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.

1. 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. OR Additional Coursework
        • Take 3 additional hours from any CJUS elective course.
2. 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 360, Sex Crimes - 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
3. 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, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
     • SOC 360, Criminology - 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