+ Criminal Justice
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The criminal justice program integrates coursework and interaction
with professionals in various disciplines to prepare students for
graduate school, law school and careers throughout the criminal
and juvenile justice systems. Graduates of the program work in local
law enforcement, state and federal investigative agencies, correctional
institutions, adult and juvenile probation and parole, victim's
services, private security and other human service-related fields.
The graduate of the program receives a bachelor of science in criminal
justice degree.
Admittance to the program is restricted to those applicants meeting
the following requirements:
- Completion
of CRJU 210 or its equivalent with the grade of a "C"
or better;
- Have a 2.5
GPA or higher on a total of at least 25 semester hours of college
coursework. Entering freshmen can be admitted if they have an
ACT composite score of 24 or higher and high school GPA of at
least 3.0.
The program
places emphasis on superior academic attainment, ability to communicate
verbally and in writing, and research potential. Every student must
complete an original proposal for research (CRJU 480, Senior Seminar)
as well as the field placement or practicum. The student is responsible
for developing the internship site. However, all internships are
subject to the approval and supervision of the program faculty.
It is anticipated that a large number of CRJU graduates
will go on to graduate school, law school or enter the field of
practice with a view to becoming supervisory-level personnel.
All core courses
and core elective courses must be taken for a grade and earn a "C"
or higher.
Core courses
- CRJU 210,
220, 320, 330, 420, 480
- DHS 300,
330
- PHIL 327
- POLS 303
- PSYC 405
- SOC 301 or
PSYC 311
- SOC 340,
441, 442
- SOC 316 or
ETHN 312 or 301 or 302 or HDFS 408
- One computer
science course
- One statistics
course
Internship
480 agency
hours for nine credit hours (CRJU 491) and practicum seminar for
three credit hours (CRJU 492)
Core electives
20-21
hours selected from the list of approved courses and those for
which special permission is granted; should be selected carefully
to supplement and enrich the criminal justice core courses
Learning
Outcomes
Upon completion
of the baccalaureate degree, students in criminal justice are expected
to:
- Identify,
investigate and propose solutions to problems/issues facing the
criminal justice system;
- Critically
evaluate policies and practices of the criminal justice system;
- Communicate
effectively, both orally and in written form.
Suggested
program
- First year
- CRJU
210
- ENG 112
or equivalent
- POLS
110
- PSYC 101
- SOC 101
- Natural
sciences
- International
perspective course
- Humanities
and arts
- Second year
- CRJU
220, CRJU elective, DHS 300, 330
- Computer
science course
- Statistics
course
- Completion
of general education requirements
- Third year
- CRJU
320, 330, 420, 430
- Core
courses and core electives
- Fourth year
- CRJU
491, 492 (12)
- CRJU
480
- Completion
of core courses and core electives
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