| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2016-17 Catalog Program: Criminal Justice, BA or BS Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Criminal Justice, BA or BS |
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Requirements for the Criminal Justice Major | ||||
1.Complete at least 67 credits in the major, 63 of which must be CCJ credits. Students may take up to 4 elective credits from a list of pre-approved courses outside the department at the direction of their academic advisor. Students must complete a minimum of 50 upper division required and elective credits in the major. | ||||
2.Have earned a 2.5 GPA or above in all CCJ coursework; have earned no lower than a C- in any CCJ coursework. | ||||
3.Fulfill the baccalaureate degree requirements. | ||||
Admission to the Major: | ||||
1.Students intending to major in CCJ must contact CCJ Program Coordinator, Tanya Blakeley (blakeleyT@sou.edu). Students will first be designated as either CRIP (pre-criminal justice majors) or CJOP (online, pre-criminal justice majors). Students will be assigned an academic advisor within the department at that time. | ||||
2.Transfer students wishing to major in CCJ should contact Program Coordinator Tanya Blakeley (blakeleyT@sou.edu) immediately upon transferring and asked to be designated as a pre-major (CRIP or CJOP) and to be assigned an academic advisor. | ||||
3.When students have completed the following courses (or their equivalents) at a 2.75 GPA or above, they will be allowed to advance to CCJ major status: CCJ 230 , CCJ 231 , CCJ 241 , CCJ 251 , CCJ 271 , CCJ 298 , CCJ 300 . | ||||
Criminal Justice CapstoneCriminal Justice majors complete the capstone experience after earning at least 135 credits and finishing at least half of all required upper division coursework. The capstone involves an internship and research. The internship (CCJ 409L - Capstone: Practicum/Internship) is usually a field experience appropriate for the student’s projected career. Students must complete 2 academic credits (60 internship hours) but may complete up to 14 academic credits (420 internship hours) of CCJ 409L. They are also required to enroll in a 4-credit research course (CCJ 400 ) in which they write a significant research paper on a criminal justice topic and make an oral presentation. | ||||
Required Courses for CCJ Majors | ||||
Lower Division(21 credits) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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| CCJ 230 - American Criminal Justice System | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 231 - Introduction to Criminology | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 241 - Introduction to Law Enforcement | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 251 - Introduction to Criminal Law | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 271 - Introduction to Corrections | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 298 - Orientation to Criminology and Criminal Justice at SOU | 1 credit | |||
Upper Division(34 credits) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CCJ 300 - Essentials of Criminal Justice Research and Writing | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 309 - Research Methods in Criminology/Criminal Justice | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 331 - Theories of Criminal Behavior | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 361 - Juvenile Delinquency | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 400 - Capstone: Research | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 409L - Capstone: Practicum/Internship (2 credits required for major) | 1 to 14 credits | |||
| CCJ 411 - Criminal Law | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 413 - Law of Criminal Procedures | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 430 - Crime Control Theories and Policies | 4 credits | |||
Elective Courses(12 credits) | ||||
| Course Name | Credits: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
| CCJ 321 - Criminal Investigation | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 346 - Computer Forensics | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 347 - Crime in Cyberspace | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 371 - Correctional Institutions | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 381 - Serial Killers | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 382 - The Making of a Criminal | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 383 - Women and Crime | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 384 - Criminal Violence | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 399 - Special Studies | 1 to 18 credits | |||
(only 4 credit courses qualify) | ||||
| CCJ 407 - Seminar: Special Topics | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 412 - Law of Criminal Evidence | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 414 - Constitutional Issues in Corrections | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 417 - Contemporary Issues in Policing | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 451 - Criminal Justice Leadership | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 460 - Comparative Criminal Justice | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 461 - Terrorism | 4 credits | |||
| CCJ 462 - Criminal Forensic Investigations | 4 credits | |||
Students may count one of the following courses as a criminology and criminal justice elective with prior aproval of their academic advisor: | ||||
| COMM 324 - Nonverbal Communication | 4 credits | |||
| COMM 330 - Interviewing and Listening | 4 credits | |||
| COMM 448 - Mediation and Conflict Management | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 414 - Humanistic Psychology | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 438 - Group Dynamics | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 444 - Topics in Cognitive Processes | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 445 - Organizational Psychology | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 453 - Stress Management | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 463 - Psychopathology of Childhood | 4 credits | |||
| PSY 475 - Crisis Intervention Strategies | 4 credits | |||
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