Core Curriculum (24-33 Credit Hours)

Major Courses (36 Credit Hours)

• CRIM 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 1101 - Police Operations Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 2202 - Principles of Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 2206 - Introduction to Corrections Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 2240 - Adjudication Process Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 2250 - Cybercrime Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 2295 - Ethics in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3320 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3340 - Criminal Procedure Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 3375 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4400 - Research in the Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 4425 - Evaluation of the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3

Criminal Justice Elective Credits (18 Credit Hours)

Students will be required to take 18 hours of Criminal Justice electives.

A Criminal Justice elective is any Criminal Justice course not listed as required for the major. Must include a minimum of 12 hours of 3300- 4400 level courses.

Social and Behavioral Sciences Credits (15 Credit Hours)

Students must choose 15 elective hours from 2200-4400 courses in Community Health Promotion, Geography, History, National Security and Intelligence, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, or Sociology. Courses must be chosen from at least three disciplines. It is highly recommended that students interested in pursuing a criminal justice master’s degree include PSYC 2240  /SOCY 2240 .

Free Electives (18-27 Credit Hours)

Students will be able to select between 18 and 27 free elective hours. The exact number of required free elective hours will depend on the courses students took to fulfill the core curriculum requirements.