Criminal Justice

Degree offered: Bachelor of Arts

The Criminal Justice major provides comprehensive coverage of the criminal justice system including the law, law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. All of this is framed within the larger context of society today and the history of Western civilization. Themes addressed in this broad context include the concept of community, the nature of human nature, punishment vs. rehabilitation, victimology, and civil rights. Criminal Justice majors pursue careers in all sectors of the criminal justice system, sometimes after additional graduate study in criminology or public administration.

• Criminal Justice Course Descriptions

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Requirements for a B.A. in Criminal Justice

Courses	Credits	Prerequisites/Corerequisites See course descriptions
CRJ 105 The Criminal Justice System	4*
CRJ 230 The Law, Society and Polity	4*
CRJ 352 Research Methods	4*	MTH 140; Junior standing
CRJ 365 Criminology	4*	CRJ 105
Choose one (pre-service students only)	4
CRJ 497 Internship (4)		Junior standing; 4 courses in area of concentration
PJU Field Work in Social Justice (4)		Senior standing; 2.500 GPA
CRJ 498 Seminar: Issues in Criminal Justice	4*	Senior standing; 2 courses in CRJ
Required Correlatives:
POL 101 The Great Issues of Politics	4*
Choose one:	4
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (4)
SOC 215 Deviance and Institutional Problems (4)
CRJ electives (12 credits for pre-service students)	16*	See course descriptions
Social Science Electives	12
Senior Comprehensive Examination	--
Total Credits Required	60
*used to calculate the Major GPA

Transfer credit will be evaluated by course basis. Credit will be granted towards requirements in the Criminal Justice major/minor only for courses detremined to be equivalent to criminal justice courses in the Ohio Dominican University catalog. Technical courses in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections and related areas will not be awarded credit towrads requirements for the Criminal Justice major/minor. These courses will transfer to ODU as elective credits.

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Requirements for a Minor in Criminal Justice

Courses	Credits	Prerequisites/Corerequisites See course descriptions
CRJ 105 The Criminal Justice System	4
Choose one of the following:	4
CRJ 230 The Law, Society and Polity (4)
CRJ 231 History of U.S. Constitution (4)		POL 101 or CRJ 230
CRJ electives (12 credits)	12	See course descriptions
Total Credits Required	20