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Dec 04, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Criminology, B.S.
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To be admitted into the B.S. program in Criminology, students must be in good academic standing. To graduate with a degree from this program, students MUST receive a grade of “C” or better in CRIM 3240 , CRIM 4284 , CRIM 4000 and CRIM 4003 . The B.S. in Criminology is also offered online.
Learning Objectives for Criminology Students
Upon graduation from the undergraduate program in criminology, a student will be able to
describe, explain, and critically evaluate/apply the role of…
- Corrections and social services in criminal justice and criminology
- Policing in criminal justice and criminology
- Law and legal systems in criminal justice and criminology
- Diversity and global perspectives in criminal justice and criminology
- Theory and philosophy in criminal justice and criminology
- Social scientific research and analytic methods in criminal justice and criminology
The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway offers the opportunity to simultaneously satisfy partial degree requirements for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in an accelerated program of study. Upon completion of the undergraduate B.S. in Criminology with a satisfactory undergraduate grade point average and a grade of “B” or better in all graduate courses completed, the student may move to full graduate status in the Master’s program in Public Administration (MPA) and the graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the graduate degree.
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Core Areas A, B, C, D, E: 42 Hours
Global & Diversity (Pick 2): 6 Hours
Legal Studies (Pick 2): 6 Hours
Corrections & Social Services (Pick 2): 6 Hours
Police & Society (Pick 2): 6 Hours
Supporting Courses (share with minor): 12 Hours
- Any 3000 or 4000 level Course, including CRIM courses (may be shared with a minor)
ABM students can substitute the following graduate courses for the undergraduate course:
POLS 6200 Public Budgeting and Financial Management FOR POLS 4204 Public Finance
POLS 6206 Public Human Resource Management FOR POLS 4219 Public Human Resource Management
General Electives: 12 Hours
ABM students should take the following graduate courses, which would count for the undergraduate course:
POLS 6205 Administrative Law and Procedures FOR POLS 4220 Administrative Law and Government
POLS 6201 Theory of Public Administration and Ethics FOR POLS 4221 Government Organization and Administrative Theory
Total: 120 Hours
No more than a total of nine hours of directed research, directed readings, and senior thesis credits may be applied toward the major.
Criminology, B.S. Policing Concentration
Policing Concentration: 21 Hours
Global & Diversity (Pick 1): 3 Hours
Legal Studies (Pick 1): 3 Hours
Corrections & Social Services (Pick 1): 3 Hours
Supporting Courses (share with minor): 12 Hours
Any 3000 or 4000 level Course, includeing CRIM courses (may be shared with a minor)
General Electives: 6 Hours
Total: 120 Hours
No more than a total of nine hours of directed research, directed readings, and senior thesis credits may be applied toward the major.
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