Criminal Justice/Psychology Double Major

Criminal Justice/Psychology Double Major Bachelor of Science

The dual degree program in psychology and criminal justice allows motivated students who are interested in psychology and criminal justice the ability to complete major requirements in both areas in a four-year (120-121 credit) program. The program provides an excellent foundation for graduate school and for entry level positions in law enforcement and the human services.

Graduation Requirements

ENGL 0050 - Critical and Analytical Reading: All students must demonstrate competency in this course whether by achieving specified SAT/ACT scores or by successful completion of the course. The course carries two credits which are included in full-time status and financial aid considerations, but do not count toward the minimum earned credits necessary for graduation. Students who are exempted from the course due to SAT/ACT scores receive an exemption that does not carry credits.

All students must successfully complete the General Education and Curriculum requirements listed below with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 to graduate from this curriculum. Students must also maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 in all major-relevant courses to continue in the major. Additional graduation criteria are found beginning on page 38.

General Education Requirements (Minimum 40 credits)

Courses fulfilling the General Education Requirements can be found beginning on page 51.

Competencies

Communication Skills

11 credits COMM 1125 - Speech Communication ENGL 1110 - College Writing I: Academic Writing ENGL 1125 - College Writing II: Writing About Literature FYS 1110 - The First-Year Seminar Moral Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Scientific Literacy 3–6 credits 3–6 credits 3–6 credits Technology & Information Literacy 3–6 credits Critical Analysis & Reasoning Arts & Humanities Literacy 6–9 credits Social & Cultural Consciousness 6–9 credits

Curriculum Requirements

CJ 1115 - Introduction to Criminal Justice CJ 2110 - Criminology CJ 2125 - Juvenile Delinquency CJ 2135 - Policing in America CJ 2140 - Corrections in America CJ 4130 - Police Operations and Management or PSYC 4115/ LEAD 4110 - Leadership Strategies

CJ 4910 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice or PSYC 4910 - Senior Seminar in Psychology CJ Curricular elective 2000-level or higher1 CJ Curricular elective 2000-level or higher1 MATH 2115 - Statistics or MATH 2120/PSYC 2140 - Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences POSC 1110 - American National Government or POSC 2110 - State and Local Government POSC 3130 - Public Policy or POSC 3110 - Constitutional Law PSYC 1110 - General Psychology PSYC 2110 - Developmental Psychology PSYC 2220 - Foundations of Behavioral Neuroscience PSYC 2230 - Cognitive Psychology or PSYC 3165 - Cognition and Learning PSYC 3115 - Social Psychology PSYC 3125 - Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences PSYC 3130 - Psychopathology or PSYC 3180 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology PSYC 3300 - Ethics and Issues in Psychology or CJ 3300 - Professional Ethics PSYC Curricular Elective 2000-level or higher2 PSYC Curricular Elective 2000-level or higher2 PSYC Curricular Elective 2000-level or higher2 PSYC Curricular Elective 3000-level or higher2 PSYC Curricular Elective 3000-level or higher2 SOSC 4710 - Internship in the Social Sciences3 or SOSC 3130 - Workplace Environments in Social Science SOSC 4910/PSYC 4125 - Research Implementation and Analysis or MATH 3120 - Statistics and Research

Footnotes:

1 CJ curricular electives to be chosen from Criminal Justice, Sociology, Political Science, History or Geography courses. BUSN 3150 (Business Civil Law), SRM 3135 (Facilitation of Leadership Activities), and SRM 3165 (Security Management in Sport) may also be used as Criminal Justice curricular electives. 2 PSYC curricular electives: Students must successfully complete a minimum of 12 credits (not taken as curriculum courses above) from additional Psychology courses. 3 Internships are limited to those students with a 2.5 GPA in the major and recommendation of the internship coordinator.

Free Elective Courses: Sufficient free electives must be taken to ensure a minimum of 120 credits earned for graduation.

Course offerings are dependent on enrollment.