Criminal Justice

Faculty

Joseph F. Cimini, J.D., Chair
Thomas E. Baker, M.S.
Harry R. Dammer, Ph.D.
David O. Friedrichs, M.A.
John B. Pryle, M.A.
Loreen Wolfer, Ph.D.
Midori Yamanouchi-Rynn, Ph.D.

Overview

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Criminal Justice has the following objectives:

1. To prepare students for careers in law enforcement at the local, state or federal levels.

2. To prepare students for careers in the field of correction and rehabilitation: parole, prisons, juvenile delinquency, etc.

3. To provide students with academic preparation for advanced study in law, criminology, public administration and related fields.

The Criminal Justice major is administered by the Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice, which also administers the Sociology and Gerontology degree programs. An advisory board of community leaders working in the field of criminal justice has been established to work with University students, faculty and administrators.

Minor in Criminal Justice

The minor in Criminal Justice requires 18 credits. There are three required courses:
SOC 110: Introduction to Sociology
CJ 110: Introduction to Criminal Justice and
S/CJ 213: Criminology.

The following elective courses are strongly recommended by the department in the Criminal Justice sequence:
S/CJ 212: Criminological Research
S/CJ 214: Juvenile Delinquency
S/CJ 210: Law and Society, and
CJ 312: Criminal Law.

Criminal Justice Curriculum
Dept. and No.				Descriptive Title of Course	Credits
				FIRST YEAR	FALL	SPRING
MAJOR		CJ 110 - S/CJ 213		Intro. to Crim. Just. - Criminology	3	3
COGNATE		SOC 110		Intro to Sociology	3
GE C/IL		C/IL 102		Computing and Information Literacy		3
GE WRTG - SPCH		WRTG 107 - COMM 100		Compositon - Public Speaking	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 120 - T/RS 121		Introduction to Philosophy - Theology I	3	3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Elective	3	3
GE FSEM		INTD 100		Freshman Seminar	1
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education		1
					16	16
				SECOND YEAR
MAJOR		S/CJ 210		Law and Society	3
MAJOR		S/CJ 218 - S/CJ 220		Amer. Court System - Penology	3	3
COGNATE		S/CJ 212		Criminological Research	3
GE QUAN		S/CJ 215		Statistics for the Social Sciences		3
GE S/BH		PSYC 110		Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE HUMN		HUMN ELECT		Humanities Electives	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL 210 - T/RS 122		Ethics - Theology II	3	3
GE PHED		PHED ELECT		Physical Education	1	1
					16	16
				THIRD YEAR
MAJOR		CJ ELECT		Criminal Justice Electives	3	3
COGNATE		SOC 224		American Minority Groups	3
COGNATE		SOC SCI ELECT 1		Social Science Electives	3	6
GE S/BH		PS 131		American National Government II		3
GE NSCI		NSCI ELECT		Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE ELECT		ELECT 2		Free Electives	6	3
					18	18
				FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR		CJ ELECT		Criminal Justice Electives	3	6
MAJOR		CJ 480-481 or ELECT		Internships or Electives	3	3
COGNATE		COGNATE ELECT 1		Social Science Electives	3	6
GE PHIL-T/RS		PHIL-T/RS ELECT		Philosophy or Theology Elective	3
GE ELECT		ELECT 2		Free Elective	3
					15	15
					Total: 130 Credits
1 The department recommends PS 135: State and Local Government, PSYC 225: Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 224: Personality, SOC 116: Community Organization, SOC 118: Child Welfare, SOC 231: Urban Sociology, SOC 228: Social Psychology. 2 In the elective area, if the student is considering general business as a minor, the department strongly recommends ACC 253: Financial Accounting, ACC 254: Managerial Accounting and MGT 351: Principles of Management I.