scene Investigations

3

CJ 405Criminal Law

3

CJ 410Constitutional Law

3

CJ 440Management of Criminal Justice Organizations

3

CJ 485Criminal Justice Internship

3

CJ 499Criminal Justice Capstone

3

Electives in Related Fields (choose from the following) (15)

CJ 225Juvenile Justice

3

CJ 315Victimology

3

CJ 330Professional Ethics & Legal Liabilities

3

CJ 345Understanding Serial Homicide and Mass Murder

3

CJ 350Study of Deviant Behavior

3

CJ 360Drugs, Alcohol and Organized Crime

3

CJ 385Wildlife Enforcement

3

CJ 430Laws of Evidence

3

CJ 450Advanced Readings in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 451Special Topics in Criminal Justice

3

CJ 455Digital Crime Scene Replication

3

HS 230Introduction to Homeland Security

3

HS 248Introduction to Counter-Intelligence

3

HS 335Understanding Human Trafficking

3

HS 344Cyber Crime

3

HS 354Psychology of Terrorism

3

HS 416National Security Law

3

HS 417Immigration Law

3

HS 426Domestic Emergency Preparedness

3

HS 446Domestic Terrorism

3

HS 447International Terrorism

3

*No grade below a “C-” in Criminal Justice classes can count toward the degree.

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)

General Electives (28)

*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)

 

Total Credit Hours: 120