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Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 1 |
| 30-33 |
| 40 |
| 49-46 |
| Total Credits | 120 |
Major Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| JUST 204 | Intro to Justice, Law, and Society | 3 |
| JUST 205 | Perspectives on Justice Studies | 3 |
| JUST 300 | Research Methods in Justice Studies | 3 |
| JUST 310 | Theoretical Issues in Justice Studies | 3 |
| JUST 497 | Senior Seminar and Internship | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Criminal Justice Concentration Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| JUST 101 | Criminology | 3 |
| JUST 102 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| JUST 240 | Statistics for Social Research | 4 |
| or SOCI 240 | Statistics for Social Research |
| 15 |
| Total Credits | 25 |
Concentration Electives
New Student Seminar
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| |
| 1 |
| Pathways to Success | |
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | |
| First Year Seminar | |
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | |
| Pathways to Adult Learning | |
| New Student Seminar | |
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | |
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | |
| Introduction to Nursing | |
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | |
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a listing of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3-6 |
| 12 |
| Total Credits | 30-33 |
Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and must be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | JUST 101 or 102 | 3 |
| JUST 101 or 102 | 3 | SEEDS: Effective Writing II | 3 |
| JUST 204 | 3 | SEEDS Exploration 1 (Recommend Creative Expression) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | SEEDS Exploration 2 (Recommend Historical Thinking) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS: Political and Civic Life | 3 | |
| | 16 | | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| JUST 205 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language II (if needed) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning (Recommend JUST 240) | 4 | Criminal Justice Elective | 3 |
| SEEDS Exploration 3 (Recommend Literary and Artistic Analysis) | 3 | SEEDS Exploration 4 (Recommend Scientific Reasoning: 4 credit course only) | 4 |
| SEEDS: World Language I | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Conc Electives | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| | 16 | | 16 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| JUST 300 or 310 | 3 | JUST 310 or 300 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Concentration Elective | 3 | Criminal Justice Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Free or Minor Elective | 3 | Free or Minor Elective | 3 |
| Free or Minor Elective | 3 | Free Elective or Minor Elective | 3 |
| Free or Minor Elective | 3 | Free Elective or Minor Elective | 3 |
| | 15 | | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|
| JUST 497 (or Free Elective) | 3 | JUST 497 (or Free Elective) | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Concentration Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| | 15 | | 12 |
| Total Credits 120 |
