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Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

BS in Criminal Justice (2023 - 2024)

1st year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
ENGL 101 College English I 3 ENGL 102 College English II 3
COMM 111 Public Speaking 3 MATH 111 College Algebra 3
CJ 191 Intro to Criminal Justice 3 CJ 315 Criminal Law 3
Gen Ed S&B Science 1 2 3 Gen Ed Fine Arts 3
Open elective 3 Open elective 4 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 1st year: 30

2nd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
CJ 320 Criminal Procedure 3 CJ 360 Multiculturalism in CJ 3
Criminal Justice elective 3 CJ 391 Corrections 3
ENGL 210 Bus, Prof & Tech Writing 3 SPAN 212 Spanish for Law Enforce 3 5
Gen Ed Humanities 1 3 Gen Ed Natural Science with lab 4
Gen Ed S&B Science 1 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 2nd year: 30

3rd year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
CJ 392 Law Enforcement 3 CJ 394 Courts and Judicial System 3
Criminal Justice elective 3 CJ 407 Intro to Research Methods 3
Gen Ed Humanities 1 3 Gen Ed Natural Science (300+) 3
Gen Ed Natural Science 3 CJ elective 3
Open elective 4 3 Open elective 4 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 3rd year: 30

4th year
Fall Semester Fall Hours Spring Semester Spring Hours
CJ 593 Crime Causation & CJ Policy 3 CJ 598 Contemporary Issues in CJ 3
LAS elective (300+) 3 Gen Ed S&B Science (300+) 3
LAS elective 3 LAS elective 3
Gen Ed Hum (300+) 3 LAS elective 3
LAS elective 3 Open elective 3
Fall Total Hours 15 Spring Total Hours 15

Total hours for 4th year: 30

Hours needed to complete the degree: 120

  1. Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires all students to complete Literature and either U.S. History or U.S. Politics
  2. One course must be a First-Year Seminar, if required.
  3. For other foreign language options, please speak with your Liberal Arts and Sciences academic advisor
  4. CJ Majors can take up to an additional 11 hours of Criminal Justice electives in addition to the 9 hours of required CJ Electives. (Contact the CJ Department for information regarding coops or internships as elective hours.)

Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key

  • 010 English
  • 020 Communications
  • 030 Math/Statistics
  • 040 Natural and Physical Science
  • 050 Social and Behavioral Science
  • 060 Arts and Humanities
  • 070 Institutionally Designated