Criminal Justice: Degree Requirements

Criminal Justice Degree Requirements *

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements

The SPEA curriculum is divided into three categories - general education, management and policy, and a concentration area.

General Education

Communications

(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)

The following three courses:

ENG W131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)

ENG W231 Professional Writing (3 cr.)

COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Technical and Quantitative Skills

(One course for a minimum 3 credit hours)

Select one of the following courses:

SPEA V261 Computers in Public Affairs
Note: CPT 135 or CPT 107 may be used by IUPUC students to meet this requirement. (3 cr.)

MATH M118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)

Social Sciences

(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

Select two courses from the following:

ANTH A104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)

ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)

ECON E202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)

GEOG G130 World Geography (3 cr.)

POLS Y101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)

POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

POLS Y217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)

POLS Y219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)

PSY B104 Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)

PSY B310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)

PSY B380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)

SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)

SOC R121 Social Problems (3 cr.)

WOST W105 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 cr.)

Arts and Humanities

(Two courses for a minimum of 6 credit hours)

The following history course:

HIST H105 American History I (3 cr.)

Select one of the following courses:

Foreign Language B first-year classes, usually numbered 117, 118, or 119

AFRO A150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)

CLAS C205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)

CMLT C190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)

ENG L105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)

ENG L115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)

COMM T130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)

CMCL C190 Introduction to Media (3 cr.)

HER H100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)

HER H101 History of Art I (3 cr.)

HER H102 History of Art II (3 cr.)

FOLK F101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.)

FLAC F200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)

HIST H106 American History II (3 cr.)

HIST H108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)

HIST H113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)

HIST H217 The Nature of History (3 cr.)

PHIL P110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL P120 Ethics (3 cr.)

REL R133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.)

REL R173 American Religion (3 cr.)

REL R180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)

REL R212 Comparative Religion (3 cr.)

Physical Sciences

(One course for a minimum 3 credit hours)

Select one course from the following:

ANTH A103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)

AST A100 The Solar System (3 cr.)

AST A105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)

BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology I B Plants (5 cr.)

BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II B Animals (5 cr.)

BIOL N100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)

BIOL N107 Exploring the World of Animals (4 cr.)

BIOL N200 Biology of Women (3 cr.)

BIOL N212 Human Biology (2 cr.)

BIOL N213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)

BIOL N214 Human Biology (2 cr.)

BIOL N215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)

BIOL N217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)

BIOL N251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)

BIOL N322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)

CHEM C100 The World of Chemistry (3 cr.)

CHEM C101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr.)

CHEM C102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr.)

CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)

CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)

GEOL G107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)

GEOL G117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)

GEOL G109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)

GEOL G119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.)

GEOL G110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)

GEOL G120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)

or GEOL G206 Advanced Physical Geology Laboratory (2 cr.)

GEOL G115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)

GEOL G132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)

GEOL G180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)

GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)

GEOG G108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)

GEOG G303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)

GEOG G307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)

GEOG/GEOL G185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)

PHYS P100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)

PHYS P200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)

PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)

PHYS 219 General Physics (4 cr.)

PHYS P201 General Physics I (5 cr.)

PHYS P202 General Physics II (5 cr.)

PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)

PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)

PSY B105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

Management and Policy

(One course for a minimum of 3 credit hours)

One of the following courses:

SPEA V170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)

SPEA V221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

SPEA V263 Public Management (3 cr.)

SPEA V264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)

SPEA E272 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice Concentration

Requirements (Five courses)

The following course:

SPEA J101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)

Three of the following courses:

SPEA J201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.)

SPEA J202 Criminal Justice Data Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)

SPEA J301 Substantive Criminal Law ** (3 cr.)

or SPEA J302 Procedural Criminal Law ** (3 cr.)

SPEA J305 The Juvenile Justice (3 cr.)

SPEA J306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.)

SPEA J321 American Policing (3 cr.)

SPEA J331 Corrections (3 cr.)

** Students may take both of these courses, but only one will count toward this requirement.

One additional SPEA criminal justice course for a minimum of 3 credit hours.

General Electives

Additional courses beyond the above requirements to total 60 credit hours.

Students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and a minimum GPA of 2.3 in the courses taken to fulfill the criminal justice and management and policy requirements.

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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice requires 120 credit hours.

The program includes three main areas: general education (including a foreign language and a nonforeign language component), management and policy, and criminal justice.

Communications

Three courses for a total of 9 credit hours.

Take ALL of the following:

ENG W131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.)

ENG W231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)

COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods

Three courses for a total of 9 credit hours.

ONE of the following computer courses:

SPEA V261 Computer in Public Affairs (3 cr.)

