Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice

Crime, Law and Justice B.S.

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: 62 credits
Prescribed Courses: 23 credits

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

*Important Note: CRIM 250W is a prerequisite for most 400 level CRIM courses
Core Courses: 6 credits (choose two)

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

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

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

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

Race, Ethnicity and Gender courses: 6 credits (choose two)

AAS 100	Evolving Status of Blacks in the Twentieth Century: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
101	The African American Woman
103	Racism and Sexism
ANTH 146	North American Indians
CAS 271	Intercultural Communication
422	Contemporary African American Communication
455	Gender Roles in Communication
471	Cross-Cultural Communications
CRIM 451	Race, Crime, and Justice
453	Women and the Criminal Justice System
CMLIT 101	Themes of Identity
ENGL 135	Alternative Voices in American Literature
139	Black American Literature
462	Reading Black, Reading Feminis
HIST 154	Welfare and Poverty in the U.S.
LER 136	Race, Gender, and Employment
PHIL 009	Philosophy, Race and Diversity
PSYCH 432	Multicultural Psychology
SOC119	Race and Ethnic Relations
409	Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
419	Race and Public Policy
429	Social Stratification
WMNST 001	Introduction to Women's Studies

*Important Note: CLJ students must take a total of three courses dealing with race and gender. One of these three courses must be either CRIM 451 OR CRIM 453, which is used to satisfy the Minorities in the CJ System requirement.

Required option: 21 credits (choose one option)

Business/Public Administration

Legal Studies

Computing and Statistics

Social Science Research

Pre-forensics

Business/Public Administration Option (21 credits)

Required Courses: 6 credits

ECON 002	Microeconomics	3
ECON 004	Macroeconomics	3

A.	FIN 100 OR	Finance	3
	ECON 302	Intermediate Economics	3
		Select 3 credits from:
B.	MGMT 100	Intro to Management	3
	MKTG 221	Intro to Marketing	3
	PSYCH 281	Industrial-Organization Psychology	3
	PSYCH 482	Selection and Assessment in Organizations	3
	PSYCH 484	Work Attitudes and Motivation	3
	PSYCH 485	Leadership in Work Settings	3
		Select 3 credits from:
C.	B LAW 243	Business Law	3
	LER 411	Industrial Relations	3
	LER 434	Collective Bargaining	3
	LER 435	Labor Relations in the Public Sector	3
	LER 437	Workplace Dispute Resolution	3
	SOC 444	Complex Organizations	3
	SOC 455	Work and Occupations	3
		Select three credits from:
D.	CAS 404	Conflict Resolution	3
	CAS 450W	Group Communication	3
	CAS 452	Communication Theory	3
	CAS 471	Intercultural Communication	3
	CAS 483	Information Technology	3
	ENGL 418	Technical Writing and Editing	3
	ENGL 419	Business Writing	3
	ENGL 421	Expository Writing	3
	FR 408	French Business Translation	3
	GER 408	German Business Translation	3
	HIST 452	U.S. Foreign Relations	3
	HIST 458W	Work in America	3
	PL SC 412	International Political Economy	3
	PL SC 417	American Local Government	3
	PL SC 419	International Relations	3
	PL SC 444	Government and the Economy	3
	PSYCH 482	Selection and Assessment in Organizations	3
	PSYCH 484	Work Attitudes and Motivation	3
	PSYCH 485	Leadership in Work Settings	3
	SOC 444	Complex Organizations	3
	SOC 455	Work and Occupations	3
	SOC 456	Gender, Occupations, and Professions	3
	SPAN 412	Spanish Translation	3
		Any 400 level LER course
E.	Select 3 additional credits from any of the above categories

Legal Studies Option (21 credits)

Required Course: 3 credits

PHIL 012

Symbolic Logic

Additional Requirements: 18 credits

A.		Select 3 credits from:
	CAS 213	Argumentation	3
	CAS 215	Persuasive Speaking	3
	CAS 250	Law & Rhetoric	3
	CAS 321	Group Communication	3

