The baccalaureate degree program in Criminal Justice is designed to prepare students for careers in law enforcement, community and institutional corrections, court services, and other criminal justice-related areas as well as for admission to law school. It also provides students with the fundamentals for advanced study in graduate school.
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
121 credit hours
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours |
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| CJE 101 INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
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| COM 103 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS | 3 |
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| MAT 115 or 115A or 200 | 3 |
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| KSU 118 INTRO TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING | 3 |
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| ENG 101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 4 |
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| Total | 16 |
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| Term 2 (Spring) | Hours |
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| CJE 215 INTRO TO CRIMINAL LAW | 3 |
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| POS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 3 |
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| KSU 186 NAVIGATING THE TECH WORLD | 3 |
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| HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT I | 3 |
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| ENG 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 3 (Fall) | Hours |
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| CJE 220 JUVENILE JUSTICE | 3 |
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| SOC 203 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
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| BIO 101 or BIO 103 or BIO 112 or CHE 109 or PHS 201 or PHS 202 or PHS 211 or PHS 221 or PHS 231 OR PHY 130 | 3 |
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| PSY 200 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 4 (Spring) | Hours |
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| HUMANITIES REQUIREMENT II | 3 |
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| ARTS REQUIREMENT I | 3 |
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| ENG 216 or BUA 304 | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 5 (Fall) | Hours |
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| CJE 320 LAW ENFORCEMENT | 3 |
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| CJE 325 COURTS | 3 |
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| CJE 345 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 6 (Spring) | Hours |
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| CJE 330 CORRECTIONS | 3 |
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| CJE 340 PRINCIPLES OF VICTIMOLOGY | 3 |
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| CJE 350 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS | 3 |
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| CJE 335 THEORIES OF CRIME | 3 |
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| SOC 305 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 7 (Fall) | Hours |
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| CJE 433 CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH METHODS or BSS 301 RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
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| CJE 410 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION | 3 |
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| CJE ELECTIVE 300/400 LEVEL | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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| Term 8 (Spring) | Hours |
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| CJE 434 STATISTICS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE or BSS 300 STATISTICS | 3 |
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| CJE 415 SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
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| CJE 430 CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| FREE ELECTIVE | 3 |
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| Total | 15 |
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