2016-2017 Department of Professional Studies

Criminal Justice Concentration

Curriculum

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program. 

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Science with Lab1	4	Science with Lab1,2	4
  Social Sciences1	3	Social Sciences1	3
  Technical Course2	3	Mathematics1	3
  CJ 2003 Introduction to Criminal Justice	3	CJ 2043 Crime and Delinquency	3
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  Fall		Spring
  Communication1	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	Fine Arts & Humanities1	3
  Technical Course2	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
  Elective3	6	CJ/SOC 3083 Social Deviance	3
  		Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
  CJ/POLS 3023 Judicial Process	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
  CJ/SOC 3033 The Criminal Mind	3	Elective3	6
  Professional Studies Professional Core Electives4	6
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
  CJ/SOC 3103 The Juvenile Justice System	3	Technical Courses2	9
  Technical Courses2	6	Elective3	3
  Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Technical courses taken as part of an associate degree or from a community college may be transferred into the BPS degree.
³At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
⁴Six hours from the following^: PS 4143  Nonprofit Governance, PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.