The major in criminal justice requires a total of 36 credits distributed as follows:
01:202:201 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
01:202:202 Police (3)
01:202:203 Prison and Prisoners (3)
01:202:204 Crime and Public Policy (3) or
01:202:205 Criminal Procedure (3) or
01:790:106 Law and Politics (3)
01:202:307 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3) or
01:790:300 Introduction to Political Science Methods (3) or
01:830:200 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (4) or
01:920:311 Introduction to Social Research (4) or
01:920:312 Computer Analysis of Social Science Data (4) or
01:960:285 Introductory Statistics for Business (3)
01:920:222 Criminology (3)
Nine credits in courses offered by School of Arts and Sciences departments relevant to the themes of crime, justice, and the law and drawn from the approved list of thematic courses. These courses must be chosen from at least two of the following three thematic areas:
- human behavior, deviance, and crime;
- social control institutions; and
- law and ethics.
Majors must take at least three electives, chosen from any of the criminal justice course offerings (courses with a 202 subject code) at the 300 and 400 level, at least one of which is at the 400 level.
Only courses completed with a grade of C or better may be counted toward the major. At least one 3-credit criminal justice course (01:202) must be at the 400 level. Only 3 credits from 01:202:406,407,408 (internships) may count toward the major. Students can take only 3 credits of internship per semester with a limit of 6 credits overall. No more than 6 credits of 01:202:495 Independent Study may count toward the major; no more than 3 credits may be taken in a single semester. Courses listed above with subject codes other than 202 may also have prerequisites; such requirements are described under the departments offering these courses.
