Criminal Justice Curriculum

(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131	English Composition I	3
ENG 132	English Composition II	3

	Or

ENG 140	English Composition Honors	3
ENG 141	English Composition Honors	3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required

HUM 103	Humanities Through the African American Experience	3
	And
ENG 109	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 131	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 121	Music Appreciation	3
THE 111	Intro to Theatre Arts	3

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

HUM 102	Interdisciplinary Humanities	3
HUM 102		3
CMS 200	Voice and Diction	3
CMS 205	Public 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 210	General Physics I	4
PHY 211	General Physics II	4

(B) Mathematics (3 hours)

MAT 137

Pre-Calculus Algebra

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:

GEO 206

World Geography

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**

ANT 113	Soc Around the World	3
ECO 251	Prin of Economics I	3
ECO 254	Introd to Economics	3
POS 207	American Government	3
PSY 251	General Psychology	3
SOC 110	Intro 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 100

First-Year Experience

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

CSC 210	Intro to Computer Science	3
	Or
SOC 222	Comp. Appl. I in Soc Sci	3

CRJ 251	Intro to Corrections	3
CRJ 248	Intro to Criminal Just	3
ENG 218	Intermediate Composition	3
PHL 364	Introduction to Ethics	3
SOC 110	Intro to Sociology	3
SOC 213	Social Problems	3
CRJ 249	Criminal Law I	3
CRJ 349	Criminal Law II	3
SSC 361	Social Science Statistics	3
CRJ 442	Criminology	3
SSC 450	Social Science Research I	3
SSC 451	Social Science Research II	3

CRJ 453	Prof Internship I	5
	Or
CRJ 459	Professional Intrnshp II	12

ASC 400	Arts and Sciences Coop	3
CRJ 456	Sem 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 255	Comm Offender Supervisio	3
CRJ 355	Correctional Inst Mgt	3
CRJ 446	Perspctivs on Corr & J.J	3

Elective Courses (9 hours)

CRJ 247	Introd. Amer. Court System	3
CRJ 351		3

CRJ 362	Drugs & Drug Abuse	3
	Or
SOC 362		3

CRJ 455	Law of Evidence	3
POS 218	State and Local Govern	3
PSY 353	Abnormal Psychology	3

PSY 371	Social Psychology	3
	Or
SOC 371	Social Psychology	3

SOC 350	Deviant Behavior	3
SWK 322	Humn Bhvr & Soc Envir I	3
SWK 352		3

Required Courses (12 hours)

CRJ 253	Intro to Juvenile Justice	3
CRJ 434	Trends in Juvenile Just	3
CRJ 446	Perspctivs on Corr & J.J	3
CRJ 251	Intro to Corrections	3
CRJ 255	Comm Offender Supervisio	3
CRJ 351		3
CRJ 354	Juvenile Institutions	3
CRJ 355	Correctional Inst Mgt	3

CRJ 362	Drugs & Drug Abuse	3
	Or
SOC 362		3

SOC 213	Social Problems	3
SOC 427	Marriage and the Family	3
SWK 354	Child Welfare	3
PSY 331		3
POS 218	State and Local Govern	3
POS 407	Amer Constitutional Law I	3
CRJ 247	Introd. Amer. Court System	3

Required Courses (9 hours)

CRJ 201	Intro to Law Enforcement	3
CRJ 353	Police Administration	3
CRJ 454	Criminal Investigations	3
CRJ 202	Private Security	3
CRJ 247	Introd. Amer. Court System	3
CRJ 252	Police Com Relations	3
CRJ 358	Criminalistics	3
CRJ 359		3
CRJ 360		3
CRJ 362	Drugs & Drug Abuse	3
CRJ 455	Law of Evidence	3
SOC 350	Deviant Behavior	3
SOC 430		3
PSY 353	Abnormal Psychology	3
POS 218	State and Local Govern	3
POS 407	Amer Constitutional Law I	3

Minor Courses (18 hours)

Criminology

Required Courses (12 hours)

SOC 313		3
SOC 350	Deviant Behavior	3
CRJ 455	Law of Evidence	3
CRJ 454	Criminal Investigations	3

Elective Courses (6 hours)

SOC 371	Social Psychology	3
SOC 434		3
SOC 462		3
SOC 445	Population & Society	3
CRJ 358	Criminalistics	3
SOC 403		3
SOC 427	Marriage and the Family	3
SOC 428	Violence in the Family	3