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Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program provides students and professionals with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to accomplish their career goals in both civilian and sworn positions in the field. The program prepares students to make ethical, evidence-based decisions as well as to identify, analyze, and approach problems creatively in their chosen profession. Students strengthen their personal and professional communication skills, critical thinking, and cultural awareness while exploring the impact of topics such as diversity and emerging technologies on criminal justice to aid in promoting positive relations and maintaining safety in the communities they serve. By expanding beyond the boundaries of a traditional degree program in criminal justice, students are exposed to current theory, discretion in decision making, emerging national and global trends, and responses to crime through field authentic learning experiences.
The Criminal Justice (BS) program contains 16 identified courses across 4 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 17 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
Complete 1 of the following
39 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
Complete:
12 Total Credits
12 credit(s) from ATH, CJ, COM, HSE, JUS, POL, PSY, or SOC within the 100 - 499 range or from the following courses: Minimum of 9 credits from courses numbered 300 to 499
27 Total Credits
27 credit(s).
NOTE: Students in the Substance Abuse Concentration will only have 24 Free Elective credits.
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| CJ 112 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | None listed |
| CJ 120 | Cultural Awareness in Criminal Justice | 3 |
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| CJ 140 | Communication Skills for Criminal Justice | 3 |
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| CJ 205 | Policing in the United States | 3 |
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| CJ 207 | The United States Judicial System | 3 |
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| CJ 210 | The United States Correctional System | 3 |
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| CJ 230 | Discretion in Criminal Justice | 3 |
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| CJ 305 | Technology in Criminal Justice | 3 |
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| CJ 315 | Victimology | 3 |
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| CJ 340 | Criminology | 3 |
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| CJ 406 | Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 |
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| CJ 485 | Problem Solving for Criminal Justice Professionals | 3 |
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| SCS 285 | Research Literacy in Social Sciences | 3 |
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| SNHU 495 | Internship | 3 | None listed |
| MAT 133 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 3 | None listed |
| MAT 240 | Applied Statistics | 3 | None listed |
| ENG 130External | Foundations of Written Communication | — | None listed |
| ENG 190External | Research and Persuasion | — | None listed |