Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts
College: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Society, Justice, and Politics
Student Type: Online Accelerated Undergraduate
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Campus: Both Lisle Campus and Mesa Campus
Traditional students may not declare this program after Summer 2020.
Requirements - Major
The Criminal Justice major must complete the following courses;
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOCL 1100 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| PLSC 1102 | American Government | 3 |
| PLSC 2105 | Law and Politics | 3 |
| PLSC 2201 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| CJUS 2250 | Basic and Applied Statistics | 3 |
| CJUS 2260 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJUS 4321 | Crime and Delinquency | 3 |
| CJUS 4351 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 |
| CJUS 3356 | Clinical Practicum Lab | 4 |
| CJUS 4390 | Internship | 3-6 |
| or CJUS 4395 | Senior Thesis | |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Racial and Ethnic Groups | ||
| Juvenile Justice | ||
| Race and Crime | ||
| Police Systems | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Ethics in Policing | ||
| Criminal Procedure | ||
| Critical Criminology | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Correctional System | ||
| Gender, Crime & Justice | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Investigation | ||
| Probation and Parole | ||
| Organized Crime | ||
| Inequalities and the War on Drugs | ||
| Current Issues in Criminal Justice | ||
| Violence in America | ||
| Topics in Criminal Justice | ||
| Internship 1 | ||
| Senior Thesis 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 46-49 | |
- 1
If CJUS 4395 Senior Thesis is taken for required course.
- 2
If CJUS 4390 Internship is taken for required course.
Each major course must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. In addition, the Criminal Justice major must take an ethics course (either CJUS 2243 Ethics in Policing or PHIL 2245 General Ethics). Students in the Adult Accelerated fully online program meet requirements through the cohort program or scheduling.
Internships require a minimum GPA of 3.000.
Note: Students who plan to major in two or more of the following programs: psychology, sociology, and/or criminology, must complete a capstone course for each major. Students have the following options:
- Complete 4395 twice, once for each program (ex: PSYC 4395 Senior Thesis and SOCL 4395 Senior Thesis).
- Complete 4395 for one program and an internship (PSYC 4397 Psychology Internship, SOCL 4397 Sociology Internship, or CRIM 4390 Internship) in the other program.
- Complete 4395 in one program and a research practicum in the other program (PSYC 3352 Research Practicum, SOCL 3352 Research Practicum, or CRIM 3352 Research Practicum).
Students may substitute criminology (CRIM) courses for criminal justice (CJUS) electives for degree requirements at the approval of the department. Coursework cross listed between criminal justice (CJUS) and criminology (CRIM) may also be used for degree requirements at the approval of the department but may not count twice for any degree requirement of the major or minor in criminal justice (CJUS) and criminology (CRIM). A student cannot major or minor in both criminal justice (CJUS) and criminology (CRIM).
Students in the Criminal Justice program will achieve the following student learning outcomes (SLO):
Student Learning Outcome 1: Demonstrate informational competence by formulating a research topic, conducting a literature search, selecting valid and appropriate sources, and accurately summarizing selected literature.
• University SLO: Information Fluency
Student Learning Outcome 2: Demonstrate familiarity with criminal justice ideas by employing different criminological perspectives to explain the relationship of the individual to society and agencies of social control.
• University SLO: Breadth of Knowledge and Integrative Learning
Student Learning Outcome 3: Recognize the proper application of descriptive and basic inferential statistical techniques and use computers to conduct and interpret data analyses
• University SLO: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Student Learning Outcome 4: Recognize the inter-dependency of the criminal justice components and how they are situated in in broader social, legal and political environments impacting operations and various constituencies (e.g., victims, offenders, professionals, etc.)
• University SLO: Breadth of Knowledge and Integrative Learning
Student Learning Outcome 5: Be able to identify and evaluate alternative modes of justice, including the goals such modes seek to fulfill beyond common purposes of criminal sanctions.
• University SLO: Social Responsibility
Student Learning Outcome 6: Employ interpersonal skills and communication skills (e.g., listening) while engaging in real-life professional settings or classroom simulations.
• University SLO: Communication