Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA

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This major requires a minor.
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.

Total number of hours required for this degree:
120 hours

Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:
39 semester hours

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

Required Courses in the Major:

CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hrs
CRIJ 2337 - Crime and Society 3 hrs
CRIJ 2338 - Police and Society 3 hrs
CRIJ 2355 - Corrections 3 hrs
CRIJ 4301 - Theories of Criminal Justice 3 hrs
CRIJ 4361 - Criminal Law 3 hrs or
CRIJ 4363 - Criminal Procedures 3 hrs
CRIJ 5389 - Practicum 3 hrs
SOCI 3311 - Sociological Statistics 3 hrs
SOCI 3316 - Quantitative Sociological Research Methods 3 hrs
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

ENGL 1313 - Composition I 3 hrs
CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hrs
INDS 1311 - Application of Learning 3 hrs (for first term traditional freshmen)

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 18-19 hrs

Spring - Year One

ENGL 1314 - Composition II 3 hrs
CISS 1310 - Current Concepts of Information and Computer Technology 3 hrs
CRIJ 2337 - Crime and Society 3 hrs
MATH 1301 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 hrs or
Higher

One of the Following: 3-4 hrs

One of the Following: 3 hrs

Total: 18-19 hrs

Fall - Year Two

CRIJ 2355 - Corrections 3 hrs
DRAM 2312 - Oral Communication 3 hrs
Foreign Language 3-4 hrs (GE) or
Multicultural Course 3-4 hrs (GE)

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

Total: 12-13 hrs

Spring - Year Two

CRIJ 2338 - Police and Society 3 hrs
PHIL 2321 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs
Foreign Language 3-4 hrs (GE) or
Multicultural Course 3-4 hrs (GE)

One of the Following: 3 hrs

ECON 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 hrs
PSYC 1305 - Introduction to Psychology 3 hrs
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hrs
SOCI 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 hrs

Total: 15-16 hrs

Fall - Year Three

SOCI 3311 - Sociological Statistics 3 hrs
CRIJ 4361 - Criminal Law 3 hrs or
CRIJ 4363 - Criminal Procedures 3 hrs
Minor course 2000+ 3 hrs
Minor course 2000+ 3 hrs
Elective 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Three

SOCI 3316 - Quantitative Sociological Research Methods 3 hrs
CRIJ 3000+ 3 hrs
CRIJ 3000+ 3 hrs
Minor course 3000+ 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Fall - Year Four

CRIJ 5389 - Practicum 3 hrs
Elective 3 hrs
Minor course 3000+ 3 hrs
Minor course 3000+ 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

Total: 15 hrs

Spring - Year Four

CRIJ 4301 - Theories of Criminal Justice 3 hrs
Minor course 3000+ 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs
Elective course 3 hrs

Total: 12 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