2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

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Criminal Justice and Public Administration Degree

This degree has a Required General Education Core (GEC) totaling 44-47 hours.

The GEC includes courses in:

Area I: Foundation Skills (18-21 hours)

Area II: A Liberal Arts Education (26 hours)

Degree Requirements

Area I – Foundation Skills - 18-21 hours

FSL 101Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

ENG 101English Composition I

3
ENG 102English Composition II

3
SPEE 220Fundamentals of Speech

3
SPAN 111Elementary Spanish I

3
SPAN 112Elementary Spanish II

3

Area I – Mathematics - 3-4 hours

MATH 110Mathematics for the Liberal Arts

3
MATH 111College Algebra

3
MATH 112Trigonometry

3
MATH 121Calculus I

4

Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours

ART 191Enhancing Art Understanding

3
MU 129Music Listening

3
PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

3
THR 100Introduction to Theatre

3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - ….....3 hours

ENG 215Introduction to Literature

3
ENG 216Topics in Literature

3

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210Cultural Anthropology

3
ECON 241Principles of Macroeconomics

3
or
ECON 242Principles of Microeconomics

3
PSY 201General Psychology

3
or
PSY 211Psychology of Human Growth & Development

3
SOC 221Introduction to Sociology

3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191World Civilization to 1500

3
and
HIS 192World Civilizations since 1500

3
or
HIS 201History of the United States I

3
and
HIS 202History of the United States II

3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 8 hours

Choose one course from the following:

BIO 100Principles of Biology

4
BIO 111General Biology I

3
and
BIO 111LGeneral Biology I Lab

1

Area II - Choose one course from the following:

ASTR 100Introduction to Astronomy

4
CHEM 103Fundamentals of Chemistry

3
and
CHEM 103LFundamentals of Chemistry Lab

1
CHEM 111General Chemistry I

3
and
CHEM 111LGeneral Chemistry I Lab

1
PHY 201College Physics I

4
PHY 210General Physics I

4
PS 100Physical Science

4

Criminal Justice Core Requirements - 30 hours

CRJ 111Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 210Investigation

3
CRJ 222/SOC 222Corrections

3
CRJ 225Juvenile Delinquency

3
CRJ 311Management of Law Enforcement Agencies

3
CRJ 323Criminology

3
CRJ 325Security and Loss Prevention in the Private Sector

3
CRJ 410Principles of Criminal Law

3
CRJ 411Constitutional Law

3
CRJ 421Introduction to Forensic Science

3

Criminal Justice Electives - 6 hours

Choose two CRJ electives at the 300 level or higher.

Political Science Requirements6 hours

POLSC 223Introduction to American National Government & Politics

3
POLSC 224Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics

3

Public Administration Requirements - 18 hours

PBADM 200Public Administration

3
PBADM 220Introduction to Public Policy

3
PBADM 320Urban Affairs and Issues

3
PBADM 330Organization Theory

3
PBADM 461The Planning Process

3
PBADM 466Administrative Law

3

Required Social Science Electives - 6 hours

Choose two Social Science course at the 300 level or higher

General Electives - 7-10 hours

Select sufficient courses from any academic discipline to bring the total hours for graduation to a minimum of 120.

Total GEC Credit Hours (44-47 hours)

Total Required Criminal Justice Core Courses (30 hours)

Total Criminal Justice Electives (6 hours)

Total Political Science Requirements (6 hours)

Total Public Administration Requirements (18 hours)

Total Social Science Electives (6 hours)

Total General Electives (7-10 hours)

All courses require a “C” or higher.

120 minimum hours required for graduation.