Criminal Justice Major
Criminal Justice Comprehensive
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:
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 58
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 103
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 17
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Criminal Justice Comprehensive = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.
A grade of "C" or above is required for all courses in this major.
At least 15 hours (5 courses) of upper division credit in criminal justice must be taken from UNK.
- Criminal Justice Comprehensive Core Requirements (28 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CJUS 101GS, Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3 hours
- CJUS 103, Orientation to Criminal Justice - 1 hour
- 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 340, Criminal Evidence, Procedure and the Courts - 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 440, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 235GS)
- Take 6-9 hours from:
- CJUS 475*, Internship - 6 or 9 hours, permission of Department Chair required
- Students normally take their internship during the summer following their junior year, although
the course is offered at other times.
- Students with field experience in criminal justice or going to graduate school may substitute
CJUS 405 Criminal Justice Research Methods II in place of the Internship.
- Criminal Justice Comprehensive Criminal Justice Electives (21 hours required)
- Take 21 hours from:
- CJUS 201, The Juvenile Justice System - 3 hours
- CJUS 310, Community Based Corrections - 3 hours
- CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours
- CJUS 321, Technology in Criminal Justice - 3 hours
- CJUS 330, Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure - 3 hours
- CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours
- CJUS 350, Organized Crime - 3 hours
- CJUS 353, Crime Prevention and Security - 3 hours
- CJUS 355, Family Law - 3 hours
- CJUS 360, Sex Crimes - 3 hours
- CJUS 370, Women and Crime - 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 405, Criminal Justice Research Methods II - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 250)
- CJUS 411, Readings in Criminal Justice - 1-3 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 310)
- CJUS 445, Sex Offender Supervision and Control - 3 hours
- 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 - 1-3 hours
- Criminal Justice Comprehensive Social Science Electives (9 hours required)
- Take 9 hours from:
- CSP 404, Counseling and Mental Disorders - 2 hours
- CSP 407, Clinical Treatment Issues in Addictions Counseling - 3 hours
- CSP 408, Assessment, Case Planning, & Management of Addictions - 2 hours
- CSP 417, Counseling Skills - 3 hours
- CSP 418, Introduction to Counseling and Social Advocacy - 3 hours
- FSID 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
- FSID 250, Infant Development - 3 hours
- FSID 253, Child and Adolescent Development - 3 hours
- FSID 302, Parent Education - 3 hours
- FSID 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours
- FSID 362, Families and Social Policy - 3 hours
- FSID 430, Grantwriting and Fundraising for Human Service Programs - 3 hours
- FSID 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours
- FSID 486, Families in Crisis - 3 hours (Prereq: FSID 351GS and junior standing OR permission)
- PE 260, First Aid, Responding to Emergencies - 2 hours
- PE 262, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer - 1 hour
- 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 341, Politics of the Drug War - 3 hours
- PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
- PSY 231GS, Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3 hours
- PSY 374, Psychology of Gender - 3 hours
- PSY 376, Psychology and Criminal Behavior - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
- PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
- PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS or PSY 230GS)
- PSY 477, Psychology and Law - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
- SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
- SOC 360, Criminology - 3 hours
- SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours
- SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 3 hours
- SOC 430, Sociology of Family - 3 hours
- SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours
- SOWK 172, Human Service Ethics and Experience - 3 hours
- SOWK 410, Social Policy & Programs - 3 hours
- SOWK 420, Diversity and Social Justice - 3 hours
- SOWK 469, Introduction to Mental Health Issues - 3 hours
- SOWK 473, Child Welfare Services - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 172 and SOWK 400 and SOWK 410)
- SOWK 475, Child Abuse and Neglect - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 170GS)
- SOWK 476, Social Work in Legal Settings - 3 hours (Prereq: SOWK 172 and SOWK 400 and SOWK 410)
- SOWK 479, Violence Across the Lifespan - 3 hours
- SPAN 103, Spanish for Special Purposes (Law Enforcement) - 3 hours
- Any SPAN course 200 or above - 3 hours
