Nov 23, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, B.A.


Requirements for the criminal justice major


To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice students must complete a minimum of 48 credits as listed below.  Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.5 in the following major courses:  CRJ 100 , CRJ 200 , all CRJ core courses, all CRJ elective courses, CRJ 430  and CRJ 490  .

Field experience is an integral part of the criminal justice curriculum. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.5 in the major, completed all required and core courses, and met with the director of field services and student support to secure an internship placement prior to enrolling in CRJ 430  .

4. Two interdisciplinary electives selected from


5. Internship


Requirements for the criminal justice major - homeland security specialization


To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice and a specialization in homeland security, students must complete a minimum of 60 credits as listed below.  Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.5 in the following major courses: CRJ 100 , CRJ 200 , all CRJ core courses, all CRJ elective courses, CRJ 430   and CRJ 490  .

Field experience is an integral part of the criminal justice curiculum.  Students are required to meet with the director of field services and student support to secure an internship placement prior to enrolling in CRJ 430 .

5. Internship


Requirements for the criminal justice major - information security and assurance specialization


To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice and a specialization in information security and assurance, students must complete a minimum of 62 credits, as listed below.  Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.5 in the following major courses: CRJ 100 , CRJ 200 , all CRJ core courses, all CRJ elective courses, CRJ 430  and CRJ 490  .

Field experience is an integral part of the criminal justice curriculum.  Students are required to meet with the director of field services and student support to secure an internship placement prior to enrolling in CRJ 430  .

6. Internship


Note


Student will achieve a minor in management information systems upon completion of the information security and assurance specialization.

Additional information


Students using this catalog to meet criminal justice major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in a particular electives group of courses and published in a later catalog.