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CRJ - Degree Requirements

Criminal Justice Major
A. General Requirements - 52 Semester Hours

B. Major Requirements - 52 Semester Hours
CRJ 2013 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ 2203 Criminology
CRJ 3023 Theories in Social Deviance
CRJ 3033 Criminal Law
CRJ 3043 Abnormal Psychology
CRJ 3053 Criminal Procedure
CRJ 3113 Corrections
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RJ 3233 Law Enforcement
CRJ 3423 Applied Mediation
CRJ 4013 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRJ 4073 Critical Perspectives in Criminal Justice
SOC 3133 Minority Groups in America
SOC 4024 Social Research Methods
PLS 1013 American Government and Politics
PLS 2043 State and Local Government
MAT 2023 Introduction to Statistics
PSY 1013 Introduction to Psychology

C. CRJ Concentration – 24 Semester Hours
Select 8 courses from law school concentration or law enforcement/correction concentration

Concentrations - Criminal Justice Majors will have the option of pursuing either a law school concentration or a law enforcement/corrections concentration in planning their elective courses. Advising recommendations for CRJ electives in each concentration are listed below.

Criminal Justice Law School Concentration Requirements
CRJ 3203 Legal Internship
CRJ 3073 Constitutional Law
BUS 2533 Accounting I
BUS 2543 Accounting II
BUS 3113 Legal Environment of Business
BUS 3123 Business Law
COM 4003 Media Law
CRJ 4503 Special Topic, (e.g., Evidence or Legal Research)
HEA 3523 Special Topic-Stress Management
CST 4423 Professional Responsibility in Crime and Justice

 
Criminal Justice Law Enforcement/Correction Concentration Requirements
CRJ 3103 Law Enforcement Internship
CRJ 3303 Criminal Investigations
CRJ 3403 Police Administration
CRJ 4503 Special Topics (e.g., Organized Crime or Terrorism)
CRJ 3603 Juvenile Justice
CRJ 4403 Police and Community Relations
HEA 3003 Public Health and Safety
HEA 3523 Special Topic - Stress Management
HEA 4003 Seminar in Drug Education
CRJ 4015 Professional Internship (Bristol Academy)
CST 4423 Professional Responsibility in Crime and Justice

D. Electives - 6 Semester Hours

TOTAL 127 Semester Hours

II. Criminal Justice Minor
CRJ 2013 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJ 3053 Criminal Procedure
CRJ 3033 Criminal Law
9 Elective hours in Criminal Justice

TOTAL 18 Semester Hours