Four Year Model Plan of Study for a Major in Criminal Justice
Fall 2007
First Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Engl 160 Engl 161
3 hours 3 hours
Foreign Language CrJ 101 *
4 hours 3 hours
General Education Requirement Course Foreign Language
3-4 hours 4 hours
General Education Requirement Course General Education Requirement Course
4-5 hours 3 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3-5 hours
Total 14-16 hours Total 16-18 hours
Second Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
CrJ 200 * 3 hours CrJ 210 3 hours
Foreign Language 4 hours General Education Requirement Course 0-3 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3 hours General Education Requirement Course 0-5 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3 hours Foreign Language 4 hours
General Education Requirement Course 3 hours Electives 0-7 hours
Total 16 hours Total 15 hours
Third Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
CrJ 220 3 hours CrJ 240 3 hours
1
CrJ 261 3 hours CrJ 262 3 hours
electives 9 hours electives 9 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours
Fourth Year
Fall Semester Spring Semester
CrJ 345, 350, or 355 3 hours 300- or 400-level Elective in Criminal Justice 3 hours
2
300- or 400-level Elective in Criminal Justice 3 hours CrJ 301 0 hours
Electives 9 hours Electives 12 hours
Total 15 hours Total 15 hours
1. Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning. Math prerequisite must be met.
2. CRJ 301 must be linked with a specific 300- or 400-level elective course or a 3-hour independent study course. Consult major advisor.
Note: Prior to declaring a major in Criminal Justice, students must pass CrJ 101 with a grade of C or better.
Note: Students must earn at least 40 hours at the 200, 300, or 400 level at a 4-year college or university. These hours may include hours in the major.
Note: The General Education Requirement for continuing students or new transfer students for fall 2007 is 3 courses in Humanities, 3 courses in Social Sciences,
13 hours of Natural Sciences, and a Cultural Diversity course. For new freshmen for fall 2007, the General Education Requirement is 9 courses: 2 laboratory
courses from Analyzing the Natural World, 1 course from each of Understanding the Individual and Society, Understanding the Past, Understanding the Creative
Arts , Exploring World Cultures, and Understanding U.S. Society. Two additional courses will be taken from any of these categories.
* These two courses may be used to satisfy two of the nine courses in the new General Education Requirement.
3/20/07 JB/LF/DA