Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS
Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice (380001BS)
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The criminology and criminal justice program prepares students for careers in policing, courts, corrections, and criminology at any level of government or in the private sector. This program is also appropriate for students who desire to pursue graduate or law school. Students will take a broad core of criminal justice courses, and then select courses from concentrations in policing, courts, corrections, or criminology. Students have a number of electives to tailor their degrees to particular career paths of interest.
The following information has official approval of The Department of Criminal Justice Studies and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (DPR) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 34 | |
| Core Requirement | 18 | |
| Foundation Requirements | 18-27 | |
| Foreign Culture | 6 | |
| Concentration Requirement | 18 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 26-17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| * | Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation. |
General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | ||
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 34 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Core Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 3700:100 | Government & Politics in the United States | 3 |
| 3800:100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| 3800:102 | Principles of Criminal Law | 3 |
| 3800:103 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| 3800:105 | Introduction to Police Studies | 3 |
| 3850:100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Foundation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Part I | ||
| 3700:301 | Introduction to Political Research | 3 |
| or 3850:301 | Social Research Design | |
| Part II | ||
| 3700:361 | Politics of the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| 3700:395 | Internship in Government & Politics 1 | 3-9 |
| 3850:320 | Social Inequalities | 3 |
| 3850:330 | Criminology | 3 |
| Part III | ||
| 3700:401 | Advanced Topics in Research Methods | 3-6 |
| or 3700:480 | Policy Problems in Political Science | |
| or 3850:302 | Data Analysis | |
| or 3850:401 | Advanced Topics in Research Methods | |
| Total Hours | 18-27 | |
| 1 | Minimum Internship requirement is three credit hours. |
Foreign Culture
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Culture 1 | 6 | |
| Select at least six credits | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
| 1 | At least six credits of coursework which will introduce the student to a foreign culture. Such courses shall be selected from the department approved list. |
Concentration Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following concentration areas: | 18 | |
| Policing Concentration | ||
| 3800:305 | Policing Administration and Management | 3 |
| 3800:307 | Foundations of Crime Analysis | 3 |
| 3800:405 | Policing Theory and Strategy | 3 |
| Complete three courses from the program elective list | 9 | |
| Courts and Law Concentration | ||
| 3700:335 | Law & Society | 3 |
| or 3850:441 | Sociology of Law | |
| 3700:360 | The Judicial Process | 3 |
| 3800:302 | Theory of Criminal Law | 3 |
| Complete three courses from the program elective list | 9 | |
| Corrections Concentration | ||
| 3850:431 | Theories and Practices of Correctional Systems | 3 |
| or 3700:450 | Administering Prisons, Probation, and Parole | |
| 3850:350 | Drugs in Society | 3 |
| 3850:430 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| Complete three courses from the program elective list | 9 | |
| Criminology Concentration | ||
| 3850:433 | Sociology of Deviant Behavior | 3 |
| 3850:441 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| or 3700:335 | Law & Society | |
| Complete four courses from the program elective list | 12 | |
Program Elective List
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Electives in Criminal Justice Studies | ||
| 3800:302 | Theory of Criminal Law | 3 |
| 3800:305 | Policing Administration and Management | 3 |
| 3800:307 | Foundations of Crime Analysis | 3 |
| 3800:325 | Information Privacy | 3 |
| 3800:386 | Courtroom Proceedings and Testimony | 3 |
| 3800:405 | Policing Theory and Strategy | 3 |
| 3800:407 | Advanced Crime Analysis | 3 |
| 3800:457 | Crime Analysis Applications | 3 |
| 3800:465 | Crisis & Trauma: Assessments & Interventions | 3 |
| 3800:480 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice | 1-3 |
| Electives in Political Science | ||
| 3700:334 | Law, Mediation, and Violence | 3 |
| 3700:335 | Law & Society | 3 |
| 3700:337 | Terrorism: Perpetrators, Politics and Response | 3 |
| 3700:339 | Terrorism and the Constitution | 3 |
| 3700:360 | The Judicial Process | 3 |
| 3700:363 | Crime, Punishment, Politics: A Comparative Perspective | 3 |
