This page is to be used as a planning tool. Your degree audit is the official record of degree requirements. Updated August 2022.
Criminology, Law, & Justice BA Requirements
| Foundational Coursework (9 sh, 3 courses) |
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| Complete 2 of the following courses ( 6 hours) CRIM:1410 Introduction to Criminology (GE:SS) CRIM:1447 Intro to the Criminal Justice System SOC:1010 Introduction to Sociology or SOC:1020/1030 Social Problems (GE:SS/DI) SOC:1420 Law and Society |
| Complete the following course (3 hours) SOC:2130 Sociological Theory |
| Intermediate Coursework |
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| Elective Coursework (18 hours) |
| Complete any 2 of the electives below 1. 2. |
| Complete 2 electives, 3000 level or higher 1. 2. |
| Complete 2 of the electives, 3000 level or higher, after completing Sociological Theory, Statistics, and Research Methods 1. 2. |
| Electives CRIM:2430 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems CRIM:2460 Policing in Modern Society CRIM:2901 Topics in Criminology, Law, and Justice CRIM:3250 Drugs Deviance, and Social Control CRIM:3350 Criminals in the Making CRIM:3415 Global Criminology CRIM:3416 Race, Crime and Justice CRIM:3417 Community Corrections CRIM:3420 Juvenile Delinquency CRIM:3425 Women, Crime and Justice CRIM:3437 American Crime CRIM:3450 Criminal Legal System CRIM:4420 Criminal Punishment CRIM:4430 Interpersonal Violence in Society CRIM:4440 Sociology of White-Collar Crime CRIM:4450 Juvenile Justice: A Sociological Perspective CRIM:4460 Sociology of Law CRIM:4470 Communities and Crime CRIM:4901 Topics in Criminology, Law and Justice |
| Students may apply only one of the following courses CRIM:3500 Policies and Procedures in Policing CRIM:4400 Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections CRIM:4410 Treatment Interventions in Corrections |
| Research Coursework (6 hours) |
| Complete 1 statistics course (3 hours) SOC:2160 Applied Statistics for Social Sciences or STAT:1020; STAT:1030; STAT:2010; STAT:3510; PSQF:4143 |
| Complete 1 research methods course (3 hours) CRIM:2470 Research Methods in Criminology (Stats Prerequisite) or SOC:2170 Research Methods in Sociology (Stats Prerequisite |
| Sociological Perspectives Coursework (3 hours) |
| Complete 1 of the following courses below SOC:2064 African American Families SOC:2710 The American Family (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:2810 Social Inequality (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:2830 Race and Ethnicity (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:3171 Drugs and Society SOC:3220 Sociology of Mental Illness SOC:3510 Medical Sociology SOC:3610 Organizations and Modern Society SOC:3650 Education, Schools, Society SOC:3750 Born in the USA: Fertility and Reproduction SOC:3841 Community and Urban Sociology SOC:3880 Sociology of Networks SOC:4200 Sociology of Religion SOC:4210 Social Psychology of Small Groups SOC:4225 Social Psychology of Leadership SOC:4230 Sociology of Self-Improvement SOC:4540 Political Sociology and Social Movements SOC:4820 Sociology of Sexuality |
| Capstone Coursework (3 hours, 2 courses) |
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| Complete 1 of the following courses (3 hours) CRIM:4400 Internship in Criminal Justice & Corrections SOC:4800 Research Practicum in Sociology SOC:4910 Capstone Course in Sociology |
| Complete the following course (0 sh) SOC:4909 Graduation Portfolio (last semester of enrollment) |
Criminology, Law, & Justice BS Requirements
| Foundational Coursework (9 sh, 3 courses) |
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| Complete 2 of the following courses ( 6 hours) CRIM:1410 Introduction to Criminology (GE:SS) CRIM:1447 Intro to the Criminal Justice System SOC:1010 Introduction to Sociology or SOC:1020/1030 Social Problems (GE:SS/DI) SOC:1420 Law and Society |
| Complete the following course (3 hours) SOC:2130 Sociological Theory |
| Intermediate Coursework |
|---|
| Elective Coursework (18 hours) |
| Complete any 2 of the electives below 1. 2. |
| Complete 2 electives, 3000 level or higher 1. 2. |
| Complete 2 of the electives, 3000 level or higher, after completing Sociological Theory, Statistics, and Research Methods 1. 2. |
| Electives CRIM:2430 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems CRIM:2460 Policing in Modern Society CRIM:2901 Topics in Criminology, Law, and Justice CRIM:3250 Drugs Deviance, and Social Control CRIM:3350 Criminals in the Making CRIM:3415 Global Criminology CRIM:3416 Race, Crime and Justice CRIM:3417 Community Corrections CRIM:3420 Juvenile Delinquency CRIM:3425 Women, Crime and Justice CRIM:3437 American Crime CRIM:3450 Criminal Legal System CRIM:4420 Criminal Punishment CRIM:4430 Interpersonal Violence in Society CRIM:4440 Sociology of White-Collar Crime CRIM:4450 Juvenile Justice: A Sociological Perspective CRIM:4460 Sociology of Law CRIM:4470 Communities and Crime CRIM:4901 Topics in Criminology, Law and Justice |
| Students may apply only one of the following courses CRIM:3500 Policies and Procedures in Policing CRIM:4400 Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections CRIM:4410 Treatment Interventions in Corrections |
| Research Coursework (15 hours) |
| Statistics courses (9 hours) SOC:2160 Applied Statistics for Social Sciences SOC:6170 Introduction to Sociology Data Analysis SOC:6180 Linear Models in Sociological Research |
| Complete 1 research/phiosophy course (3 hours) SOC:4800 Research Practicum PHIL:2603 Introduction to Symbolic Logic PHIL: 3604 Introduction to Philosophy of Science |
| Complete 1 research methods course (3 hours) CRIM:2470 Research Methods in Criminology (Stats Prerequisite) or SOC:2170 Research Methods in Sociology (Stats Prerequisite |
| Sociological Perspectives Coursework (3 hours) |
| Complete 1 of the following courses below SOC:2064 African American Families SOC:2710 The American Family (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:2810 Social Inequality (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:2830 Race and Ethnicity (Gen Ed: Values and Culture) SOC:3171 Drugs and Society SOC:3220 Sociology of Mental Illness SOC:3510 Medical Sociology SOC:3610 Organizations and Modern Society SOC:3650 Education, Schools, Society SOC:3750 Born in the USA: Fertility and Reproduction SOC:3841 Community and Urban Sociology SOC:3880 Sociology of Networks SOC:4200 Sociology of Religion SOC:4210 Social Psychology of Small Groups SOC:4225 Social Psychology of Leadership SOC:4230 Sociology of Self-Improvement SOC:4540 Political Sociology and Social Movements SOC:4820 Sociology of Sexuality |
| Capstone Coursework (3 hours, 2 courses) |
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| Complete 1 of the following courses (3 hours) CRIM:4400 Internship in Criminal Justice & Corrections SOC:4800 Research Practicum in Sociology SOC:4910 Capstone Course in Sociology |
| Complete the following course (0 sh) SOC:4909 Graduation Portfolio (last semester of enrollment) |