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Criminal Justice B.A.

Information about the Department of Government and Sociology can be found on the department page.

Degree Requirements

Core Areas A-E

Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog.
Total Credit Hours:42
Note: Majors should plan to take ENGL 2110 World Literature OR IDST 2305 Topics in the Humanities and Fine Arts to fulfill the Core Area C Humanities requirement, as these courses fulfill the prerequisite for 4000-level Literature courses.

 

Area F

Satisfactorily complete the following courses:
CRJU 1100Intro to Criminal Justice

3
CSCI 1000Intro to Computer Sci & Appl

3
MATH 1401Elementary Statistics

3
Foreign Language 2002

3
CRJU
any 1000-2000 level
Total Credit Hours:18
NOTES:
  • A course taken to satisfy an Area F requirement may not also be counted to satisfy a Major Requirement.
  • Any transfer student who has not completed the courses in Area F, or their equivalents, must take these courses at GCSU.
  • MATH 1401: If not used to satisfy core requirements
  • Foreign language requirement options include FREN 2002, GRMN 2002, ITAL 2002, SPAN 2002.

 

Major Requirements

CRJU 3000Rsch & Analytic Mthds Crim Jus

3
CRJU 3424Criminology

3
CRJU 4005Stat Analysis for Crim Justice

3
CRJU 4101Police Systems & Practices

3
CRJU 4103Correctional Systems & Practic

3
CRJU 4307Criminal Law & Procedure

3
Additional CRJU courses at the 3000-4000 level

6
Additional ANTH, ECON, POLS, PSYC, PUAD or SOCI courses at the 300-4000 level

6
Total Credit Hours:27
Elective options exclude: POLS 3315, POLS 4307, POLS 4530, SOCI 3325, SOCI 3424, SOCI 3615, SOCI 4424, and SOCI 4325.

 

Foreign Language Requirement

Demonstrate competence in one foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). Additional courses required to complete this requirements will count toward general elective hours.
Total Credit Hours:0-12

 

Electives

Total Credit Hours:15-27

 

Senior Capstone

Satisfactorily complete one (1) of the following courses:
CRJU 4920Sr Sem Admin of Crim Justice

3
CRJU 4999Student Research

0 - 6
Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 120

Other Requirements

  •  A grade of C or better must be earned in each course that counts toward major requirements and in the senior capstone.

  • A minimum of 39 semester hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.

  • The first-year academic seminar must be completed with a satisfactory grade. Students who transfer to GC are exempt from this requirement.