SPEA V369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

SPEA V450 Geographic Information Systems (3 cr.)

ONE of the following mathematics courses:

MATH M118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)

MATH M119 Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)

MATH 163 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.)

MATH 164 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 cr.)

TAKE the following statistics course (or another statistics course approved by your faculty advisor):

SPEA K300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) P: 110 or 111. R: M118. (PSY B305, ECON E270 or STAT 301 may be substituted by IUPUC students for this requirement.)

Social Sciences

Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours.
Select four courses from the following:

SPEA V170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)

ECON E201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)

ECON E202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

ANTH A104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)

GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)

GEOG G130 World Geography (3 cr.)

POLS Y101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)

POLS Y103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)

POLS Y219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)

POLS Y217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)

PSY B104 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)

PSY B310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)

PSY B380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)

SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)

SOC R121 Social Problems (3 cr.)

SOC R461 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)

WOST W105 Introduction to Womens Studies (3 cr.)

Humanities and Natural Sciences
(16-20 credit hours)

Students must complete one of the following two options:

OPTION ONEFOREIGN LANGUAGE (RECOMMENDED OPTION)

Total of 16 to 18 credit hours.

Complete first-year foreign language requirements: only required for Option One.

This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

By completing first-year (10 credit hours) courses in a single language with passing grades;
By completing second- or third-year course with a grade of C or higher;
By taking a placement test and placing into the 200 level or higher; this waives the 100-level requirement but does not carry with it credit toward graduation.

This requirement may be met with first-year proficiency in American Sign Language.

Placement Test Students with previous experience in French, German, or Spanish should take the Foreign Language Placement Test at the Testing Center to assess their level of language preparation.

Students who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in any other foreign language should confer with the Foreign Languages and Cultures department for placement in the correct level of that foreign language.

Students who complete the course into which they were placed with a grade of C or higher are eligible for special credit at a reduced fee for the appropriate lower-division course(s) that precede the course taken. Foreign language special credit counts toward graduation and toward the foreign language requirements.

117 Courses Courses numbered 117 are reserved for students who have never studied the language before. Students who have had two or more years of formal study in a language may take a course numbered 117 in that language as a refresher course before enrolling in a more advanced course, but they must recognize that their work will graded on a Satisfactory/Fail basis. A grade of S is equivalent to a grade of C.

Non-Native Speakers Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from the foreign language requirement, without credit, by completion of ENG W131 and ENG W132 with the required grade of C or higher.

Students whose native language is not English may demonstrate proficiency in their native language and earn 3 to 6 hours of 298/299 special credit by successfully completing an appropriate 300-level course. They may not, however, receive credit for taking first- and second-year courses in their native language.

Humanities and Natural Sciences:

Take the following course:

HIST H105 American History I (3 cr.)

Take one of the following natural science courses (3-5 cr.):

ANTH A103 Human Origins and Prehistory	(3 cr.)
AST A100 The Solar System	(3 cr.)
AST A105 Stars and Galaxies	(3 cr.)
BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology I Plants	(5 cr.)
BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II Animals	(5 cr.)
BIOL N100 Contemporary Biology	(3 cr.)
BIOL N107 Introduction to Zoology	(4 cr.)
BIOL N200 The Biology of Women	(3 cr.)
BIOL N212 Human Biology	(2 cr.)
BIOL N213 Human Biology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
BIOL N214 Human Biology	(2 cr.)
BIOL N215 Human Biology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
BIOL N217 Human Physiology	(5 cr.)
BIOL N251 Introduction to Microbiology	(3 cr.)
BIOL N322 Introductory Principles of Genetics	(3 cr.)
CHEM C100 World of Chemistry	(3 cr.)
CHEM C101 Elementary Chemistry I	(5 cr.)
CHEM C102 Elementary Chemistry II	(5 cr.)
CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I	(3 cr.)
CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II	(3 cr.)
GEOL G107 Environmental Geology	(3 cr.)
GEOL G117 Environmental Geology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
GEOL G109 Fundamentals of Earth History	(3 cr.)
GEOL G119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory	(1 cr.)
GEOL G110 Physical Geology	(3 cr.)
GEOL G120 Physical Geology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
or GEOL G206 Advanced Physical Geology Laboratory	(2 cr.)
GEOL G115 Introduction to Oceanography	(3 cr.)
GEOL G132 Environmental Problems	(3 cr.)
GEOL G180 Dinosaurs	(3 cr.)
GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment	(3 cr.)
GEOG G108 Physical Geography Laboratory	(2 cr.)
GEOG G303 Weather and ClimateTropical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems	(3 cr.)
GEOG G307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life	(3 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL G185 Global Environmental Change	(3 cr.)
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World	(5 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment	(3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics	(4 cr.)
PHYS 219 General Physics	(4 cr.)
PHYS P201 General Physics I	(5 cr.)
PHYS P202 General Physics II	(5 cr.)
PHYS 152 Mechanics	(4 cr.)
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics	(5 cr.)
PSY B105 Psychology as a Biological Science	(3 cr.)

