Program Requirements

To earn a BA in Criminology students shall complete 36 credit hours of the following:

Required Courses (21 hours) - Pre-Requisites

CCJ 3024 - Survey of the Criminal Justice System  
CCJ 3610 - Theories of Criminal Behavior              
CCJ 3706 - Applied Statistics in Crime                  
CCJ 3701 - Research Methods I                           
CJE 3440 - Crime Prevention                              
CJE 4651 - Introduction to Crime Analysis           
        CCJ 4934 - Senior Seminar
                        Capital Punishment 
                        Comparative Criminal Justice
                        Crime, Media & Pop Culture
                        Drugs, Crime & Society
                        Gender & Crime
                        Violence, Guns & Crime

 

Elective Courses (15 hours)

CJL 3052 - Introduction to Courts                          
CJE 3641 - Introduction to Forensic Science (Online Only)                      
CJL 3110 - Substantive Criminal Law                                       
CJE 4114 - American Law Enforcement Systems                   
CJL 4410 - Criminal Rights and Procedures
CJC 4010 - American Correctional Systems                                         
CJE 4010 - Juvenile Justice System                       
CCJ 3621 - Patterns of Criminal Behavior (Online Only)    
CCJ 4930 - Critical Issues in Policing                      
CJC 4166 - Alternatives to Incarceration                 
CCJ 4450 - Criminal Justice Administration 
PSY 4931 - Forensic Psychology (Upper level non-major)
CCJ 4900 - Directed Readings    Complete - Contract                       
CCJ 4910 - Directed Research    Complete - Contract                           
CCJ 4940 - Internship for Crimnal Justice Majors                                 
        CCJ 4933 - Selected Topics    
            Military Justice                              

Note: Senior seminars can be taken as electives once you have met your core requirement.

Sample 4 year Schedule