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Criminal Justice BA Semester Guide

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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. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course
Foreign Language (SPA recommended)

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 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 (SPA recommended)

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 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)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Science & Lab 4 hrs. *
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs. or
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs. or
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
CJ 201 - Professionalism and Success in Criminal Justice 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs.
HHS 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.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

CJ 325 - Criminal Justice Theory 3 hrs.
CJ 445 - Drugs and Society 3 hrs.
CJ 360 - Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3 hrs.
CJ 341 - Police Methods and Organization 3 hrs.
APT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

300/400 Level CJ Electives 3 hrs.
300/400 Level CJ Electives 3 hrs.
CJ 352 - Introduction to Modern Corrections 3 hrs.
Minor Required Course 3 hrs.
Minor Required Course 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

CJ 420 - Methods of Criminal Justice Research and Planning 3 hrs.
CJ 430 - Criminal Procedure 3 hrs.
Minor Required Course 3 hrs.
Minor Required Course 3 hrs.

Select 1 Course not previously used:

SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.
Any course within ANT, ECO, GHY, PS, PSY SOC can satisfy this requirement. (Cannot duplicate discipline in GEC 05)

2nd semester (15 hours)

CJ 435 - Organization and Management of Criminal Justice 3 hrs.
CJ 482 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 hrs.
300/400 Level CJ Elective 3 hrs.
300/400 Level CJ Electives 3 hrs.
CJ 433 - Evidence, Search and Seizure 3 hrs.

Note:

No more than 15 credit hours of criminal justice courses may be transferred from a community college.

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