Division of Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Total required Criminal Justice Major credits:  51 Total Criminal Justice Elective credits    6 Total required General Education credits:  45 Total General Elective credits:  25 Total credits required for BS degree in criminal justice: 127

Required Criminal Justice Core Courses (51 credits)* CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 210 Law and Society CRJ 230 Drugs and Society CRJ 240  Professional Writing for CRJ CRJ 250  Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class CRJ 270 Victimology CRJ 280 Juvenile Justice CRJ 281  Policing in America CRJ 282 Corrections CRJ 283   Criminal Justice Administration CRJ 285  Research Methods CRJ 310   Criminology CRJ 311 Interpersonal Skills for CRJ CRJ 312 Criminal Law CRJ 320  Internship I in CRJ CRJ 340  Corporate and White Collar Crime CRJ 440  Criminal Justice Seminar (Capstone course)

Required College Core Courses (45 credits) ENG 101 College Writing ENG 102 Reading and Writing about Literature SCI 101 Biology w/lab COM 101 Speech Communication CIS 101 Computer Literacy PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology PHI 301 Ethics for the Professional CRJ 300 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis CRJ 350 Forensic Science Social Science (6 credits) Fine Arts Math Elective (MAT 101 or BUS 102) Philosophy or Religion Elective English Elective

General Elective Courses (Select 8-9 for 25 credits)*** Recommended: ACC 101, 102 BUS 101 CIS 242, 410 HIS 204 LAN 103, 104 POS 102, 400 REL 201, 202, 342 SOC 101 or A variety of Psychology and Human Services courses.

CRJ Elective Courses (Select two for 6 credits)** CRJ 261        Deviance and Social Control CRJ 262       Mass Murders and Serial Killers CRJ 263       Cops and Robbers on Film CRJ 313      Community Corrections CRJ 314        Defensive Tactics/Skills for CRJ CRJ 315       Criminal Justice Ethics and Professionalism CRJ 316 Emergency Preparedness CRJ 361 Law and Psychology CRJ 370 Advanced Criminal Law CRJ 400 Advanced Professional Writing for CRJ CRJ 420        Internship/Co-op II CRJ 420A     Internship/Co-op III CRJ 430       Current Issues in Criminal Justice

* Six credits may be used to satisfy core social science requirements. ** At least one course must be at the upper (300-400) level. ** No CRJ courses may be used to satisfy this requirement. A minimum of 33 credits must  be taken at the College of St. Joseph (regardless of the number of credits transferred), 18 of which must be upper level courses (3/400; 12 of these must be in the criminal justice major with at least 9 credits at the upper level. At the time of matriculation, students may request to transfer credits completed at a regionally accredited college or university if they earned a grade of "C" or better in the course(s). Note: In-service students should discuss these requirements with their Criminal Justice Advisor. Transfer students from criminal justice programs in other schools are urged to review their transcript evaluation with their advisor or the Registrar's Office. They must satisfy the general education and academic major requirements, regardless of the number of criminal justice credits transferred.