Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Also offered through the College of Extended Learning
As prerequisite for acceptance into the B.A. in Criminal Justice, students must complete the following as a “Pre-criminal justice major.” Upon successful completion of the requirements, student’s major will be changed automatically from “Pre-criminal justice” to “Criminal Justice” status. Following formal entrance to the criminal justice major, students may proceed with upper-division CJUS courses.
Requirements to enter the B.A. in Criminal Justice
Completion of the following:
| General Education Basic Skills in English (3) | ||
| One (1) of the following: | 3 | |
| Stretch Composition II | ||
or ENG 1060B | Stretch Composition II for Multilingual Students | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
or ENG 1070B | First-Year Composition for Multilingual Students | |
| Writing Rhetorically | ||
| General Education Basic Skills in Oral Communication (3) | ||
| One (1) of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Communicating Orally | ||
| General Education Basic Skills in Mathematics (3) | ||
| One (1) of the following: | 3 | |
| Mathematics and Society | ||
| Stretch Mathematics and Society B | ||
| Introduction to Statistical Thinking | ||
| Stretch Introduction to Statistical Thinking B | ||
| Modeling with Functions | ||
| Stretch Modeling with Functions B | ||
| Accelerated Preparation for Calculus | ||
| Preparation for Calculus B | ||
| Modeling with Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| General Education Basic Skills in Critical Thinking (3) | ||
| One (1) of the following: | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking Through Argumentation | ||
| Thinking Critically | ||
| Critical Thinking Through Applications of Mathematical Logic | ||
| Critical Thinking Through Argument Analysis | ||
| Critical Thinking Through Symbolic Logic | ||
| Critical Thinking in Everyday Life | ||
| Critical Thinking about Social Issues | ||
| Total Units | 12 | |
Students are encouraged to take the above classes prior to taking the Criminal Justice classes below.
| CJUS 1101 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJUS 1102 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJUS 3320 | Theories of Crime and Delinquency | 3 |
The grades earned in CJUS 1101 and CJUS 1102 must not be lower than a "C" (2.0). The grade earned in CJUS 3320 must not be lower than a "C-"(1.7). The GPA in the pre major should not be lower than a 2.3 and overall GPA must not be lower than 2.5.
A student may enroll in a criminal justice class three times. If a student does not successfully complete the course after three enrollments, the student must change majors if the course is a required course. Students may appeal to the department academic standards committee.
Criminal Justice is an impacted major with GPA entry requirement. The Criminal Justice Department will determine entry standards annually based on enrollments.
Requirements (45 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in Criminal Justice
(Program Code: CJUS)
| Lower-division requirements (6) | ||
| (prerequisites for upper-division courses) | ||
| CJUS 1101 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJUS 1102 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| Upper-division requirements (21) | ||
| CJUS 3311 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJUS 3312 | Statistics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJUS 3320 | Theories of Crime and Delinquency | 3 |
| CJUS 3330 | Correctional Theory and Institutions | 3 |
| CJUS 3340 | Police and Police Systems | 3 |
| CJUS 5598 | Integrative Studies in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SSCI 3060 | Expository Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 |
| Electives (18) | ||
| Note: Students transferring from community colleges may substitute a maximum of 9 lower-division units selected from administration of justice courses toward the electives category. | ||
| Eighteen units chosen from: | 18 | |
| Criminal Investigations | ||
| Intelligence & Crime Analysis 1 | ||
| Victimology | ||
| Law and the Courts | ||
| Crime Prevention | ||
| Correctional Administration | ||
| Community Corrections | ||
| Correctional Counseling | ||
| Police Administration | ||
| Community Policing | ||
| Women and Crime | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Gangs | ||
| Forensic Profiling | ||
| Drugs and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Domestic Violence | ||
| Hate Crime, Law, and Policy | ||
| Justice and the Media | ||
| Criminal Procedure | ||
| Wildlife Crime | ||
| Preventing Crime in Transportation Systems | ||
| Intelligence & Crime Analysis 2 | ||
| Terrorism | ||
| Homeland Security | ||
| Transnational Organized Crime | ||
| Crime Pattern Detection | ||
| Crime in Public Spaces | ||
| Social Network Analysis | ||
| Juvenile Justice | ||
| Life Course Criminality | ||
| Peer Advising in Criminal Justice | ||
| Internship in Criminal Justice | ||
CJUS 5901, 5902, 5903 | Topics in Criminal Justice | |
CJUS 5951, 5952, 5953 | Independent Study | |
| Senior Honors Project | ||
| Total Units | 45 | |
Note: With consent of department course substitution committee, six upper-division units in related fields may be substituted for six units of the elective requirement.