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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin

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Criminal Justice, B.A.

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Degree Plan (ADMJSTBA)

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.

GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)

Science Requirement (8 hours)

Select 2 courses with labs:

AST 111 - General Astronomy I 3 hrs. ** AND
AST 111L - General Astronomy I Laboratory 1 hr. **
BSC 103 - Biology and Society 3 hrs. ** AND
BSC 103L - Biology and Society Laboratory 1 hr **
CHE 104 - Chemistry and Our Environment 3 hrs. ** AND
CHE 104L - Chemistry and Our Environment Laboratory 1 hr. **
GLY 101 - Physical Geology 3 hrs. ** AND
GLY 101L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 hr. **
PHY 103 - Introductory Physics 3 hrs. ** AND
PHY 103L - Introductory Physics Laboratory 1 hr. **
PSC 190 - Living in a Material World 3 hrs. ** AND
PSC 190L - Lab for Living in a Material World 1 hr. **

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or higher

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)

Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. *
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs. *

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement* (Major Area)

CJ 420 - Methods of Criminal Justice Research and Planning 3 hrs.

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (Major Area)

CJ 325 - Criminal Justice Theory 3 hrs. (WI)
ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

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

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)

CJ 435 - Organization and Management of Criminal Justice 3 hrs. (Capstone)
Must be taken Senior Year; ENG 101 & ENG 102 prerequisites

Note:

*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

**These particular GEC courses are the available options for this major

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum

Select 1 course not selected in GEC 03:

Foreign Language Requirement:

6 hours in a single foreign language (SPA recommended)

DEG 03. Required Minor (18 hours)

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

Hours to Degree

122 hours are needed to graduate with a BA in Criminal Justice. At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.

Semester-by-semester guide

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or higher

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 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II 3 hrs.
CJ 200 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
Science & Lab 4 hrs. *
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs. or
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.
CJ 325 - Criminal Justice Theory 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

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.

Criminal Justice, B.A.

Degree Plan (ADMJSTBA)

General Education Curriculum

GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)

GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)

Science Requirement (8 hours)

Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)

Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

Select 2 courses, 1 History required:

GEC 04. Aesthetic Values (3 hours)

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement* (Major Area)

GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (Major Area)

GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (3 hours)

GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)

Note:

Program Curriculum

DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (51 hours)

DEG 02. Additional Requirements (15 hours)

Select 1 course:

Select 1 course not selected in GEC 03:

Foreign Language Requirement:

DEG 03. Required Minor (18 hours)

Hours to Degree

Semester-by-semester guide

Freshmen

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

2nd semester (16 hours)

Select 1:

Note:

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

2nd semester (15 hours)

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1 Course not previously 3 DEG2 used:

2nd semester (18 hours)

Note: