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Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts degree

 

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice

Completion of a minimum of 42 credit hours of course work comprised of 18 credit hours of core requirements, 6 credit hours of a statistics-research methods sequence, and 18 credit hours of elective credit.

A minimum of 27 credit hours must be taken at 300-level or above.

Core Courses include (18 credit hours)

CRMJ 100Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
CRMJ 230Criminal Law

3
CRMJ 240Law Enforcement Policy and Practice

3
CRMJ 340Introduction to Corrections

3
CRMJ 370Criminology

3
CRMJ 400Senior Seminar

3
Minimum grade of C- required in each course.

Statistics-Research Methods sequence: (6 credit hours)

SOC 200Social Statistics

3
or
Any other 200-level introduction to statistics course
and
SOC 300Research Methods

3
or
PSY 200Statistics

3
and
PSY 210Research Methods

4

PSY 200 and PSY 210: Sequence should be taken by Psychology/Criminal Justice double majors only

Criminal Justice Electives: 9 credit hours from among the following courses

CRMJ 331Criminal Procedure

3
CRMJ 332Homeland Security

3
CRMJ 333Criminal Investigations

3
CRMJ 350Special Topics

3
CRMJ 360Criminal Justice Ethics

3
CRMJ 470Criminal Justice Internship

1-15

Interdisciplinary Electives: 9 credit hours from among the following courses

PHIL 303Crime and Punishment

3
PHIL 362Philosophy of Law

3
CSIT 201Computer Security and Ethics

3
POLI 276Law and Society

3
POLI 277Introduction to Law

3
POLI 311Fundamentals of Public Administration

3
POLI 370American Constitutional Law

3
POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3
POLI 383Courts and Social Policy

3
PSY 245Social Psychology

3
PSY 246Personality

3
PSY 356Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 358Psychology and the Law

3
SOC 201Social Problems

3
SOC 218Introduction to Social Work

3
SOC 303Social Class and Inequality

3
SOC 310Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3
SOC 311Sociology of Addiction

3
SOC 316Minority Groups

3
SOC 350Special Topics

1-3
SOC 363Victimology

3
SOC 364Juvenile Delinquency

3
SOC 365Family Violence

3
Note: SOC 350 Special Topics (as advised)

Policy on Transfer Credit into the Major

Transfer students will be required to complete a minimum of 24 (up to 42) credit hours of course work in the Criminal Justice major. A maximum of 18 credit hours of course work completed elsewhere that are similar to classes in the major offered at Fredonia will be accepted toward completion of the B.A. degree in Criminal Justice. The student must have completed this course work with a grade of C or better to have it applied to the major.

Steven C. Croglio Scholarship

An annual scholarship given to a Senior Criminal Justice major exhibiting academic excellence and commitment to a career in law enforcement. This honor carries a financial award to be applied toward senior year tuition.

University Police Scholarship

The endowment for this scholarship began at the behest of members of our University Police force, to recognize students in the Criminal Justice major. The financial award is given to an exceptional junior student, for assistance in his or her senior year.