Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Criminal Justice, B.S. (A, L) Minimum Credits Required:__________________
Criminal Justice, B.S. (A, L) The Criminal Justice major provides students with the background for understanding crime, its causes, the criminal justice system response to crime, as well as researching crime.
Criminal Justice Major The Criminal Justice major provides students with the background for understanding crime, its causes, the criminal justice system response to crime, as well as researching crime.
REAL Curriculum The Criminal Justice major fulfills the A and L requirements for the REAL curriculum. The courses required for the major focus on cultural and behavioral analysis through examining how cultural beliefs can contribute to crime, and how behaviors are defined as criminal based on social considerations. The courses also focus on applied learning concepts by exposing students to opportunities to learn investigative, law enforcement, and correctional concepts they are likely to use in a criminal justice career. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the R and E areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.
REAL Foundational Requirements
Foundational Writing (3 Credits)
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition (GE)
Foundational Math (3 credits)
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
MATH 100 - Quantitative Reasoning (GE)
MATH 121 - Math Content for Teachers I (GE)
MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE)
REAL Cornerstone Requirements
Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits) Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level.
General Education Requirements General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Criminal Justice major includes 12 general education credits.
Major Requirements (54 credits)
B.S. Requirements (6 credits) Students should consult with their academic advisor as to which degree option best suits their needs. The Bachelor of Science requirements for criminal justice majors consists of six to eight (6-8) credit hours chosen from courses designated as R courses outside of CRJU.
Required Coursework (48 credits)
Core Major Requirements (24 credits)
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
CRJU 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (GE)
CRJU 233 - Courts and the Criminal Process (GE)
CRJU 235 - Police and Society (GE)
CRJU 238 - Corrections (GE)
CRJU 365 - Diversity Issues in the Criminal Justice System
CRJU 370 - Crime and Criminal Behavior
CRJU 385 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CRJU 495 - Critical Perspectives in Criminal Justice
Other Major Courses (12 credits) Four additional courses for a total of twelve hours of classes with a CRJU prefix are required. Core requirements for the criminal justice major, independent studies (CRJU 498), and internship hours (CRJU 484) do not satisfy this requirement. More than one CRJU 490 Seminar or CRJU 491 Forensic Seminar will count towards the twelve hours provided that the topic of the seminar varies.
Required Outside Coursework (12 credits)
Course Name	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
POSC 120 - Introduction to American Government (GE)
PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology (GE)
SOCY 110 - Introduction to Sociology (GE)
STAT 130 - Understanding Statistics in Society (GE) OR
STAT 200 - Introduction to Statistics (GE)
Additional Degree Requirements In order to graduate with a major in criminal justice, a letter grade of “C-” or higher must be earned in all “CRJU” prefix courses.
Open Credit Hours (64-66 credits) These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements, including Foundational Writing and Foundational Math.
Total Credits Needed for Degree 120
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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________

Catalog: 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Criminal Justice, B.S. (A, L) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Criminal Justice, B.S. (A, L)

The Criminal Justice major provides students with the background for understanding crime, its causes, the criminal justice system response to crime, as well as researching crime.

Criminal Justice Major

The Criminal Justice major provides students with the background for understanding crime, its causes, the criminal justice system response to crime, as well as researching crime.

REAL Curriculum

The Criminal Justice major fulfills the A and L requirements for the REAL curriculum. The courses required for the major focus on cultural and behavioral analysis through examining how cultural beliefs can contribute to crime, and how behaviors are defined as criminal based on social considerations. The courses also focus on applied learning concepts by exposing students to opportunities to learn investigative, law enforcement, and correctional concepts they are likely to use in a criminal justice career. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the R and E areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.

REAL Foundational Requirements

Foundational Writing (3 Credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition (GE)

Foundational Math (3 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

MATH 100 - Quantitative Reasoning (GE)

MATH 121 - Math Content for Teachers I (GE)

MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE)

REAL Cornerstone Requirements

Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)

Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level.

General Education Requirements

General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Criminal Justice major includes 12 general education credits.

Major Requirements (54 credits)

B.S. Requirements (6 credits)

Students should consult with their academic advisor as to which degree option best suits their needs.

The Bachelor of Science requirements for criminal justice majors consists of six to eight (6-8) credit hours chosen from courses designated as R courses outside of CRJU.

Required Coursework (48 credits)

Core Major Requirements (24 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

CRJU 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (GE)

CRJU 233 - Courts and the Criminal Process (GE)

CRJU 235 - Police and Society (GE)

CRJU 238 - Corrections (GE)

CRJU 365 - Diversity Issues in the Criminal Justice System

CRJU 370 - Crime and Criminal Behavior

CRJU 385 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

CRJU 495 - Critical Perspectives in Criminal Justice

Other Major Courses (12 credits)

Four additional courses for a total of twelve hours of classes with a CRJU prefix are required. Core requirements for the criminal justice major, independent studies (CRJU 498), and internship hours (CRJU 484) do not satisfy this requirement. More than one CRJU 490 Seminar or CRJU 491 Forensic Seminar will count towards the twelve hours provided that the topic of the seminar varies.

Required Outside Coursework (12 credits)

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

POSC 120 - Introduction to American Government (GE)

PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology (GE)

SOCY 110 - Introduction to Sociology (GE)

STAT 130 - Understanding Statistics in Society (GE) OR

STAT 200 - Introduction to Statistics (GE)

Additional Degree Requirements

In order to graduate with a major in criminal justice, a letter grade of “C-” or higher must be earned in all “CRJU” prefix courses.

Open Credit Hours (64-66 credits)

These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements, including Foundational Writing and Foundational Math.

Total Credits Needed for Degree 120

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