he curriculum for the bachelor's degree provides you with an opportunity to receive a diversified education.

Coursework in criminal justice is multidiscplinary, including coursework in law enforcement, corrections, the courts, and related social and behavioral sciences. Your degree will prepare you for entry-level positions in the justice system, as well as graduate or law school.

Major Course Requirements

All students are required to complete 43 semester hours of required classes in addition to 21 semester hours of required major and non-major electives for the major. In addition, students will need to complete their general education requirements, as well as other university wide requirements as listed in the undergraduate catalog. The following list outlines the major requirments. Visit the online Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites.

Required Courses (43 semester hours)

CJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice Sciences
CJS 200 Contemporary Corrections
CJS 201 Crime and Behavior
CJS 207 Contemporary Policing in American Society
CJS 300 Research Methods
CJS 304 Criminal Law. Beginning with the 08-09 catalog, Criminal Law will be offered as CJS 208. This course will also satisfy previous catalog requirements for CJS 304.
CJS 395 Criminal Justice Administration (4 semester hours)
CJS 398.01 & CJS 398.02 Criminal Justice Internship I and II (12 semester hours)
ENG 145 Language and Composition II
PSY 110 (or PSY 111) General Psychology
SOC 106 Introduction to Sociology

Major Electives - Group I (minimum 12 semester hours)

CJS 206 Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation
CJS 212 Community Corrections
CJS 215 Juvenile Justice
CJS 240 History of Criminal Justice
CJS 287 Independent Study in Criminal Justice
CJS 305 Rules of Evidence in the Administration of Justice
CJS 306 Experiences in International Justice
CJS 307 Family Violence: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
CJS 308 Race, Ethnicity, & Criminal Justice
CJS 322 Communication Skills in Criminal Justice Sciences
CJS 310 Correctional Institutions
CJS 337 Sex Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
CJS 338 Alcohol, Drugs, and Crime
CJS 339 Women in Criminal Justice
CJS 340 Organized and White Collar Crime
CJS 342 Victimology
CJS 360 Issues in Criminal Justice (may be repeated once if content is different)
CJS 369 World Criminal Justice Systems

Non-Major Electives - Group II (minimum 9 semester hours)

Non-major electives include courses in Politics and Government, Psychology, Sociology, and Business, as well as other disciplines. These courses are designed to enhance your criminal justice program by providing perspectives and explanations from different disciplines.

FOR 111, 112, 115, 116 (up to eight hours or 2 courses in foreign language)
POS 215 American Judicial Process
POS 231 Public Administration
POS 201 Introduction to Law for Paralegals
POS 330 Problems of Public Administration
POS 331 Public Personnel Administration
PSY 131 Social Psychology
PSY 233 Person and Society (credit cannot be earned for PSY 233 and PSY 232)
PSY 302 Developmental Psychology of the Adolescent
PSY 350 Psychopathology
SWK 170 Introduction to Social Work
SOC 131 Social Psychology
SOC 263 Deviant Behavior
SOC 264 Minority Relations
SOC 365 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 367 Criminology
FIL 208 Legal Environment of Business
MQM 220 Business Organization and Management
MQM 221 Organizational Behavior and Administration