Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science

Program Description:

The purpose of the Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice (CJBS) Program is to expand students' critical and analytical thinking skills, advance students' ability to communicate complex data, both verbally and written, and prepare students for higher-level positions within the criminal justice sector, or gain admission to graduate-level programs.

Program Requirements (120 Credits)

General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (9 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

ENC 1102English Composition II

3

SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (6 Credits)

PHI 1600Ethics

3

Any Humanities Course

3

Social Sciences (6 Credits)

PSY 1012General Psychology

3

Any Social Science Course

3

Natural Sciences (7 Credits)

Any Two Natural Science Courses Including One Lab

7

Mathematics (7 Credits)

MAC 1105College Algebra I

3

STA 2014Introduction to Statistics

4

Information Literacy (3 Credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (48 Credits)

Lower Division Core (18 Credits)

CCJ 2001Criminology

3

CJC 2000Introduction to Corrections

3

CJE 2000Introduction to Security & Law Enforcement

3

CJE 2600Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation

3

CJJ 2002Juvenile Delinquency

3

CJL 2100Introduction to Criminal Law.

3

Lower Division Electives (9 Credits)

CJE 2005Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJL 2821Psychology Applied to Law

3

CCJ 2940Criminal Justice Internship

3

CJL 2400Introduction to Criminal Procedures

3

CCJ 2488Ethics in Criminal Justice

3

CJL 1102Criminal Evidence and Procedure

3

Upper Division Core (30 Credits)

CJL 3063Constitutional Law

3

CJL 4133The Law of Evidence

3

CJC 4351Correctional Operations

3

CCJ 4700Research Methods for Criminal Justice

3

CJL 4412/PLA 3309Criminal Law

3

CJE 4310Police Administration

3

CJL 3410/PLA 3309Criminal Procedure

3

CCJ 3461Communications Skills for the CJ Professional

3

CCJ 4487Ethics in the Criminal Justice System

3

CJE 4710CJ Integrated Capstone Project

3

Upper Division Electives (24 Credits)

CCJ 4940Criminal Justice Internship

3

CCJ 4905Directed Independent Study in Criminal Justice

3

PLA 3803Domestic Relations Law

3

CJL 4044/PLA 3274Tort Law

3

CJE 3721Forensic Psychology

3

CCJ 4662Minorities and Crime

3

CCJ 3011Juvenile Justice

3

CCJ 4661Terrorism

3

CJE 4144Private Security

3

CJC 4163Community-Based Corrections

3

CCJ 4644White Collar Crime

3

CJL 4074Correctional Law

3

CJE 4694Cyber-Crime

3

NOTE: A total of up to 60 credits may be transferred from the General Education and/or Elective courses taken during a degree program. FNU reserves the right to transfer the appropriate courses.

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