Criminal Justice B.A.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Contact: Philip L. Reichel, Ph.D., Chair

Location: Candelaria 2285

Telephone: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Website: www.unco.edu/criminaljustice

Advising Information:

Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.

Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.

The program consists of three parts:

1. Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
2. Required Major Credits
3. University-Wide Credits

Program Description:

The field of Criminal Justice is interdisciplinary in nature and draws theories and research methodology from disciplines such as sociology, psychology, political science, and public administration. With continuous interaction from faculty advisors, students choose courses from a variety of disciplines depending on interests and career plans. With the support and cooperation of law enforcement, community corrections, victim assistance, and other agencies, the school offers internship opportunities to qualified students seeking practical experiences to assist them in career decisions.

The faculty will educate students to be critical thinkers who can communicate their thoughts effectively in oral and written form. An important ingredient of the criminal justice program is teaching students to use ethical behavior in applying their knowledge as problems and situations change. Graduates will have a comprehensive knowledge of the criminal justice field.

All students meeting UNC admission requirements are eligible for admission to the Criminal Justice degree program. Currently enrolled UNC students changing their major from undeclared or from another major qualify for admission provided they are not on academic probation.

NOTE: Seniors, with permission from instructors, may register for 500-level courses.

Program Admission Requirements:

Academic Good Standing

Program Requirements:

• The Criminal Justice degree requires a grade of “C” or better (C- is not acceptable) for all courses (regardless of prefix) counting toward the major.
• No more than three semester credits of internship (including field experience, practicum, etc.) from a prefix other than CRJ may be used toward the major.

Degree Requirements — 120 Credits

Degree Requirements

1. Required Specified LAC — 3 credits

LAC area 2 — Mathematics

STAT 150

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

3

Remaining LAC — 37 credits

See “Liberal Arts Core”.

2. Required Major — 40 credits

Take all of the following courses:

CRJ 110	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 220	Policing Systems	3
CRJ 230	Judicial Process	3
CRJ 240	Correctional Systems	3
CRJ 350	Victim Studies	3
CRJ 360	Theories of Crime	3
CRJ 380	Justice Research and Statistics I	3
CRJ 382	Justice Research and Statistics II	3
CRJ 410	Comparative Justice Systems	3
CRJ 470	Justice Professionalism and Ethics	3
LIB 160	Criminal Justice Library Research	1

Choose nine credits from the following courses: (Other electives acceptable upon advisor’s approval.)

ANT 330	Forensic Anthropology	3
BACS 371	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3
CRJ 362	Criminal Profiling	3
CRJ 395	Topics in Criminal Justice	1 - 3
CRJ 402	Forensic Pathology for Law Enforcement Investigators	3
CRJ 403	Techniques of Crime Scene Investigation	3
CRJ 404	Forensic Photography	3
CRJ 405	Blood Stain Pattern Analysis	3
CRJ 408	Workshop	1 - 3
CRJ 422	Directed Studies	1 - 3
CRJ 492	Internship	3 - 6
COMM 330	Small Group Communication	3
COMM 341	Courtroom Communication	3
GEOG 302	Cartography	3
GEOG 307	Geographic Information Science	3
HUSR 300	Human Services Helping Skills	3
HUSR 380	Rehabilitation Principles and Case Management	3
HUSR 385	Working with Families in Rehabilitation	3
HUSR 397	Rehabilitation of the Substance Abuser	3
HUSR 470	Client Assessment	3
HUSR 475	Psychiatric Rehabilitation	3
HUSR 490	Career Planning & Placement	3
ID 420	Legal Research and Writing	3
PSY 330	Child and Adolescent Psychology	3
PSY 350	Theories of Personality	3
PSY 365	Psychology and the Law	3
PSY 440	Cognition	3
PSY 443	Motivation	3
PSY 467	Psychology of Prejudice	3
SOC 324	Issues in the Family	3
SOC 326	Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence	3
SOC 330	Sociology of Organizations	3
SOC 332	Social Psychology	3
SOC 340	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 379	The Community	3
	300-400 Level Foreign Language classes - speaking skills only

3. University-Wide Credits — 40 credits

Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 40 credits.