Criminal Justice BS to MS

Requirements

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Students interested in this accelerated program must have Senior status (90 earned credit hours). Students must have an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher to participate in the accelerated program. 

Four-Year Undergraduate Accelerated Curriculum Plan for BS to MS in Criminal Justice

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Freshman Year

Fall Semester

*ENG 1110 English Composition I ( 3 )  

*HIST 1320 World Societies ( 3 )  

*UNIV 1100 First Year Seminar ( 2 )  

*PEDU 1541 Fitness ( 2 )  

** Foreign Language I (3)

*Humanities (3)

Spring Semester

*ENG 1210 English Composition II ( 3 )  

**Foreign Language II (3)

*HEDU 1531 Health ( 2 )  

*SOCI 2100 Principles of Sociology ( 3 )  or PSY 2100 General Psychology ( 3 )  

+CRJU 2250 Introduction to Criminal Justice ( 3 )  

+CRJU 2350 Introduction to Law Enforcement ( 3 )  

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

*MSCM 1250 Elements of Speech Communication ( 3 )  

*BIOL 1000 Heredity and Society ( 3 )  

*MATH 1110 Elementary Statistics ( 3 )  

+CRJU 2450 Introduction to Corrections ( 3 )  

=Concentration Course (3)

&Elective (1)

Spring Semester

*HUM 2410 Arts & Humanities I ( 3 )  or HUM 2420 Arts & Humanities II ( 3 )  

+CRJU 2650 Juvenile Justice ( 3 )  

+CRJU 3000 Criminal Justice Theory ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4060 Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4061 Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice Laboratory ( 1 )  

=Concentration Course (3)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

*Science (3)

+CRJU 3060 Ethics and Diversity in Criminal Justice ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4510 Criminal Law, Procedure and Court Processes ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4110 Research Methods in Criminal Justice ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4111 Research Methods in Criminal Justice Laboratory ( 1 )  

=Concentration Course (3)

Spring Semester

+CRJU 4600 Senior Seminar ( 3 )  

+CRJU 4000 Criminal Justice Practicum ( 3 )  

=Concentration Course (3)

&Elective (3)

&Elective (3)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

&Elective (3)

&Elective (3)

& CRIM 5100 Foundation in CJ (Graduate Course) (3)

&CRIM XXXX Elective TBD (Graduate Course) (3)

Spring Semester

&Elective (3)

&Elective (3)

&CRIM 5910 Leadership Analysis and Development( Graduate Course) (3)

&CRIM XXXX Elective TBD (Graduate Course) (3)

TOTAL MINIMUM CREDIT HOURS:  120

** If this course is not required, credit hours are necessary.

Distribution of Hours

*   General Education Curriculum (GEC) Requirements (36-42)

+   Criminal Justice Core Courses (35)

=   Criminal Justice Concentration (12)

&  Electives   (31-37)

 

Note: 

 1)  No more than 10 percent of the criminal justice major credits are completed through knowledge-based examinations (e.g., CLEP)

 2)  The department cannot accept credit for life experience, military, police academy or other professional training as a substitute for any

       criminal justice course.