Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice - BA

This major requires a minor.

This degree program provides fundamental knowledge and skills that will enable students to pursue diverse career paths in the broad area of criminal justice or to pursue higher education.

Total number of hours required for this degree:

120 hours

Total number of hours required (not including prerequisites) in major:

39 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours required in major:

21 semester hours

Required courses the in major:

CRIJ 1301, CRIJ 2338, CRIJ 2355, CRIJ 2337, CRIJ 4301, CRIJ 4361, CRIJ 5389;

12 additional CRIJ 3000+

6 additional CRIJ any level

Suggested sequence of courses for Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Freshman Year

FALL		SPRING
ENGL 1313	3 hrs	ENGL 1314	3 hrs
BIOL 1400	4 hrs	Natural Science w/lab	4 hrs
CRIJ 1301	3 hrs	MATH 1301 or higher	3 hrs
Fine Arts course	3 hrs	Elective course	3 hrs
RLST course	3 hrs	Elective course	3 hrs
Total	16 hrs	Total	16 hrs

Sophomore Year

FALL		SPRING
CRIJ 2338	3 hrs	CRIJ 2337	3 hrs
CRIJ 2355	3 hrs	Sophomore literature	3 hrs
Foreign language or Multicultural course	3-4 hrs	Foreign language or Multicultural courses	3 hrs
General education course	3 hrs	PHIL 2321	3 hrs
SOCI 1301	3 hrs	Gen ed elective	3 hrs
Total	15-16 hrs	Total	16 hrs

Junior Year

FALL		SPRING
SOCI 3311	3 hrs	SOCI 3316	3 hrs
CRIJ 3000+	3 hrs	CRIJ 2000+	3 hrs
Minor course	3 hrs	CRIJ 3000+	3 hrs
Minor course	3 hrs	Minor course 3000+	3 hrs
Gen ed elective	3 hrs	Elective course	3 hrs
Total	15 hrs	Total	15 hrs

Senior Year

FALL		SPRING
CRIJ 4361	3 hrs	CRIJ 5389	3 hrs
CRIJ 3000+	3 hrs	CRIJ 4301	3 hrs
Minor course 3000+	3 hrs	Minor course 3000+	3 hrs
Minor course 3000+	3 hrs	Elective course	3 hrs
Elective course	3 hrs	Elective course	3 hrs
Total	15 hrs	Total	15 hrs

The following components are required in all degrees:

General education, major, minor (if required), foundation courses (if required), validation of computer literacy, and validation of overall advanced and institutional hours.

Prerequisites to the required courses in the major:

None

Computer literacy requirement fulfilled through:

One of the following:

SOCI 3311	Sociological Statistics
SOCI 3316	Quantitative Sociological Research Methods

Foreign language requirement, if any:

None

Acceptable minor fields:

Any OLLU approved minor

Criminal Justice - Minor

Total number of hours required in the minor:

18 semester hours

Total number of advanced hours in the minor:

6 semester hours

Required courses in the minor:

CRIJ 1301	Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIJ 2337	Crime and Society
CRIJ 5389	Practicum

One of the following:

CRIJ 4361	Criminal Law
CRIJ 4363	Criminal Procedure

Two of the following:

CRIJ 2359	Juvenile Justice
CRIJ 3350	Law and Society
CRIJ 3356	Criminal Investigation
CRIJ 3352	White Collar Crime
CRIJ 3357	Juvenile Delinquency
CRIJ 3390	Special Topics
CRIJ 4350	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRIJ 4362	Probation and Parole
CRIJ 4370	Professional Ethics
CRIJ 5390	Special Topics

Note: the minor requirements coincide with the Criminal Justice certificate requirements, but require an additional three hours of electives in Criminal Justice. Minors who wish to receive the Criminal Justice certificate must register with the Certificate Program Director prior to taking advanced standing courses and complete at least 9 hours of criminal justice coursework in residence at OLLU.

Criminal Justice - Certificate

Required number of hours (not including prerequisites) in certificate:

15 semester hours

Required number of advanced hours in certificate:

9 semester hours

This program provides a fundamental grounding in issues pertaining to crime and justice and the various parts of the criminal justice system. It is designed for people who desire to work in the criminal justice system as well as for people who want to become more knowledgeable about issues relating to it. The program gives students broad knowledge about the nature and extent of crime, types of criminals, causes of crime and the workings of the criminal justice system. Completion of the program provides employers, graduate schools and others with evidence that students have basic, usable and ethical knowledge of the area of criminal justice. Students must register with the Criminal Justice Certification Program Director prior to taking advanced standing Criminal Justice courses for credit toward certification. To receive the certificate, students must complete at least 9 hours of criminal justice coursework in residence at OLLU.

Required courses (not including prerequisites) in certificate:

CRIJ 1301	Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIJ 2337	Crime and Society
CRIJ 5389	Practicum

One of the following:

CRIJ 4361	Criminal Law
CRIJ 4363	Criminal Procedure

Three hours in CRIJ courses.