Feb 28, 2026  
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminal Justice, B.A.


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Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences requirements , the College of Arts and Sciences Exploratory requirement , and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.

Schedule of Classes


Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements


In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements  section of the catalog.

Requirements for criminal justice, B.A.


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 C+ in the following major courses: CRJ 1100 , CRJ 2100 , all CRJ core courses, all CRJ elective courses, CRJ 4950  and CRJ 4970 .

Field experience is an integral part of the criminal justice curriculum. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.3 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 4950 .

4. Two interdisciplinary electives selected from


5. Internship


Note


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

Additional program 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.

Applicable Minors


All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.

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