Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice

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Crime, Law and Justice B.A.

A minimum of 121 credits is required for graduation.  All major requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR: 35 credits (This includes 4 credits of General Education GQ courses.)

Course	Title	Credits
STAT 200	Elementary Statistics	4
CLJ 111	Intro to the Criminal Justice System	3
CLJ/SOC 012	Intro to Criminology	3
CLJ 113	Intro to Law	3
CLJ 250W*	Research Methods	4
Choose 3 credits from: CAS 283, CMPSC 100, or CMPSC 101	Computer Science	3
CLJ 451 or 453	Minorities in the Criminal Justice System	3

*Important Note: CLJ 250W is a prerequisite for most 400 level CLJ courses.
Core Courses:  6 credits

Choose 6 credits from: CLJ 430 CLJ 432 CLJ 435 CLJ 441 CLJ 467

Corrections American Court System Policing in America The Juvenile Justice System Law and Society

6

Additional 400-level courses:  6 credits (choose two) 

CLJ 4XX	Any 400-level CLJ course	3
CLJ 4XX	Any 400-level CLJ course	3

SAMPLE FOUR YEAR ACADEMIC PLAN

GENERAL EDUCATION: 45 credits
(4 credits are included in the REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)

BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS: 24 credits

ELECTIVES: Minimum of 17

FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR:
(Included in ELECTIVES or GENERAL EDUCATION course selection)

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM:
(Included in REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR)

UNITED STATES CULTURES & INTERNATIONAL CULTURES COURSES
(Included in ELECTIVES or GENERAL EDUCATION course selection)