Recommended Academic Plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CRIMJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| Quantification (GQ) | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| ENGL 015 or 030 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| CRIMJ 083S or other First-Year Seminar | 1 or 3 |
| Total Credits | 14.5-16.5 |
|
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CRIMJ 220 Courts and the Prosecution Process | 3 |
| PHIL 103 (GH) Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| STAT 200 (GQ) Elementary Statistics | 4 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| CRIMJ 210 Policing in America | 3 |
| CRIMJ 230 Corrections in America | 3 |
| MIS 103 Microcomputer Applications in Business | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
|
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| SOC 012 (GS) Criminology | 3 |
| Humanities (GH/IL or USI) | 3 |
| Natural Sciences (GN) | 3 |
| SOC 119 (GS/US) Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| Health and Physical Activity (GHA) | 1.5 |
| ENGL 202 (A or D recommended) (GWS) Effective Writing | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16.5 |
|
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| Arts (GA) | 3 |
| CRIMJ 290 Introduction to Internship Experience | 1 |
| Elective (skills enhancement) ++ | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
|
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| SOC 007 Introduction to Social Research | 3 |
| CRIMJ 400 level | 3 |
| Elective (skills enhancement) ++ | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
|
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| Elective (skills enhancement) ++ | 3 |
| CRIMJ 400 level | 3 |
| CRIMJ 495 Internship in Criminal Justice | 3 to 12 |
| Elective (depending on internship credits) | 3 |
| Elective (depending on internship credits) | 3 |
| Elective (depending on internship credits) | 3 to 12 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
|
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| CRIMJ 450W Senior Seminar | 3 |
| CRIMJ 400 level | 3 |
| Elective (skills enhancement) ++ | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Elective (if needed to reach 128 credits) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
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Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of "C" or better
Bold Italics indicates courses that satisfy both major and General Education requirements
GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, GS, FYS are codes used to identify General Education requirements
US and IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy university United States/International Cultures requirements
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy university Writing Across the Curriculum requirements
Program Notes:
+ Students who have earned at least 18 credits in an associate's degree program or who have transferred from another
university with at least 18 credits are exempt from this requirement.
++ Skills Enhancement: this component of the degree program consists of 12 credits that provides students with an
opportunity to pursue course work related to their career interests. Students should select their courses
in consultation with an advisor.
