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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

REQUIREMENTS

  1. Criminal Justice majors should discuss options within the Core Curriculum with their academic advisor.
  2. All CRIJ majors must first satisfy the lower level CRIJ courses or their junior/community college equivalents in the sequence indicated before enrolling in advanced courses.

 

Following is one suggested four-year degree plan. Students are encouraged to see their advisor each semester for help with program decisions and enrollment; responsible for reviewing the Program of Study Requirements; and must meet foreign language and writing intensive course requirements for graduation. See Academic Regulations-Undergraduate.

*See Appendix A Core Curriculum and Optional Course Information.
** See Appendix C for approved list of minors and requirements. Instead of a minor, students may complete 18 SCH of electives, 12 SCH of which must be at the 3000-4000 level, from any discipline, except the major field, outside the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester
CourseHours
PSCI 2305 - American National Govt 3
ENGL - Survey of Literature* 3
CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice 3
Minor/General Elective** 3
Foreign Lang/Study Abroad2 3
Total 15
Spring Semester
CourseHours
PSCI 2306 - American State Govt 3
CRIJ - CRIJ Lower Level Elec3 3
ENGL 2311 - Technical Writing 3
Visual/Performing Arts* 3
Foreign Lang/Study Abroad2 3
Total 15

Junior Year

Fall Semester
CourseHours
CRIJ 2329 - Fund of Criminal Law 3
CRIJ - Rsrch Methods4 3
Soc/Behavioral Science5 3
CRIJ - Adv CRIJ Elective6 3
General Elective 3
Total 15
Spring Semester
CourseHours
SOCI 3336 - Criminology 3
CRIJ - Adv CRIJ Elective6 3
CRIJ - Adv CRIJ Elective6 3
General Elective 3
Adv General Elective 3
Total 15

Senior Year

Fall Semester
CourseHours
CRIJ - Adv CRIJ Elective6 3
Adv Minor/General Elective** 3
Adv Minor/General Elective** 3
Adv General Elective 3
Adv General Elective 3
Total 15
Spring Semester
CourseHours
CRIJ 4321 - Senior Pro Seminar 3
CRIJ 4325 - Statistics in Criminal Justice 3
Adv Minor/General Elective** 3
Adv Minor/General Elective** 3
   
Total 12

TOTAL SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 120

1Math elective, select 3 SCH from any math course above the level of College Algebra.
2Foreign Language/Study Abroad, select 6 SCH in course work (not credit by exam) above the university’s foreign language admission requirement. Thus students who meet the university’s foreign language admission requirement by earning 6 hours of credit by exam, may take 6 SCH in the same language but at the intermediate level or above, or they may take 6 SCH of another foreign language at the introductory level. This requirement may also be met by earning 6 SCH in any subject while participating in a TAMIU-approved Study Abroad program while living for at least 5 weeks in a non-English speaking country.
3Lower level Criminal Justice, select 3 SCH from CRIJ 1306 or CRIJ 2313 or CRIJ 2328.
4Research Methods, select 3 SCH from CRIJ 3305 or SOCI 3305.
5Social/Behavioral Science elective, select 3 SCH from any 3000-4000 level course from ANTH/CRIJ/ECO/GEOG/HIST/PHIL/ PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/URBS/WGST.
6Advanced CRIJ electives select 12 SCH from any 3000-4000 level CRIJ

Note: See information on the combined BS/MS in Criminal Justice.

Actual degree plans may vary depending on availability of courses in a given semester.
Some courses may require prerequisites not listed.

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