Criminal Justice
2021-2023

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FIRST YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ENGL 100

Fundamentals of English

3 Fall/Spring   C

SK

MATH 104

Quantitative Reasoning 4     C- SK

CRMJ 101 

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3     C

GE |MJ 

Foreign Language 103

  4      

SK

General Education (NS)  

  3      

GE

TOTAL   17        


Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.


 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

ENGL 101

Composition and Reading

3 Fall/Spring   C-

SK

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 233, 234, or 235

3  

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 233, 234, or 235 3  

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

General Education (HU) 

  3      

GE

Foreign Language 104

  4      

SK

TOTAL   16        
YEAR TOTAL   33        


Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.

SECOND YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CRMJ 200

CRMJ Research Methods

3

 

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 233, 234, or 235

3

 

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

General Education (NS) 

 

3

     

GE

General Education (HU) 

 

3

     

GE

General Education (SS) 

 

3

     

GE

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 316, 363, 380

3  

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 316, 363, 380

3  

Prereq: CRMJ 101

C

MJ

General Education (NS)  

  3      

GE

General Education (HU) 

  3      

GE

General Education (SS) 

  3      

GE

TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.

THIRD YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CRMJ Core

Choose from: CRMJ 316, 363, 380

3     C

MJ

CRMJ 365

Race, Crime, and Law 

3  

meets diversity requirement

C

MJ|DV

General Education (NS) 

  3      

GE

General Education (HU) 

  3      

GE

General Education (SS) 

  3      

GE

TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended  for students who have completed less than 75 credit hours.  

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CRMJ 300+ elective

CRMJ  300- 499; ANTH 310; PHIL 320 or 328;

POLS 310, 316, 320 

3  

 

C

MJ

CRMJ 300+ elective

CRMJ 300-499; ANTH 310; PHIL 320 or 328; POLS 310, 316, 320  3    

C

MJ

CRMJ 300+ elective

CRMJ 300-499; ANTH 310; PHIL 320 or 328; POLS 310, 316, 320  3    

C

MJ

General Elective

  3        

General Elective

  3        
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 3 - optional

Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who end their third year  with less than 90 credit hours.  

FOURTH YEAR

Semester 1
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

CRMJ 300+ elective

CRMJ  300-499; ANTH 310; PHIL 320 or 328; POLS 310, 316, 320  3     C

MJ

CRMJ 300+ elective

 CRMJ300-499; ANTH 310; PHIL 320 or 328; POLS 310, 316, 320  3  

 

C

MJ

General 300+  elective

  3        

General elective

  3        

General elective

  3        
TOTAL   15        


Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have completed less than 105 credit hours.

 

 

Semester 2
 

COURSE TITLE CREDITS FREQUENCY COURSE NOTES MIN. GRADE CATEGORY

General 300+
elective

  3  

Police Academy can meet credit requirement.  

 

   

General 300+
elective

  3        

General
elective

  3        

General
elective

  3        

General
elective

  3        
TOTAL   15        
YEAR TOTAL   30        


Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.

Graduation Requirements Summary
 

Minimum Total Hours Minimum Upper-Division Hours Min. Core Hours Major GPA Overall GPA
120 36 42 2.25 2.25

 

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