Criminal Justice Degree Program

In addition to the requirements for each area of specialization (Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Legal Assistant), students are required to complete the following 18 hours of collateral courses:

• ACC 231 - Principles of Financial Accounting

• MTH 220 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics or SOC 379 Data Analysis or PSY 330 Psychological Statistics;

• CSC 340 - Application Software for Micro Computers or GBU 310, Word Processing;

• ENG 382 - Reasoning and Writing;

• PSC 403 -  American Constitutional Law, Individual and Their Rights

• SOC 378 - Methods in Social Research.

Law Enforcement:
CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [3 hrs]
CJS 201 - Criminal Investigation [3 hrs]
CJS 301 - Law Enforcement [3 hrs]
CJS 303  - Criminal Law [3 hrs]
CJS 305  - Criminal Procedure [3 hrs]
CJS 307  - Criminal Justice Practitioner and Stress [3 hrs]
CJS 310 - Supervision of CJS Personnel [3 hrs]
CJS 311  - Evidence [3 hrs]
CJS 420 - Criminal Justice Planning [3 hrs]
CJS . . . (Advanced Electives) [6 hrs]
TOTAL HOURS: 33

For a course to be used in the major, the reported grade must be a "C" or better.

Corrections:
CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [3 hrs]
CJS 231 - Introduction to Corrections [3 hrs]
CJS 305 - Criminal Procedure [3 hrs]
CJS 307 - Criminal Justice Practitioner and Stress [3 hrs]
CJS 310 - Supervision of CJS Personnel [3 hrs]
CJS 312 - Correctional Procedural Law [3 hrs]
CJS 332 - Community Based Corrections [3 hrs]
CJS 411 - Juvenile Justice Administration [3 hrs]
CJS 431 - Penology [3 hrs]
CJS . . . (Advanced Electives) [6 hrs]
TOTAL HOURS: 33

For a course to be used in the major, the reported grade must be a "C" or better.

Legal Assistant:
CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [3 hrs]
CJS 213 - Civil Procedure [3 hrs]
CJS 214 - Legal Ethics [1 hrs]
CJS 303 - Criminal Law [3 hrs]
CJS 305 - Criminal Procedure [3 hrs]
CJS 311 - Evidence [3 hrs]
CJS 413 - Legal Research [3 hrs]
CJS 414 - Appeals and Briefs [3 hrs]
CJS 460 - Internship in Criminal Justice [3 hrs]
CJS . . . (Advanced Elective) [3 hrs]
CJS . . . (Advanced Elective) [3 hrs]
CJS . . . (Advanced Elective) [3 hrs]

Note: Students are may select courses from the following Business Law courses to meet the Criminal Justice electives requirements in the Legal Assistant sequence:

• BLW 335 (Business Law)

• BLW 366 (Real Estate Law)

• BLW 448 (Estate Planning)

• BLW 456 (Employment and Agency Law).

TOTAL HOURS: 34

For a course to be used in the major, the reported grade must be a "C" or better.

Second Major in Criminal Justice:
CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice    [3 hrs]

CJS 201 - Criminal Law
CJS 213 - Civil Procedure                          [3 hrs]
CJS 231- Introduction to Corrections

CJS 303 - Criminal Law
CJS 305 - Criminal Procedure                     [3 hrs]

CJS 301 - Law Enforcement
CJS 307 -  Stress

CJS 310 - Supervision of CJS Personnel
CJS 311 - Criminal Evidence                      [15 hrs]
CJS 312- Correctional Procedural Law    
CJS 411 - Juvenile Justice Administration
CJS 413 - Legal Research

Note: Student may substitute (6 hours) Advanced Criminal Justice courses not specified in this section

TOTAL HOURS: 24

Minor in Criminal Justice:
CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice    [3 hrs]

CJS 201 - Criminal Law
CJS 213 - Civil Procedure                          [3 hrs]
CJS 231- Introduction to Corrections

CJS 303 - Criminal Law
CJS 305 - Criminal Procedure                     [3 hrs]

CJS 301 - Law Enforcement
CJS 307 -  Stress

CJS 310 - Supervision of CJS Personnel
CJS 311 - Criminal Evidence                      [9 hrs]
CJS 312- Correctional Procedural Law    
CJS 411 - Juvenile Justice Administration
CJS 413 - Legal Research

Note: Student may substitute (3 hours) Advanced Criminal Justice courses not specified in this section

TOTAL HOURS: 18