Criminal Justice Major, B.A.
Student Name: ______Catalog Used: ______
Foreign Language: Equivalency Test ______Completed at UM-Flint? ______
Interdisciplinary Prerequisites (12 credits)
____CRJ 185, Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (S)
____SOC 100, Introduction to Sociology (S)
____POL 120, American National Government & Politics (S)
____ SOC/AFA 270, Race & Ethnic Relations (US)
Required Social-Scientific Inquiry & Core Courses (21 credits)
____SOC 210, Introduction to Social Research (S)
____SOC 215, General Statistics(FQ) or
(Prerequisite: MTH 090 or higher with C or better; or 80% or better on Basic Skills Test)
PSY 322, Basic Statistics & Probability(FQ)
(Prerequisite: MTH 111 with a C or better)
____SOC 384, Criminology
(Prerequisite: SOC 100)
____CRJ 388, Corrections: A Critical Perspective
(Prerequisites: CRJ 185 and SOC/AFA 270,or consent)
____CRJ/PUB 432, Policing Contemporary Society
(Prerequisites: CRJ 185 and junior standing, or consent)
____CRJ/SOC 485, Law & Society
(Prerequisite: at least junior standing or consent)
____CRJ 450, Senior Seminar(CAP)
(Prerequisites: SOC 210, SOC 215, SOC 384, CRJ 432, senior standing, or consent)
4 Additional Courses (12 credits)
Criminal Justice Major, B.A.
____ANT/SOC 344, Cities and Society
(Prerequisite: ANT/INT 100 or SOC 100 or URP 111 or consent)
____CRJ/WGS 300, Gender, Crime and Justice
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185 or WGS 100)
____CRJ 350, Crime and Media
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185 or SOC 100 or COM 200 or COM 241)
____CRJ 380, Criminal Law
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 381, Youth Gangs in American Society
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 384, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 385, Crimes of the Powerful
(Prerequisites: CRJ 185, at least junior standing or consent)
____CRJ 386, Punishment and Social Control
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 398, Special Topics in CRJ
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 399, Criminal Justice Internship
(Prerequisites: CRJ 185; at least junior standing; overall GPA 2.5 or higher; CRJ, PUB, SOC, or POL major; consent)
____CRJ 430, Processing Offenders
(Prerequisite: CRJ 185)
____CRJ 433, Social Inequality and Crime
(Prerequisites: CRJ 185, at least junior standing)
____POL 380, The American System of Law
(Prerequisite: POL 120 or consent)
____SAT 202, Problems of Substance Abuse (S)
____SOC 380, Sociology of Deviance
(Prerequisite: SOC 100)
____SOC 382, Juvenile Delinquency
(Prerequisite: SOC 100)
Criminal Justice Major, B.A.
APPLY FOR GRADUTAION AT 85 – 90 CREDIT HOURS.
Must complete all requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Artsdegree, includingGeneral Education requirementsand additional BA distribution requirements.
Minimum credits for degree: 120
Minimum GPA: 2.0
General Education Requirements for B.A.
GE Category
/Minimum Credits
/Course
First Year Experience (FYE) / 3 / UNV 100English Composition* / 3
Humanities (H) / 6 / (1)
(2)
Social Sciences (S) / 6 / (1) SOC 100
(2) CRJ 185
Global Studies (GS) / 3 / Suggested: ANT 100, ANT 240, ANT 250, ANT 284
Fine Arts (F) / 3
Health and Well Being (HW) / 3
Finance and Quantitative Literacy (FQ) / 3 / SOC 215 or PSY 322
Foreign Language (FL) / 4
Natural Science** (N/NL) / 8 / (1)Suggested: ANT 105
(2)
Technology (T) / 3
U.S. Diversity (US) / 3 / SOC 270
Capstone (CAP) / 3 / CRJ 450
*Completion of ENG 112, EHS 120, or HON 156or equivalent
**Must include at least one (1) credit hour of laboratory experience (N/NL)
Foreign language requirement:
ARB 112,CHN 112, FRN 112, GER 112, LAT 105, JPN 112, RUS 112, SPN 112or successful transfer of the second semester of a foreign language; orASL 112andASL 113(students who transfer ASL 112must also take ASL 113).
Updated March302017