Bachelor of Science with a comprehensive major in Criminal Justice (Offered On-Campus and Online)
The declared minor or concentration area requirement can be met through the completion of an 12 - 18-hour minor from another discipline, a second major from another area, or a collection of 18 hours from another area which supports the student‘s interest. All concentration areas must be approved by the chair of the Department of Criminal Justice/Sociology or the Criminal Justice Program Director.
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
CJ 130 Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | None |
CJ 227 Corrections in the United States | 3 | CJ 130 or concurrent |
CJ 242 Criminology | 3 | None |
CJ 250 Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 | CJ 130 |
CJ 266 Constitution & Criminal Procedure | 3 | None |
CJ 270 Policing in the United States | 3 | CJ 130 or concurrent |
CJ 295 Research Methods for CJ | 3 | CJ 130, CJ 242 or concurrent |
Choose one: | 3 | |
CJ 395 Advanced Research in CJ* | (3) | CJ 242 & CJ 295 |
CJ 403 Field Experience* | (3) | CJ 130 & Instructor Approval |
Choose 24 Criminal Justice elective hours from the list below (at least 9 hours must be 300 level or above): | 24 |
|
CJ 200 Crim. Investigation I | (3) | CJ 130 |
CJ 235 Courts and Justice | (3) | CJ 130 |
CJ 244 Juvenile Delinquency | (3) | CJ 130 or SOC 111 |
CJ 275 Gangs and Cults | (3) | CJ 130 or SOC 111 |
CJ 307 Victimology | (3) | CJ 130 or SOC 111 |
CJ 331 Topics in Criminal Justice | (3) | CJ 130 |
CJ/HSEC 332 Terrorism | (3) | CJ 130 |
CJ 344 Youth in the Justice System | (3) | CJ 244 |
CJ 362 Criminal Law | (3) | CJ 266 |
CJ 365 Correctional Admin | (3) | CJ 227 |
CJ 390 Data Analysis & Reporting | (3) | CJ 295 |
CJ 395 Advanced Research in CJ | (3) | CJ 295 |
CJ 403 Field Experience*** | (3) | CJ 130 & Instructor Approval |
CJ 415 Advanced Criminology & Profiling | (3) | CJ/SOC 242 |
CJ 425 Legal Use of Evidence | (3) | CJ 266 |
CJ/HSEC 432 Emergency Management | (3) | CJ 130 |
CJ 440 Criminal Justice Policy | (3) | CJ 130, CJ 242 |
CJ 465 Restorative Justice | (3) | CJ130, CJ227 |
CJ 499 Directed Research in CJ*** | (3-6) | CJ 295 & Instructor Approval |
Declared Minor or Concentration Area:** | 12-18 | CJ Chair or CJ Online Director approval |
Total Hours | 60-66 hrs. | |
Institutional Core Requirements: | ||
Communication Course | 3 | |
Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) | 3 | |
Math/Logic course | 3 | |
Religion course | 3 | |
Historical Reasoning course | 3 | |
Composition | 6 | |
Natural Science | 6 | |
Humanities | 6 | |
Social Sciences | 6 | |
Aesthetics | 6 | |
Total Core Hours | 45 hrs. |
* Credit hours used to satisfy the CJ core requirements of the major cannot be used in fulfillment of the 24 required Criminal Justice elective hours.
** The concentration requirement can be met through the completion of a 12–18 hour minor from another discipline, a second major in another area, or a collection of 18 hours from no more than two other departments that support the student’s interests. All concentrations must be approved by the chair or online director of the Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology.
***Students may take up to a combined total of 12 hours in CJ 403/499. 3 hours of CJ 403 can count towards the core requirements of the major with an additional 3 hours of CJ 403 counting towards the Criminal Justice elective hours. Alternatively, 6 hours of CJ 499 can count towards the Criminal Justice elective hours. An additional 6 hours of CJ 403/499 (up to a total of 12 hours) may be used to fulfill general elective requirements.
*****To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.
Note: Courses chosen to fulfill elective courses in the Sociology minor do not count toward electives in the Criminal Justice major.
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