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Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice

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Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice (Four-Year Plan)

Program Description:

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice provides curriculum and practical experiences designed to help develop students and practitioners with critical and analytical skills to promote the administration of justice in a diverse and global society. This program equips students with a thorough understanding of criminal justice systems and theories, and the historical foundation of criminal justice. The undergraduate curriculum is designed to allow students to explore the various agencies, personnel roles, and career opportunities available in the criminal justice field. The program seeks to educate students as well as promote workforce development by targeting practitioners currently working in the criminal justice field. Students who major in criminal justice have many opportunities to further their personal and professional development.

Program Objectives:

Criminal Justice majors will discuss the history and development of the criminal justice system and gain exposure to system professionals.
Criminal Justice majors will identify the relationship and interaction between the various criminal justice system components.
Criminal Justice majors will compare and contrast criminological theories, which attempt to explain the causes of crime.
Criminal Justice majors will conduct criminological research, interpret the results, and present the final information.
Criminal Justice majors will exhibit professional characteristics, attitudes, and competencies throughout the duration of the major.

Foundational Core - 55 Credit Hours

Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credit Hours

COMM 1433 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH Credits: 3
ENGL 1133 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Credits: 3
ENGL 1233 - ENGLISH COMPOSITION II Credits: 3

Mathematics: Select Two (2) of the Following (6 Credits):

MATH 1213 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credits: 3
MATH 1313 - TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 1323 - EXPLORATION IN MATHEMATICS Credits: 3
MATH 2023 - INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS Credits: 3
MATH 2144 - CALCULUS I Credits: 4

Engaging Human Culture and the Natural World - 19 Credit Hours

Historical Perspective:Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

Humanities: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

HUMS 2033 - THEATER APPRECIATION Credits: 3
HUMS 2233 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES Credits: 3
MUSC 1003 - MUSIC APPRECIATION Credits: 3
MUSC 1103 - HISTORY OF JAZZ Credits: 3
MUSC 1223 - HIP HOP AND AMERICAN CULTURE Credits: 3
COMM 2433 - FILM APPRECIATION Credits: 3
ARTV 1503 - SURVEY OF WESTERN ART Credits: 3

Literature: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

ENGL 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 2513 - BRITISH LITERATURE I Credits: 3
ENGL 2523 - BRITISH LITERATURE II Credits: 3
ENGL 3633 - AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 3933 - AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits: 3
ENGL 4343 - NATIVE AMERICAN LIT & CULTURE Credits: 3

Behavioral Science: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

PSYC 1233 - PERSONAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT Credits: 3
PSYC 1133 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits: 3

Social Science: Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

SSCI 2233 - MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Credits: 3
SSCI 2133 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credits: 3
BUSI 2103 - MACROECONOMICS Credits: 3
POLS 4133 - CORNERSTONE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits: 3
POLS 2413 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Credits: 3

Natural Science with lab: Select One (1) of the Following plus lab [4 Credits]:

NSCI 2033 - ASTRONOMY AND EARTH SCIENCE Credits: 3
NSCI 2233 - ASTRONOMY Credits: 3
NSCI 2433 - INVERTEBRATE & VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY Credits: 3
NSCI 3333 - ECOLOGY Credits: 3
NSCI 1033 - LIFE SCIENCE Credits: 3
BIOL 1233 - BIOLOGY I Credits: 3
BIOL 1333 - ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI Credits: 3
CHEM 1213 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY Credits: 3

Spiritual Formation - 12 Credit Hours

BINT 1533 - THE NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
BIOT 1433 - THE OLD TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION Credits: 3
THEO 2123 - CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND PRACTICE Credits: 3
CRIM 3503 - ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Credits: 3

Personal and Social Responsibility - 9 Credits Hours

CORE 1122 - SEU 101: COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY Credits: 2
CORE 1222 - SEU 102: PURPOSE AND PRACTICE Credits: 2
CORE 2231 - SEU 201: INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1
CORE 2241 - SEU 202: EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP Credits: 1

Select One (1) of the Following [3 Credits]:

THEO 3123 - INTRODUCTION OF ETHICS Credits: 3
COMM 2733 - COMMUNICATION ETHICS Credits: 3

Criminal Justice Major Core - 36 Credit Hours

CRIM 2203 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Credits: 3
CRIM 2523 - VICTIMOLOGY Credits: 3
CRIM 3203 - SOCIOLOGY OF POLICING Credits: 3
CRIM 3223 - RESEARCH IN CRIM. JUSTICE Credits: 3
CRIM 3303 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Credits: 3
CRIM 3403 - AMERICAN CRIMINAL COURTS Credits: 3
CRIM 3603 - CORRECTIONS AND PUNISHMENT (WI) Credits: 3
CRIM 4203 - THEORY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE Credits: 3
CRIM 4303 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENIOR SEMINAR-WI Credits: 3
CRIM 4403 - CRIMINAL LAW Credits: 3
POLS 2413 - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Credits: 3
or POLS 2403 - UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

Criminal Justice Electives

CRIM 2003 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE CHRISTIAN Credits: 3
CRIM 2223 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION Credits: 3
CRIM 2503 - HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION Credits: 3
CRIM 2703 - INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE Credits: 3
CRIM 3343 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION Credits: 3
CRIM 3703 - CRIMINOLOGY Credits: 3
CRIM 3803 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE Credits: 3
CRIM 4903 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP Credits: 3

Total Program Hours - 120 Credit Hours

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