TRANSFER FROM MATC:
criminal justice
42 Credits
Transfer Policies
Students transferring from non-baccalaureate institutions to Parkside may generally transfer up to 72 credits earned at non-baccalaureate institutions toward the 120 credits required for degree completion. UW-Parkside may accept additional credits toward the degree where appropriate. A minimum of 15 credits numbered 300 or above must be completed at Parkside.
Graduation Requirements | Criminal Justice
The following requirements are in addition to the university general education requirements. Please use this guide in tandem with the Degree Requirements Transfer Guide.
Requirements for Criminal Justice Major | 42 credits
Required Core Courses | 27 credits
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| POLICE 108 OR 900 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | CRMJ 101 |
| – | Criminology | CRMJ 233 |
| POLICE 135 OR 904 | Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice | CRMJ 234 |
| POLICE 100 AND 102 | Police and Society | CRMJ 235 |
| POLICE 117 OR 901 | Criminal Procedure | CRMJ 316 |
| POLICE 165 | Corrections | CRMJ 363 |
| POLICE 113 OR 902 | Criminal Law | CRMJ 380 |
| – | Criminal Justice Research Methods | CRMJ 200 |
| – | Race, Crime, Law (DV) | CRMJ 365 |
Upper-Level Electives | 15 credits
Choose five courses:
Suggested 300-level electives relevant to possible career tracks:
Law Enforcement
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Criminal Mind | CRMJ 371 |
| – | Forensic Anthropology | ANTH 310 |
| – | Family Violence | CRMJ 305 |
| – | Communities, Crime and Place | CRMJ 327 |
| – | Liability Issues in Criminal Justice | CRMJ 335 |
| – | Organized Crime | CRMJ 344 |
| – | White Collar Crime | CRMJ 345 |
| POLICE 115 | Forensic Evidence | CRMJ 355 |
| – | Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | CRMJ 366 |
| POLICE 152 | Victimology | CRMJ 368 |
| – | Violence | CRMJ 372 |
| – | Terrorism and Security | CRMJ 387 |
| – | Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | PHIL 328 |
| – | Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties | POLS 310 |
Courts/Law
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Criminal Mind | CRMJ 371 |
| – | Liability Issues in Criminal Justice | CRMJ 335 |
| – | Law and Social Change | CRMJ 352 |
| – | Law and Society | CRMJ 359 |
| – | The Criminal Court Process | CRMJ 375 |
| – | Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | PHIL 328 |
| – | Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties | POLS 310 |
| – | Constitutional Law: The Structure and Power of the US Government | POLS 320 |
Corrections
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | The Criminal Mind | CRMJ 371 |
| – | Family Violence | CRMJ 305 |
| – | Restorative Justice | CRMJ 325 |
| – | Liability Issues in Criminal Justice | CRMJ 335 |
| – | Correctional Intervention | CRMJ 361 |
| – | Community Corrections | CRMJ 362 |
| – | Capital Punishment | CRMJ 364 |
| – | Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | CRMJ 366 |
| – | Violence | CRMJ 372 |
| Value Theory: Punishment | PHIL 320 | |
| – | Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | PHIL 328 |
Criminal Justice/Social Justice
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | Law and Social Change | CRMJ 352 |
| – | Criminal Justice/Social Justice | CRMJ 353 |
| – | Law and Society | CRMJ 359 |
| – | Latino(as) and the Law | CRMJ 367 |
| – | Crime and Human Rights | CRMJ 374 |
| – | Media, Crime and Criminal Justice | CRMJ 385 |
| – | Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems | CRMJ 388 |
| – | The Criminal Justice Profession | CRMJ 391 |
| – | Criminal Justice Research Seminar | CRMJ 492 |
| POLICE 144 OR 145 | Criminal Justice Internship* | CRMJ 494 |
| – | Diversity Law: African Americans (DV) | POLS 316 |
*Only 3 credits of CRMJ 494 will count toward criminal justice upper- division elective credits
Juvenile Justice
| MATC COURSE | UW-PARKSIDE NAME | UW-PARKSIDE COURSE |
|---|---|---|
| – | Family Violence | CRMJ 305 |
| – | Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | CRMJ 366 |
| – | Violence | CRMJ 372 |
| – | The Criminal Justice Profession | CRMJ 391 |
| – | Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | PHIL 328 |