Offered by Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work:

Criminal Justice Major

Criminal Justice Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 5404

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 2

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major Option = 33

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

The following Minors are suggested: Spanish, Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Social Work, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, or Sociology.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 102

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 23

Minimum total hours required for BS in Criminal Justice = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university. At least 15 hours (5 courses) of upper division credit in criminal justice must be taken from UNK.

A. Criminal Justice Requirements (21 hours required)

Take all of the following:

CJUS 101GS, Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3 hours

CJUS 201, The Juvenile Justice System - 3 hours

CJUS 215, Correctional Services and Systems - 3 hours

CJUS 230, The Police Service - 3 hours

CJUS 480, Senior Seminar: Professional Ethics and Career Development - 3 hours

Take 1 of the following:

CJUS 421, Criminal Justice Planning and Research - 3 hours

SOWK 330, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours

Take ONE of the following options:

1. Internship (Strongly Recommended)

Take 6 to 9 hours from:

CJUS 475, Internship - 6 or 9 hours, permission of Department Chair required

*Should CJUS 475 be taken, 3 hours will be counted towards the above required 21 CJUS hours, with remaining hours counted as unrestricted electives. The remaining hours will not be counted toward Criminal Justice coursework.
Students normally take their internship during the summer following their junior year, although the course is offered at other times.

2. Additional Coursework

Take 3 additional hours from any CJUS elective course.

B. Criminal Justice Electives (9 hours required)

Take 9 hours from:

CJUS 310, Community Based Corrections - 3 hours
CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours

CJUS 340, Criminal Evidence and Procedure - 3 hours

CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours

CJUS 350, Organized Crime - 3 hours

CJUS 353, Crime Prevention and Security - 3 hours

CJUS 375, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3 hours

CJUS 380, Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3 hours

CJUS 390, Criminal Investigation - 3 hours

CJUS 401, Special Topics - 1-12 hours

CJUS 411, Readings in Criminal Justice - 1-6 hours

CJUS 415, Correctional Casework - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 215)

CJUS 420, Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice - 3 hours

CJUS 430, Drugs and the Criminal Justice System - 3 hours
CJUS 431, Correctional Law and Administration - 3 hours

CJUS 435, Interviewing and Correctional Case Management - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 415)

CJUS 476, Terrorism and Crisis Negotiations - 3 hours

CJUS 490, Advanced Criminal and Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) - 3 hours

CJUS 499, Independent Study - 3-6 hours

C. Criminal Justice Social Science Electives (3 hours required)

Take 3 hours from:

CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours

CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling - 3 hours

GEOG 315, Geographic Information Systems - Principles and Concepts - 4 hours (Prereq: junior or senior standing)

GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours

PE 260GS, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours

PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours

PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 252)

PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 300)

PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours

PSY 231, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours

PSY 376, Psychology and Criminal Behavior - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

PSY 480, Advanced Seminar in Psychology: Psychology and Law - 3 hours

(Prereq: At least 12 completed hours of psychology coursework, junior/senior/graduate standing, permission of the instructor)

SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours

SOC 360, Criminology - 3 hours - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 124GS or SOC 250GS)

SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)

SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)

SOWK 172, Human Service Ethics and Experience - 3 hours

SOWK 472, Substance Abuse and Addictions - 3 hours
SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Law Enforcement) - 3 hours
Any SPAN course 200 or above - 3 hours