Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 
    
    Oct 14, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA


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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.

Suggested Sequence of Courses:


Required for Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Fall - Year One


MATHEMATICS 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

SOCIAL SCIENCE 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


ORAL COMMUNICATION 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


Fall - Year Two


FINE ARTS 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

FOREIGN LANGUAGE/MULTICULTURAL 3-4 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15-16 hrs


Spring - Year Two


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

LITERATURE 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

NATURAL SCIENCE 4 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 16 hrs


Fall - Year Three


Total: 15 hrs


Spring - Year Three


PHILOSOPHY 3 hrs


General Education Requirements  

Total: 15 hrs


Fall - Year Four


  • 3 hour(s)
  • Additional 3 credit hrs*
  • Additional 3 credit hrs*
  • Additional 3 credit hrs*
  • Additional 3 credit hrs*

Total: 15 hrs


Spring - Year Four


Total: 14 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

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