Criminal Justice Major

Core and Allied Courses

 
Criminal Justice majors must take the following core courses:
 
PSY 101 – General Psychology
POL 151 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
POL 200 – Introduction to Political Philosophy
PHI 216 – Ethics
ANT 325 – Forensic Anthropology
CJS 370 – Internship
CJS 490 – Capstone
 
And the following allied courses:
 
MTH 115 – Quantitative Reasoning
MTH 210 – Elementary Statistics
One Biology (BIO) course and one Chemistry (CHM) course*
 
* Either the BIO or the CHM course must be taken with a lab
 

Additional Courses

 
In addition to the core and allied requirements noted above, Criminal Justice majors must take courses selected from the following lists:
 
Select 1 from:
 
POL 235 – The Constitution and the Structure of Government: Struggles for Power
POL 236 – The Supreme Court and Individual Rights
 
Select 1 from:
 
POL 344 – Advanced Research Methods
PSY 307 – Experimental Psychology I
 
Select 2 from:
 
PSY 209 – Abnormal Psychology
PSY 210 – Social Psychology
ANT 230 – Contemporary U.S. Social Issues
 
Select 1 from:
 
POL 377 – Global Issues II: Human Rights and Social Justice
PSY 309 – Psychology of Women and Gender Development
WGS 300 – Topics in Women's and Gender Studies
 
Select 1 from:
 
PSY 307 – Experimental Psychology I*
PSY 308 – Experimental Psychology II
POL 376 – Global Issues I: War and Peace
POL 377 – Global Issues II: Human Rights and Social Justice*
PHI 309 – History of Western Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval
PHI 310 – History of Western Philosophy: Modern
 
* If selected, may also be used to satisfy a requirement above.