Criminal Justice/Administration of Justice Specialization, BA

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of arts degree with a major in criminal justice, specialization in administration of justice, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and a major/program grade point average of 2.00, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

Module I: Engaging Academic Inquiry

UCOR 1100 - Academic Writing Seminar
UCOR 1200 - Quantitative Reasoning (or MATH 1010 or above)
UCOR 1300 - Creative Expression and Interpretation
UCOR 1400 - Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
UCOR 1600 - Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
UCOR 1800 - Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences (or BIOL 1610/1611, 2200, CHEM 1500/1501, PHYS 1050, 1210)

Module II: Exploring the Self and Others

Module III: Engaging the World

II. College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

Modern Languages 1150, 1250, 1350, or equivalent (15)

NOTE:

All students with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences must demonstrate competency through the level of 1350 in a language other than English. This competency is ordinarily achieved by successful completion of the three-course sequence: 1150, 1250, and 1350. Because these courses are a college requirement, no course in the sequence may be taken on a pass/fail, correspondence, or audit basis. Placement into other than the beginning course of the sequence is achieved by acceptable performance on the Modern Language Competency Examination. See the Modern Languages and Cultures Department for details on the examinations. Courses used to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences modern language requirement may not be used to fulfill major requirements.

Choose one of the following two courses:

Administration of Justice Specialization

III. Major Requirements

68 credits in criminal justice and relevant designated disciplines, including:

Area I: Police

Choose one from the following four courses: (5)

Area II: Courts

Choose one from the following three courses: (5)

Area III: Corrections

Choose one from the following four courses: (5)

Area IV: Specialization Electives

Choose from the following specialization electives: (20)

NOTE:

A maximum of 30 community college credits may apply to this specialization.
Any of the required police, courts, and corrections courses not chosen as administration of justice requirements may count as administration of justice specialization electives.
Special topics courses may fulfill police, courts, or corrections requirements if deemed applicable and approved by the program chair.
PSYC 3030 and PSYC 3050 fulfill CRJS 3020 and CRJS 3010 for students obtaining a double major or double degree in criminal justice and psychology.

Departmental Honors

Criminal Justice Major with Departmental Honors (BA)