OPTION TWONO FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Totaling 19-20 credit hours.

Humanities and Natural Sciences

Take both of the following (6 cr.):

HIST H105 American History I	(3 cr.)
HIST H106 American History II	(3 cr.)

Take two of the following humanities courses (6 cr.):

AFRO A150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans	(3 cr.)
CLAS C205 Classical Mythology	(3 cr.)
CMLT C190 Introduction to Film	(3 cr.)
ENG L105 Appreciation of Literature	(3 cr.)
ENG L115 Literature for Today	(3 cr.)
COMM T130 Introduction to Theatre	(3 cr.)
COMM C190 Introduction to Film	(3 cr.)
HER H100 Art Appreciation	(3 cr.)
HER H101 History of Art I	(3 cr.)
HER H102 History of Art II	(3 cr.)
FOLK F101 Folklore	(3 cr.)
FLAC F200 World Cultures through Literature	(3 cr.)
HIST H108 Perspectives on the World to 1800	(3 cr.)
HIST H113 History of Western Civilization I	(3 cr.)
HIST H217 The Nature of History	(3 cr.)
PHIL P110 Introduction to Philosophy	(3 cr.)
PHIL P120 Ethics	(3 cr.)
REL R133 Introduction to Religion	(3 cr.)
REL R173 American Religion	(3 cr.)
REL R180 Introduction to Christianity	(3 cr.)
REL R212 Comparative Religion	(3 cr.)

Take two of the following natural science courses (one must be a course with an accompanying lab):

ANTH A103 Human Origins and Prehistory	(3 cr.)
AST A100 The Solar System	(3 cr.)
AST A105 Stars and Galaxies	(3 cr.)
BIOL K101 Concepts of Biology I Plants	(5 cr.)
BIOL K103 Concepts of Biology II Animals	(5 cr.)
BIOL N100 Contemporary Biology	(3 cr.)
BIOL N107 Introduction to Zoology	(4 cr.)
BIOL N200 The Biology of Women	(3 cr.)
BIOL N212 Human Biology	(2 cr.)
BIOL N213 Human Biology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
BIOL N214 Human Biology	(2 cr.)
BIOL N215 Human Biology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
BIOL N217 Human Physiology	(5 cr.)
BIOL N251 Introduction to Microbiology	(3 cr.)
BIOL N322 Introductory Principles of Genetics	(3 cr.)
CHEM C100 World of Chemistry	(3 cr.)
CHEM C101 Elementary Chemistry I	(5 cr.)
CHEM C102 Elementary Chemistry II	(5 cr.)
CHEM C105 Principles of Chemistry I	(3 cr.)
CHEM C106 Principles of Chemistry II	(3 cr.)
GEOL G107 Environmental Geology	(3 cr.)
GEOL G117 Environmental Geology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
GEOL G109 Fundamentals of Earth History	(3 cr.)
GEOL G119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory	(1 cr.)
GEOL G110 Physical Geology	(3 cr.)
GEOL G120 Physical Geology Laboratory	(1 cr.)
or GEOL G206 Advanced Physical Geology Laboratory	(2 cr.)
GEOL G115 Introduction to Oceanography	(3 cr.)
GEOL G132 Environmental Problems	(3 cr.)
GEOL G180 Dinosaurs	(3 cr.)
GEOG G107 Physical Systems of the Environment	(3 cr.)
GEOG G108 Physical Geography Laboratory	(2 cr.)
GEOG G303 Weather and ClimateTropical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems	(3 cr.)
GEOG G307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life	(3 cr.)
GEOG/GEOL G185 Global Environmental Change	(3 cr.)
PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World	(5 cr.)
PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment	(3 cr.)
PHYS 218 General Physics	(4 cr.)
PHYS 219 General Physics	(4 cr.)
PHYS P201 General Physics I	(5 cr.)
PHYS P202 General Physics II	(5 cr.)
PHYS 152 Mechanics	(4 cr.)
PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics	(5 cr.)
PSY B105 Psychology as a Biological Science	(3 cr.)

* The IUPUC curriculum offers a significant portion of the IUPUI plan of study. Students transfer to the Indianapolis campus for degree completion.

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