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Alpha Phi Sigma - National Criminal Justice Honorary
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
Being Accepted as a Degree Major All undergraduate students at UH-Downtown are assigned for academic advising to University College until they are accepted into one of the degree programs. Before applying for acceptance to programs in the College of Public Service, a student must: • have fulfilled all TSI obligations for UE; • have completed all required developmental courses; • have completed a minimum of 30 hours toward the general education requirements; and • be in good academic standing
CPS Academic Advisor - C420,713-221-8906
Major in Criminal Justice The BAAS in Criminal Justice provides a seamless transfer from community colleges for AAS graduates. Degree Requirements The BAAS Degree requires a minimum of 120 hours. At least 25% of the semester credit hours must be earned through instruction offered by UH-Downtown. At least 18 hours must reflect approved upper-level courses. The final 30 semester credit hours must be taken at UHDowntown. The degree requires a minimum of 24 upper-level criminal justice hours earned at UH-Downtown. An overall minimum grade point average of 2.0 at UH-Downtown is required for graduation, and a minimum average of 2.0 must be maintained in the upper-level hours in the major.
After these requirements are met, the student may apply to the College of Public Service to become a major. This can be done online. Requirements for Majors All undergraduate degree programs in the College of Public Service require a minimum of the last 25% of the semester credit hours in residence in the last semester(s) of the student’s course of study and a minimum of 18 upper-level semester credit hours earned at this university. The College reserves the right to limit the number of directed study, internship, service learning, experience learning, and credit-by-examination credit hours that can be applied to degree requirements, especially for major requirements.
Common Core Requirements – Academic Foundation (42 hours) Community College AAS Degree credits; must meet Common Core Requirements listed in this Catalog. AAS Degree or ACE Equivalency (36 hours) BAAS Criminal Justice Major Requirements (12 Hours) CJ 3301 Criminology CJ 3303 Criminal Justice Cornerstone CJ 3311 Ethics of Social Control CJ 4370 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
Department of Criminal Justice Clete Snell, PhD, Chair C340, 713-221-8943 Faculty Professors: Associate Professors: Assistant Professors: Instructors: Lecturers:
Prescribed Elective Courses (Select any 6 courses listed below) (18 hours) McShane, Williams Ahmad, Belbot, Kellar, Pelz, Snell, Wang Blackburn, Chiotti, Emeka, Fowler, Gehring, Nguyen
CJ 3300 Research Methods in Criminal Justice CJ 3302 Criminal Investigation CJ 3304 Criminal Law CJ 3305 Criminal Evidence and Procedure CJ 3306 Crime and Delinquency CJ 3307 Community Oriented Policing CJ 3309 Security and the Law CJ 3308 Juvenile Justice System CJ 3312 Prisons in America CJ 3313 Community-Based Corrections CJ 3316 Victimology CJ 3317 Race and Crime CJ 3318 Sex Crimes CJ 3319 Legal Research CJ 3320 Statistics in Criminal Justice CJ 4301 Criminal Justice Administration CJ 4302 Organized Crime CJ 4303 Vice, Drugs, and the Law CJ 4304 White Collar Crime CJ 4305 Correctional Counseling CJ 4306 Domestic Terrorism CJ 4307 Rights of the Convicted CJ 4309 Seminar in Criminal Justice Films CJ 4311 Security Management
Harris, Hill, Karson
Programs of Study Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Criminal Justice Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Master of Science in Criminal Justice Mission and Objectives The mission of the Department is to maintain high quality academic programs to meet the needs of students. In furtherance of this mission, the faculty recognize the connection between excellence in education, research, scholarship, and service with applied, theoretical, and policy relevance. This includes demonstrated competency in criminological, methodological, and administrative theory, as well as analytical and technical skills. Thus the Department strives to provide students with knowledge of mechanisms and processes of criminal justice systems that is sufficient to prepare students for professional and managerial careers in criminal justice, as well as research and advanced study. Honor Society
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