| 3700:370 | Public Administrtion: Concepts & Practices | 3 |
| 3700:400 | Political Extremism & Violence | 3 |
| 3700:403 | Media, Crime and Public Opinion | 3 |
| 3700:406 | Comparative Constitutional Law | 3 |
| 3700:418 | Weapons of Mass Destruction | 3 |
| 3700:419 | Homeland Security Policy and Process | 3 |
| 3700:443 | Political Scandals & Corruption | 3 |
| 3700:450 | Administering Prisons, Probation, and Parole | 3 |
| 3700:461 | The Supreme Court & Constitutional Law | 3 |
| 3700:462 | The Supreme Court & Civil Liberties | 3 |
| 3700:481 | The Challenges of Police Work | 3 |
| 3700:482 | Criminal Justice Topic: Current Issues | 3 |
| 3700:483 | Constitutional Problems in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Electives in Sociology | ||
| 3850:310 | Social Problems | 3 |
| 3850:324 | Social Movements | 3 |
| 3850:350 | Drugs in Society | 3 |
| 3850:360 | Social Effects of Crime in the Media | 3 |
| 3850:415 | Women in Prison | 3 |
| 3850:416 | Women and Crime | 3 |
| 3850:421 | Race & Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| 3850:428 | Victim in Society | 3 |
| 3850:430 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| 3850:431 | Theories and Practices of Correctional Systems | 3 |
| 3850:433 | Sociology of Deviant Behavior | 3 |
| 3850:441 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| 3850:450 | Sociology of Mental Illness | 3 |
| 3850:455 | Family Violence | 3 |
Recommended Sequence
THIS PLAN OF STUDY IS INTENDED FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED TO THIS PROGRAM FOR FALL 2017 OR LATER.
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 3700:100 | Government & Politics in the United States 3 | 3 |
| 3800:100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Speaking Requirement | 3 | |
| English Composition I 1 | 3 | |
| Math Requirement 2 | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 3800:102 | Principles of Criminal Law | 3 |
| 3850:100 | Introduction to Sociology 3 | 3 |
| English Composition II 1 | 3 | |
| Natural Science w/ lab Requirement | 4 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 2nd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 3800:103 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| 3800:105 | Introduction to Police Studies | 3 |
| 3850:301 or 3700:301 | Social Research Design or Introduction to Political Research | 3 |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 3850:302 | Data Analysis or Policy Problems in Political Science or Advanced Topics in Research Methods | 3 |
| 3850:320 | Social Inequalities | 3 |
| Humanities/Arts Requirement | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 3850:330 | Criminology | 3 |
| Concentration Requirement 5 | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 3700:361 | Politics of the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| Global Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Concentration Requirement 5 | 3 | |
| Concentration Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Concentration Requirement/Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Foreign Culture Requirement 6 | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking Requirement | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 3700:395 | Internship in Government & Politics | 3-9 |
| Concentration Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Foreign Culture Requirement 6 | 3 | |
| Open Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Hours | 12-18 | |
| Total Hours | 115-122 | |
| 1 | 3300:111 English Composition I and 3300:112 English Composition II are the recommended classes to meet the General Education Writing requirement. 2020:121 English can be used to fulfill the English Composition I requirement and 3300:222 Technical Report Writing can be used to fulfill the English Composition II requirement. |
| 2 | While a variety of mathematics and statistics courses can be taken to meet this requirement, it is strongly recommended that students take a statistics course. |
| 3 | 3700:100 Government & Politics in the United States and 3850:100 Introduction to Sociology are required and will fulfill the General Education Social Science requirement. |
| 4 | Open electives can be any course not already required by your major and Upper Level (300/400) electives can be any course in or outside your major excluding workshops. |
| 5 | For the Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree, students select a concentration area. Each of these requires 18 credits, with 2-3 required courses and 3-4 elective courses from the Program Electives List. |
| 6 | There is no language requirement for the Criminology and Criminal Justice degree. However, students who complete the first year of a foreign language will fulfill the Foreign Cultures requirement. If students elect not to complete the first year of a foreign language, 6 credits from coursework designed to introduced the student to a foreign culture are required. An approved list of courses is available from the program advisors. |