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Nov 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Criminology and Criminal Justice, BS
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The objective of the criminology and criminal justice major is to prepare students for work in the criminal justice system, including jobs in local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and probation and parole. The major also is appropriate preparation for graduate study in the social sciences and law. The major gives students a strong foundation in criminology and sociology while simultaneously emphasizing how academic knowledge can be applied in occupational settings. Skills can be developed in oral and written communication, critical thinking, scientific research methods, statistics and computerized data analysis.
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Civitae Core Requirements (39-40 credits)
Criminology/Criminal Justice majors may count Civitae Core courses satisfying major requirements and also satisfying their respective Civitae Core requirements, up to two Pillar courses, and one Perspectives course.
The following course in the major may be used this way:
- CRIM 387 can satisfy the Global Citizenship Perspective
Courses satisfying major requirements that are designated as Civitae Core courses subsequent to the print deadline of this Catalog will be eligible to also satisfy Civitae Core requirements, subject to the above rules (If doing so would otherwise decrease the total credits required for the degree below 120, General Elective credit must be substituted to restore the total).
Additional Degree Requirements
Additional Degree Requirements for BS: 3-4 credits Undergraduate Major Requirements (41 credits)
Students must take 12 elective credits
Inequalities and Diversities Area
One course from the following: Typologies of Crime Area
One course from the following: Systemic Issues and Public Policy Area
One course from the following: Additional Courses Area
One course from the following: Any CRIM course not used to satisfy major core and area requirements or SOCL 205 or POSC 357
Choose three credits from the following
No grade below C- is accepted for graduation in major coursework
General Electives
General Electives for BS Degree: 35-37 credits Total Credits Required
BS in Criminology/Criminal Justice 120 |
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