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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
Students receiving a baccalaureate degree in criminal justice should understand each of the three main components of the criminal justice system and their interrelationships, be able to evaluate critically both current and future crime control policy proposals and criminal justice research, and understand the complexity of the crime phenomenon and its relationship to individual, social, and cultural factors. This major includes study in law enforcement, courts and corrections individually and as components of a system, plus work in theories of crime causation, and crime control policy. Students should expect reading, writing, and critical thinking skills to be rigorously applied and developed throughout the degree program. The Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice provides a broadly based liberal arts background for the study of crime, justice and the criminal justice system. The Bachelor of Science offers an opportunity for educational enrichment in fields not traditionally considered part of the liberal arts. Either degree is excellent preparation for a career in criminal justice, graduate, or professional study, or informed citizenship.
Requires a total of 128 credits for the degree (refer to
CRIMJBA
checklist) defined as follows:
General Education Requirements: 45 credits with specific courses
designated
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Writing/Speaking – 9 credits
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Quantification – 6 credits
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Health Sciences – 3 credits
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Natural Science – 9 credits
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Arts – 6 credits
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Humanities – 6 credits
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Social Sciences – 6 credits
Bachelor of Arts Requirements:
refer to
http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/gened/bad.html.
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Foreign Language (12th credit
level required) -
Knowledge Domains
(9 credits required – courses taken can be in one or more of the following
areas: Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Natural Sciences,
Quantification, or Foreign Language – see
checklist for exceptions)
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Other Cultures – 3 credits
Requirements for the Major: 47 credits, with a grade of “C” or better.
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38 of these credits are prescribed courses (see listing below)
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9 additional credits must be at the 300 or 400 level courses in criminal justice
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12 credits are electives – what is left over after your other requirements are met up to the 128
credits.
Prescribed Requirements for the Major
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CRIMJ-100, Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
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CRIMJ-210, Law Enforcement Function (3)
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CRIMJ-220, Courts and Prosecution Process (3)
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CRIMJ-230, Corrections in America (3)
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CRIMJ-450W, Criminal Justice Policy (3)
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CRIMJ-495, Internship ( minimum 3)
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Soc-007, Research Methods (3)
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MIS-103, Basic Computer Course (3)
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Phil-103, Introduction to Ethics (3) *
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Soc-119, Race and Ethnic Relations (4) *
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Stat-200, Statistics (4) *
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Soc-012, Criminology (3) *
* May be double counted as General Education but does not count as double credits
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