Offered by Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work

Criminal Justice Major

Criminal Justice Option
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • Take 1 course from:
      • STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
      • STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 9 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
      • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
      • Take 1 course from:
        • PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
        • PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 0
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• 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 = 105
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
• 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 (24 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 326, Theories of Crime and Criminal Law - 3 hours
     • CJUS 480, Senior Seminar: Professional Ethics and Career Development - 3 hours
   • Take one of the following:
     • CJUS 250, Criminal Justice Research Methods I - 3 hours
     • SOWK 330, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 235GS)
   • Take ONE of the following options:
     1. Internship (Strongly Recommended)
        • Take 6-9 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 305, Criminal Justice Research Methods II - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 250)
     • CJUS 310, Community Based Corrections - 3 hours
     • CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours
     • CJUS 321, Technology in Criminal Justice - 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 375GS, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3 hours
     • CJUS 380GS, 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
     • 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 (Prereq: CJUS 390)
     • 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
     • GEOG 316, GIS - Working with GIS and Spatial Analysis - 3 hours
     • PE 260, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
     • PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours
     • PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours
     • PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 300 or permission of instructor)
     • PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
     • PSY 231GS, 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
       (See advisor for approved topic.)
     • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
     • SOC 360, Criminology - 3 hours
     • SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours
     • SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours
     • SOWK 172, Human Service Ethics and Experience - 3 hours
     • SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Law Enforcement) - 3 hours
     • Any SPAN course 200 or above - 3 hours