Program: Criminal Justice (Juvenile Justice), B.A. Semester-by-semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Mar 29, 2025

2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs.
Foreign Language

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Business and Professional Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
CJ 200 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hrs.
Foreign Language

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

Select 1:

PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
COH 100 - Concepts of Wellness 3 hrs.
ECO 101 - Basic Economics 3 hrs.
GHY 101 - World Geography: Dynamics of a Changing Earth 3 hrs.
PS 101 - American Government 3 hrs.
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.

Note:

*Science/Lab Options: AST 111 /AST 111L ; BSC 103 /BSC 103L ; CHE 104 /CHE 104L ; GLY 101 /GLY 101L ; PHY 103 /PHY 103L ; PSC 190 /PSC 190L

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

CJ 445 - Drugs and Society 3 hrs.
CJ 360 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3 hrs.
300/400 Level CJ Elective 3 hrs.
CJ 341 - Police Methods and Organization 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

CJ 420 - Methods of Criminal Justice Research and Planning 3 hrs.
CJ 460 - Juvenile Justice 3 hrs.
Minor Required Courses 6 hrs.

Select 1 Course not previously used:

2nd semester (15 hours)

CJ 461 - Juvenile Corrections 3 hrs.
CJ 482 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 hrs.
CJ 463 - Family Law 3 hrs.
CJ 433 - Evidence, Search and Seizure 3 hrs.
300/400 Level CJ Elective 3 hrs.

Note:

Students must fulfill requirements to receive a minor in another discipline.