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Criminal Justice Curriculum

(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131English Composition I

3
ENG 132English Composition II

3
 
Or
 
ENG 140English Composition Honors

3
ENG 141English Composition Honors

3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required
HUM 103Humanities Through the African American Experience

3
And
ENG 109Introduction to Literature**

3
 
ENG 110 Introduction to Literature**

3

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 109 and ENG 110: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:
ART 131Art Appreciation

3
MUS 121Music Appreciation

3
THE 111Intro to Theatre Arts

3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 102Interdisciplinary Humanities

3
HUM 102

3
CMS 200Voice and Diction

3
CMS 205Public Speaking

3
PHL 210

3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
PHY 210General Physics I

4
PHY 211General Physics II

4
(B) Mathematics (3 hours)
MAT 137Pre-Calculus Algebra

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:
GEO 206World Geography

3

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**
ANT 113Soc Around the World

3
ECO 251Prin of Economics I

3
ECO 254Introd to Economics

3
POS 207American Government

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

*Criminal Justice majors must take PSY 251 General Psychology.

*Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

ORI 100First-Year Experience

1

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (21 hours)

CSC 210Intro to Computer Science

3
Or
SOC 222Comp. Appl. I in Soc Sci

3
 
CRJ 251Intro to Corrections

3
CRJ 248Intro to Criminal Just

3
ENG 218Intermediate Composition

3
PHL 364Introduction to Ethics

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3
SOC 213Social Problems

3
CRJ 249Criminal Law I

3
CRJ 349Criminal Law II

3
SSC 361Social Science Statistics

3
CRJ 442Criminology

3
SSC 450Social Science Research I

3
SSC 451Social Science Research II

3
 
CRJ 453Prof Internship I

5
Or
CRJ 459Professional Intrnshp II

12
 
ASC 400Arts and Sciences Coop

3
CRJ 456Sem Contemp Crm Justice

3

CRJ 459: 12 hours for those students whose GPA is 2.5 or above

Major Concentration (18 hours)

(Select one of three concentrations listed below).

Corrections

Required Courses (9 hours)
CRJ 255Comm Offender Supervisio

3
CRJ 355Correctional Inst Mgt

3
CRJ 446Perspctivs on Corr & J.J

3
Elective Courses (9 hours)
CRJ 247Introd. Amer. Court System

3
CRJ 351

3
 
CRJ 362Drugs & Drug Abuse

3
Or
SOC 362

3
 
CRJ 455Law of Evidence

3
POS 218State and Local Govern

3
PSY 353Abnormal Psychology

3
 
PSY 371Social Psychology

3
Or
SOC 371Social Psychology

3
 
SOC 350Deviant Behavior

3
SWK 322Humn Bhvr & Soc Envir I

3
SWK 352

3
Required Courses (12 hours)
CRJ 253Intro to Juvenile Justice

3
CRJ 434Trends in Juvenile Just

3
CRJ 446Perspctivs on Corr & J.J

3
CRJ 251Intro to Corrections

3
CRJ 255Comm Offender Supervisio

3
CRJ 351

3
CRJ 354Juvenile Institutions

3
CRJ 355Correctional Inst Mgt

3
 
CRJ 362Drugs & Drug Abuse

3
Or
SOC 362

3
 
SOC 213Social Problems

3
SOC 427Marriage and the Family

3
SWK 354Child Welfare

3
PSY 331

3
POS 218State and Local Govern

3
POS 407Amer Constitutional Law I

3
CRJ 247Introd. Amer. Court System

3
Required Courses (9 hours)
CRJ 201Intro to Law Enforcement

3
CRJ 353Police Administration

3
CRJ 454Criminal Investigations

3
CRJ 202Private Security

3
CRJ 247Introd. Amer. Court System

3
CRJ 252Police Com Relations

3
CRJ 358Criminalistics

3
CRJ 359

3
CRJ 360

3
CRJ 362Drugs & Drug Abuse

3
CRJ 455Law of Evidence

3
SOC 350Deviant Behavior

3
SOC 430

3
PSY 353Abnormal Psychology

3
POS 218State and Local Govern

3
POS 407Amer Constitutional Law I

3
Minor Courses (18 hours)

Criminology

Required Courses (12 hours)
SOC 313

3
SOC 350Deviant Behavior

3
CRJ 455Law of Evidence

3
CRJ 454Criminal Investigations

3
Elective Courses (6 hours)
SOC 371Social Psychology

3
SOC 434

3
SOC 462

3
SOC 445Population & Society

3
CRJ 358Criminalistics

3
SOC 403

3
SOC 427Marriage and the Family

3
SOC 428Violence in the Family

3