Lower division:

(16 credits campus, 17 credits online)

• CCJ 230 - American Criminal Justice System 4 credits

• or

• CCJ 231 - Introduction to Criminology 4 credits

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• 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 Online Course 1 credit

• Required for any online degree completion student or student registering in an online course.

Upper division:

(40–41 credits)

• CCJ 300 - Essentials of Criminal Justice Research and Writing 3 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 409A - Capstone: Research 1 credit
• CCJ 409B - Capstone: Research 1 credit
• CCJ 409L - Capstone: Practicum/Internship Credits to be arranged (3 credits required for major)
• CCJ 411 - Criminal Law 4 credits
• CCJ 413 - Law of Criminal Procedures 4 credits
• CCJ 430 - Crime Control Theories and Policies 4 credits
• CCJ 451 - Criminal Justice Leadership 4 credits
• CCJ 460 - Comparative Criminal Justice 4 credits

Recommended courses for the forensics emphasis include:

• ANTH 211 - Archaeology and Prehistory: Perspectives on Humanity’s Past 4 credits
• ANTH 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits
• BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
• BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
• BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III 4 credits
• CCJ 346 - Computer Forensics 4 credits
• CS 346 - Computer Forensics 4 credits
• CH 100 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 credits
• CH 100L
• CH 101 - Environmental Chemistry 4 credits
• CH 101L
• CH 300 - Forensic Investigation 4 credits
• COMM 310 - Advanced Public Speaking 4 credits
• PHL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy 4 credits
• PHL 205 - Ethics: Moral Issues 4 credits
• PHL 339 - History and Philosophy of Science 4 credits