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Nov 21, 2024
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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Criminal Justice, BA or BS
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Requirements for the Criminal Justice Major
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Fulfill the baccalaureate degree requirements. 2.
2. Criminal Justice majors must maintain a 2.5 GPA in the major and earn grades of C- or better to satisfy all lower and upper division major course requirements. After grades have been assigned in spring term, any student who has a GPA in the major that is less than 2.5 will be placed on academic probation in the CCJ major. The department will notify students that they are on academic probation and request they contact their advisor immediately to discuss a plan of improvement. To get off probationary status in the CCJ major, students on probation must increase their GPA in the major to a 2.5 or above by the end of the next academic term in which they enroll in a CCJ course. Students who are unable to increase their GPA in the major to the 2.5 within one term will be reassigned to undeclared status. Any student who has been reassigned as an undeclared student may petition to be reinstated as a CCJ major after maintaining a 2.5 major GPA for two consecutive terms. For more information about the academic standing policy, contact the department chair. 3.
Complete at least 71 credits in the major, 67 of which must be CCJ. Students may take up to 4 elective credits from a list of pre-approved courses outside the department, upon approval of academic advisor. Complete a minimum of 50 upper division required and elective credits in the major. Criminal Justice Capstone
Criminal 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 2-credit internship (CCJ 409L - Capstone: Practicum/Internship ) is usually a field experience appropriate for the student’s projected career. Students may complete up to 14 credit hours of practicum/internship. 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) Upper Division
(38 credits) Elective Courses
(12 credits)
Students must select at least three of the following elective courses.
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