B.		Select 12 credits from:
	CRIM 432	OR Courts	3
	CRIM/SOC 467	OR Law and Society	3
	CRIM 469	OR Seminar in Law	3
	L ST 370	Research for Law and Government Resources	3
	COMM 403	Media Law	3
	B LAW 243	Business Law	3
	B LAW 410	International Mass Communications	3
	PHIL 105	Philosophy of Law and Ethics	3
	PHIL 108	Social and Political Philosophy	3
	PHIL 408	Social and Political Philosophy	3
	PL SC 403	Legislative Process	3
	PL SC 431	Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Theories	3
	PL SC 432	Modern and Contemporary Theories	3
	PL SC 471	American Constitutional Law	3
	PL SC 472	American Legal System	3
	SOC 405	Sociological Theory	3
		*Students may only use ONE of the following classes to satisfy the additional 12 credits requirement in the option: CRIM 432, CRIM/SOC 467, & CRIM 469.

C.		Select 3 credits from:
	HIST 449	Constitutional History	3
	HIS T 450	Constitutional History	3
	PL SC 473	American Judicial Behavior	3
	PL SC 474	Constitutional Law	3
	PL SC 475	Civil Liberties and Due Process	3

Computing and Statistics Option: 21 credits

Required Courses: 5 credits

SOC 470	Intermediate Statistics	4
STAT 480	Statistical Program Packages	1

Additional Requirements: 16 credits from:

MATH 110 and MATH 111	Calculus I, II	6
OR
MATH 140 and MATH 141	Advanced Calculus I, II	8
STAT 460	Applied Statistics	3
STAT 462	Regression Analysis	3
STAT 464	Nonparametric Statistics	3
CAS 483	Communication and Information Technology	3
CMPSC 203	Programming with Business Applications	4
M I S 204	Business Information Systems	3

Social Science Research Option: 21 credits

Required Courses: 5 credits

SOC 470	Intermediate Statistics	4
STAT 480	Statistical Program Packages	1

Additional Requirements: 16 credits

A.	Select 7 credits from:
	MATH 110 and MATH 111	Calculus I, II	6
	OR
	MATH 140 and MATH 141	Advanced Calculus I, II	8
	STAT 460	Applied Statistics	3
	STAT 462	Regression Analysis	3
	STAT 464	Nonparametric Statistics	3

B.	Select 9 credits from:
	PL SC 490	Policy Making	3
	HD FS 401	Project Planning in Human Services	3
	PSYCH 403	Measurement and Decision Making	3
	Any 400 level STAT course		Varies

Pre-Forensics Option: 21 credits

Required Courses: 6-8 credits

A.	Select 6-8 credits from:
	MATH 110 and MATH 111	Calculus I, II	6
	OR
	MATH 140 and MATH 141	Advanced Calculus I, II	8

Additional Requirements: 14 credits from:

Select 14 credits from:

A.	BIOL 011 & 012	Biology	4
	OR
	BIOL 110	Biology	4
	CHEM 110 and 111	Chemistry I	4
	OR
	CHEM 112 and 113	Chemistry II	4
	CHEM 202 and 203	Organic Chemistry I, II	6
	OR
	CHEM 210, 212, & 213	Organic Chemistry I, II & Lab	8
	ENT 402	Biology of Animal Parasites	3
	ENT 412	Insect Taxonomy	3
	PHYS 250	Physics	4

SAMPLE FOUR YEAR ACADEMIC PLAN

Note: While CRIM 294, 296, and 494 provide students with terrific opportunities and learning experiences, these credits may NOT be counted in fulfillment of the of the CLJ major requirements. They may, however, be used as elective credits to count toward the credit requirement for graduation. Internship credits are only used towards electives.

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

ELECTIVES: Minimum of 14

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)