Criminal Justice/Forensic Psychology Specialization, BS

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

Requirements

In order to earn the bachelor of science degree with a major in criminal justice and a specialization in forensic psychology, students must complete a minimum of 180 credits for the forensic psychology specialization and 192 credits for the forensic science specialization 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 (satisfied in major)
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 (satisfied in major)

Module II: Engaging Jesuit Traditions

Module III: Engaging the World

Choose one:

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 three courses:

III. Major Requirements

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

Choose from the following specialization electives: (15)

Forensic Psychology Specialization

IV. Other Major Requirements: (*30)

MATH 1021 - Precalculus: Algebra (or above)
BIOL 1610 - Biology I: Molecular and Cellular Biology
BIOL 1611 - Biology Lab I
BIOL 2200 - Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2210 - Anatomy and Physiology II
Elective - Any math or lab science course (10)

NOTE:

1. With exception of the “other major requirements,” a maximum of 30 community college credits may apply to this specialization. 2. Psychology courses not listed may be selected as forensic psychology electives if deemed applicable and approved by the program chair. 3. Students planning to pursue graduate study in forensic psychology should consider a double major, or at minimum, a minor in psychology. No more than 15 credits of psychology courses from this specialization will be counted towards a psychology minor. 4. 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, BS