Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA

This major requires a minor.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 hours

Total number of hours required in major:
39 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:
24 semester hours

This degree program provides fundamental knowledge and skills that will enable students to pursue diverse career paths in the broad area of criminology and criminal justice or to pursue higher education.

Required Courses in the Major:

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 2337 - Crime and Society 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 2338 - Police and Society 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 2355 - Corrections 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 4301 - Theories of Criminal Justice 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 4361 - Criminal Law 3 hour(s) or
CRIJ 4363 - Criminal Procedure 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 5389 - Practicum 3 hour(s)
SOCI 3311 - Sociological Statistics 3 hour(s)
SOCI 3316 - Research Methods 3 hour(s)
12 additional CRIJ hours, 9 which must be 3000 or higher

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Required for Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Fall - Year One

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hour(s)
INDS 1311 - Applications of Learning 3 hour(s)
(for first term traditional freshmen)

ENGLISH 3 hrs

MATHEMATICS 3 hrs

SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year One

CRIJ 2337 - Crime and Society 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 2338 - Police and Society 3 hour(s)

ENGLISH 3 hrs

ORAL COMMUNICATION 3 hrs

HISTORY 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Two

CRIJ 2355 - Corrections 3 hour(s)
CRIJ Elective 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*

FINE ARTS 3 hrs

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Spring - Year Two

CRIJ Advance 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*
Additional 3 credit hrs*

LITERATURE 3 hrs

NATURAL SCIENCE 4 hrs

Total: 16 hrs

Fall - Year Three

SOCI 3311 - Sociological Statistics 3 hour(s)
CRIJ 4361 - Criminal Law 3 hour(s) or
CRIJ 4363 - Criminal Procedure 3 hour(s)
CRIJ Advance 3 hrs
Additional 3 credit hrs*

THEOLOGY 3 hrs

Note(s):

The following components are required for all degrees:
General education, major, minor, and verification of completion of:

overall semester hours - 120
institutional semester hours - 45
overall advanced hours - 36
institutional advanced hours - 24

Prerequisites to the required courses in the major:
None

Foreign language requirement, if any:
None

Acceptable minor fields:
Any OLLU approved minor