Offered by Department of Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Major

Criminal Justice
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, Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences - 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, Information Technology, Social Work, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, or Sociology.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 15
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Criminal Justice = 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.

1. Criminal Justice Requirements (27 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
   • Take 5-9 hours from:
     • CJUS 475*, Internship - 5-9 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.
2. Criminal Justice Electives (9 hours required)
   • Take 9 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 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 440, Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 340)
     • 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