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  • Criminal Justice (BA)
  • Criminal Justice - Investigative Accounting Option (BA)
  • 3+3 Law in Criminal Justice (BA)
  • Criminal Justice - Forensic Science Option (BA)

 

 

Criminal Justice (BA)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  CJ 1211 Intro to Criminal Justice 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  TREX 1001 Transitions Experience Course 3     STAT 1561 Stats for Professionals 1 3
  ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3     SOC 2611 Criminology 3
  SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           15
Year 2                  
  SOC 2531 Research Methods 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3     CJ 2xx1 CJ elective 2xx1 or higher 3
      Distribution Requirement 3     SOC 2541 Data Analysis 4
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           16
Year 3                  
  CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
      Distribution Requirement 3     CJ 4981 Senior Thesis 1 1
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
                  Elective 3
        15           16
Year 4                  
  CJ 4991 Senior Thesis 2 1     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 4711 Public Service Internship† 1         Elective 3
      CJ /SOC elective* 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective (at least 2 hours) 2
      Elective 3            
        14           14
Updated 7/25                  
This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change.
* Departmentally approved elective from CJ or SOC 2431, 2631, 3611, 3621, 3631, 3641    
† A portion of the 480 internship hours required for this degree may be completed through CJ 3711 - Internship Experience   
  or CJ 3811- Summer Internship Experience              
                     
Distribution Requirements for this BA degree- See Degree Works for Details      
•4 Humanities •2 Fine Arts •1 Communication Studies •1 Natural Science        

 

 

Criminal Justice - Investigative Accounting Option (BA)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  CJ 1211 Intro to Criminal Justice 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  TREX 1001 Transitions Experience Course 3     STAT 1561 Stats for Professionals 1 3
  ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3     SOC 2611 Criminology  3
  SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           15
Year 2                  
  SOC 2531 Research Methods 3     CJ  2x01 CJ Systems 3
  CJ  2x01 CJ Systems 3     SOC 2541 Data Analysis 4
  BIZ 2101 Principles of Accounting 3     ACCT 2201 AIS and the Accounting Cycle 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           16
Year 3                  
  CJ 2xx1 CJ elective 2xx1 or higher 3     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3     CJ 4981 Senior Thesis 1 1
  ACCT 3001 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 3     ACCT 3021 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 3
      Diverse Cultures Seminar 3     ACCT 3871 Taxation 1 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
                  Elective 3
        15           16
Year 4                  
  CJ 4991 Senior Thesis 2 1     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 4711 Public Service Internship† 1         CJ /SOC elective* 3
  ACCT 4011 Auditing 1 3         Elective 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective (at least 2 hours) 2
      Elective 3            
        14           14
Updated 7/25                  
This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change.
* Departmentally approved elective from CJ or SOC 2431, 2631, 3611, 3621, 3631, 3641    
† A portion of the 480 internship hours required for this degree may be completed through CJ 3711 - Internship Experience   
  or CJ 3811- Summer Internship Experience              
                     
Distribution Requirements for this BA degree- See Degree Works for Details      
•4 Humanities •2 Fine Arts •1 Communication Studies •1 Natural Science        

 

 

3+3 Law in Criminal Justice (BA)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  CJ 1211 Intro to Criminal Justice 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  TREX 1001 Transitions Experience Course 3     STAT 1561 Stats for Professionals 1 3
  ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3     SOC 2611 Criminology 3
  SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           15
Year 2                  
  SOC 2531 Research Methods 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3     CJ 2xx1 CJ elective 2xx1 or higher 3
      Distribution Requirement 3     SOC 2541 Data Analysis 4
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           16
Year 3                  
  CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 4711 Public Service Internship† 1     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 4981 Senior Thesis 1 1     CJ 4991 Senior Thesis 2 1
      Elective 3         CJ/SOC Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective 3
      Elective 3         Elective (at least 2 hours) 2
        14           15
Year 4                  
      Law/4th year coursework 15         Law/4th year coursework 15
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
        15           15
Updated 7/25                  
This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change.
* Departmentally approved elective from CJ or SOC 2431, 2631, 3611, 3621, 3631, 3641    
† A portion of the 480 internship hours required for this degree may be completed through CJ 3711 - Internship Experience   
  or CJ 3811- Summer Internship Experience              
                     
Distribution Requirements for this BA degree- See Degree Works for Details      
•4 Humanities •2 Fine Arts •1 Communication Studies •1 Natural Science        

 

 

Criminal Justice - Forensic Science Option (BA)
Year 1   Fall           Spring  
  CJ 1211 Intro to Criminal Justice 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  TREX 1001 Transitions Experience Course 3     STAT 1561 Stats for Professionals 1 3
  ENGL 1221 Writing Seminar 3     SOC 2611 Criminolgy  3
  SOC 1001 Introduction to Sociology 3         Distribution Requirement 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        15           15
Year 2                  
  SOC 2531 Research Methods 3     CJ 2x01 CJ Systems 3
  CJ 2x01 CJ Systems  3     CJ 2xx1 CJ elective 2xx1 or higher 3
  BIOL 1131 Principles ... of Human Biology 4     SOC 2541 Data Analysis 4
      Distribution Requirement 3     BIOL 2191 Forensic Biology 1 4
                  Distribution Requirement 3
                     
        13           17
Year 3                  
  CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  BIOL 2291 Forensic Biology 2 4     CJ 4981 Senior Thesis 1 1
      Diverse Cultures Seminar 3     BIOL 2591 Crime Scene Investigation 4
      Distribution Requirement 3         Elective 3
      Distribution Requirement 3         Elective 3
                     
        16           14
Year 4                  
  CJ 4991 Senior Thesis 2 1     CJ 3xx1 CJ elective 3xx1 or higher 3
  CJ 4711 Public Service Internship† 1         Elective 3
      CJ /SOC elective* 3         Elective 3
  BIOL 2361 Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lect. 3         Elective 3
  BIOL 2461 Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab 1         Elective 3
  CHEM 1201 Chemistry for Health Sciences 5         Elective (at least 1 hour) 1
        14           16
Updated 7/25                  
This plan should be used as a guide only. Semester course offerings are subject to change.
* Departmentally approved elective from CJ or SOC 2431, 2631, 3611, 3621, 3631, 3641    
† A portion of the 480 internship hours required for this degree may be completed through CJ 3711 - Internship Experience   
  or CJ 3811- Summer Internship Experience              
                     
Distribution Requirements for this BA degree- See Degree Works for Details      
•4 Humanities •2 Fine Arts •1 Communication Studies •1 Natural Science        
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