Criminal Justice, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (HCAS)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (HCAS) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Requirements for the Major

Required credits: 38

Required courses (20 credits)

SOC 170D - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 credit(s)
SOC 242W - Methods of Social Research 4 credit(s)
SOC 343 - Statistical Analysis 4 credit(s)
SOC 370 - Criminology 3 credit(s)
SOC 407P - Internship 3 credit(s)
SOC 473W - Crime, Law, and Administration of Justice 3 credit(s)

Electives (18 credits)

SOC 271 - Deviance 3 credit(s)
SOC 273 - International Organized Crime 3 credit(s)
SOC 274 - Corrections 3 credit(s)
SOC 277 - Policing 3 credit(s)
SOC 278 - Drugs and Society 3 credit(s)
SOC 287 - Street Gangs 3 credit(s)
SOC 330 - The Law and Forensic Evidence 3 credit(s)
SOC 372 - Women and Crime 3 credit(s)
SOC 375 - Social Control 3 credit(s)
SOC 376 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 credit(s)
SOC 378 - Studies in Criminal Justice 3 credit(s)
SOC 379 - Studies in Criminology 3 credit(s)
SOC 382 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 credit(s)
SOC 417 - Internship 3 credit(s)
SOC 471 - Readings in Criminal Justice 1–4 credit(s)
SOC 475 - Race, Ethnicity, and Crime 3 credit(s)
POL 250 - Law and the Justice System 3 credit(s)
POL 351 - Criminal Law and Procedure 3 credit(s)
POL 450 - Constitutional Law 3 credit(s)
POL 451 - Civil Rights and Liberties 3 credit(s)
POL 452 - Jurisprudence 3 credit(s)
PSY 262 - Psychopathology 3 credit(s)