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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminal Justice, B.S.


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CIP Code: 43.0103

(SLO) Graduates should be able to demonstrate:

  1. Practical forensic evidentiary processing skills.
  2. Investigatory, interview and reporting skills.
  3. An understanding of federal, state, and local laws, both civil and criminal, and the judicial proceedings by which these laws are applied to our society.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)


General Education Core


Note: The Core should include

Note:


*No grade below a “C-” in Criminal Justice classes can count toward the degree.

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)


General Electives (28)


*At least 42 total hours of course work must be upper-level (300- or 400-level)

Total Credit Hours: 120


Recommended Four-Year Plan for Criminal Justice


It is the student’s responsibility to contact the program coordinator for current requirements and transfer information.

Freshman Year


Fall Semester (16)


Spring Semester (16)


Sophomore Year


Fall Semester (14)


Spring Semester (16)


Junior Year


Fall Semester (16)


Spring Semester (16)


Senior Year


Fall Semester (12)


  • Required Related Elective Credits: 3
  • Required Related Elective Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3
  • General Elective Credits: 3

Spring Semester (14)


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