CJA - What Can I Study?

B.S. Criminal Justice Administration

Fall 2011. Our program consists of 33 semester hours of required core courses and 21 semester hours of electives. The required core courses cover the major areas of criminal justice administration. Elective courses represent areas of particular interest (i.e.. Women and Crime, Violent Criminal Behavior, Crime and Delinquency Prevention, Criminal Law, etc.). Many of our courses are offered under "Special Topics."

For more information on Criminal Justice Administration, visit the undergraduate catalog.

 For course descriptions, Click here.

Program Requirements

CJA 1100 -  Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJA 2200 - Survey of Policing
CJA 2201 - Survey of Corrections
CJA 3276 - Criminology
CJA 3324 - Judicial Criminal Process
CJA 3395 - Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System
CJA 4490 - Senior Seminar
Take one course from the PSC prefix (3 credits) 
Take one course from the PSY prefix (3 credits) 
Take one course from the SOC prefix (3 credits)

Take one course from the following:
CJA 3354 - Criminal Law
CJA 3355 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Electives

CJA 3301 - Industrial Security
CJA 3354 - Criminal Law
CJA 3355 -  Constitutional Criminal Procedure
CJA 3357 - Correctional Strategies
CJA 4401 -  Advanced Industrial Security
CJA 4450 - Internship
CJA 4453 - Police Organization and Administration
CJA 4475 - Serial Murder
CJA 4496 - Selected Topics
Crime and Delinquency Prevention
Terrorism
Women and Crime
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Violent Criminal Behavior
Probation and Parole
CJA 4497 - Independent Study

Total Semester Hours: 54