2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminal Justice, B.A.

 

General Education 41-42

Foundation Core Requirements 13

 
GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2021RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000 or GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) or GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030 requires a grade of C or higher.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

PHIL 1100INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select one "GE Approved" course from below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Science and Mathematics 10-11

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select two "GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3,4

Chemistry or Physics

3,4

Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences

3/4

Interdisciplinary

3

Additional Required Courses

Additional Required Course 3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES IN CONTEMPORARY HEALTH

3

Academic Major 45

All major courses require a grade of C or better.

Major Required Courses 27

CJ 2600CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA

3

CJ 2610CRIMINOLOGY

3

CJ 3500DIVERSITY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

3

CJ 3610CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS

3

CJ 3460AMERICAN COURT SYSTEMS

3

CJ 3630POLICE IN AMERICA

3

CJ 3650JUVENILE JUSTICE

3

CJ 3675RESEARCH METHODS IN CJ

3

CJ 3685SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW

3

Major Capstone Course 3


CJ 4600SENIOR SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

3

CJ 4600 Senior Seminar Writing Emphasis Course (WE). Course required by major and requires a grade of C or better.

Major Elective Courses 6

Select two Criminal Justice elective courses with advisement.

Criminal Justice Major Elective Course

3

Criminal Justice Major Elective Course

3

Select ONE of the Concentration Options Below:

General Criminal Justice Concentration 9

Students must take one course from each of the concentration courses listed below (Corrections, Law, and Policing Concentrations)

Corrections Course

3

Law Course

3

Policing Course 3

3

OR

Corrections Concentration 9

CJ 3620PROBATION & PAROLE

3

CJ 4650ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION

3

CJ 4660THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA

3

OR

Law Concentration 9

CJ 3690ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR

3

CJ 3700PROOF AND VERIFICATION

3

CJ 4700JUSTICE & POLICE POWER

3

OR

Policing Concentration 9

CJ 3600POLICE ORG AND ADMINISTRATION

3

CJ 4700JUSTICE & POLICE POWER

3

CJ 3605SUPERVISION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

3

OR

Cyber Security 9


CJ 2630FOUNDATIONS IN CYBER CRIME

3


and Select two courses from below:
CJ 3710CYBER POLICY

3

CJ 3720DIGITAL CRIME AND DIGITAL TERRORISM

3

CJ 3750CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT

3

OR

Investigation 9

CJ 3800CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

3

CJ 3680CRIME ANALYSIS

3

CJ 3850INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION

3

Free Electives 30-31

(50% of free electives must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)

No Criminal Justice Courses except for Optional Research and Internship courses.

Any Minor Highly Recommended with advisement.

CJ 1996 Optional Research Course (1-2 credits) May be taken twice for credit.

CJ 3171, CJ 3172, CJ 3173 Optional Internship (1-3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 120