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Department of Criminal Justice

Sample Program

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

SOCI 101 — Introduction to Sociology (3) ENGL 101 — Expository Writing (3) FRSE 101 — Freshman Seminar (3) ____ ___ — Math Gen Ed (3) ____ ___ — Arts & Humanities Gen Ed (3)

Second Semester (16 Semester Hrs)

CRJU 201 — Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) ____ ___ — Technology Gen Ed (3) ENGL 102 — Expository Writing (3) ____ ___ — Natural Science Gen Ed 4 ____ ___ — Gen Ed Free Elective (3)

SOPHOMORE YEAR

First Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

____ ___ — Natural Science Gen Ed (3) HEED 102 — Contemporary Health or IDIS 210 — Contemporary Health Issues of Women (3) HIST 114 — African-American History to 1865 or HIST 115 African-American History since 1865 (3) CRJU 202 — American Judicial Systems (3) Gen Ed Free Elective or Foreign Language (3)

Second Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

CRJU 203 — American Corrections (3) ____ ___ — Gen Ed Free Elective (3) CRJU 327 — Theories (3) Foreign Language or General Ed Elective (3) SOCI 412 — Methods of Sociological Research (3)

JUNIOR YEAR

First Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

CRJU 316 — Advanced Criminal Procedures (3) SOCI 309 — Elementary Statistics (3) CRJU 403 — Criminalistics I (3) CRJU 328 — Race, Gender and Class and Criminal Justice (3) ____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3)

Second Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3) ____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3) ____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3) ____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3)

SENIOR YEAR

First Semester (15 Semester Hrs)

____ ___ — Criminal Justice Electives (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3) SOCI 413 — Data Analysis in Sociology (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3)

Second Semester (14 Semester Hrs)

CRJU 418 — Seminar in Criminal Justice (3) SOCI/CRJU 400 — Practicum in Criminal Justice (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (3) ____ ___ — General Elective (2)