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/PSY 3033 The Criminal Mind 3 Elective3 6 Professional Studies Professional Core4 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, PS 4643 Occupational Globalization and Diversity, PS 4743 Organizational Change . Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 Workplace Supervision and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.