Degree Requirements
Criminal justice majors must satisfy the general education core requirements and the criminal justice department requirements for a total of 124 credits. Students must have a 2.0 GPA to enter the College of Urban Affairs and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice.
Minor
- Criminal Justice (21 credits)
- Includes CRJ 104, 130, 270, 301, and 432, and six upper-division credits in criminal justice.
Admission to Major
- GPA: 2.0
- Admission Policies: Students will be assigned a precriminal justice major (Pre-CRJ) designation until they have completed a minimum of 30 college or university credits with a minimum of 2.0 GPA. The credits must include ENG 101, CRJ 104, and CRJ 270.
General Education Core Requirements
- English Composition: ENG 101 and 102. 6 credits
- English Literature: ENG 231 or 232. 3 credits
- Constitutions: 3 to 6 credits
- Mathematics: Math 120 or higher. 3 credits
- Distribution Requirements (Social Science): Humanities and Fine Arts. 9 credits
- Distribution Requirements (Social Science): Life & Physical Sciences & Analytic Thinking: PHI 102, and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab. 9–10 credits
- Multicultural: (see notes)
- International: (see notes)
Criminal Justice Major Requirements (27 credits)
CRJ 104, 130, 270, 301, 302, 432, and 498, and at least one 400-level course from each of the following three major content areas:
- Nature of Crime: CRJ 400, 409, 428, 429, and 437
Prerequisites: CRJ 270 and 301, or consent of instructor - Criminal Justice Organizations and Administration: CRJ 313, 405, 425, 445, and 460
Prerequisites: CRJ 104 and 301, or consent of instructor - Law and Society: CRJ 435, 436, 441, and 469
Prerequisites: CRJ 130 and 301, or consent of instructor
Criminal Justice Electives (21 credits)
- At least nine of the 21 elective credits must be upper-division.
Related Areas (18 credits)
- Students must consult the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Student Advising Center for a list of acceptable courses that meet this requirement.
Electives (15–19 credits)
Total = 124 credits
Notes:
- A student may elect to graduate under any one of the following catalogs: the year of admission, the year of graduation, or the year of the latest change of major. The catalog used cannot be more than 10 years old at the time of graduation. Requirements for graduation may vary depending on the catalog one uses. If you have questions, consult your advisor.
- All criminal justice majors must take a total of at least 42 credits in upper-division courses, including 27 credits in upper-division criminal justice courses.
- Criminal justice majors are required to complete a total of 45 credits in criminal justice. (Of this total, 27 hours must be in upper-division courses.)
- Only four physical education activity classes can be applied toward graduation.
- Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements, except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.