Criminal Justice Studies, B.S.

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This degree requires 120 credit hours, including 43 hours of Core coursework.

Degree Requirements

All candidates must meet the following:

Fulfill all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree, as outlined in the Bachelor’s Degree Requirements section of this catalog.
Complete Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or later.
Satisfy Bachelor of Science degree requirements:

Lower Division Requirements:
- 3 semester hours of speech
- Satisfy the computer literacy/proficiency requirement (see note below)
Natural Sciences:
- 11 semester hours in natural sciences, including at least 2 semester hours in laboratory courses.
- Students must complete at least 6 semester credit hours in natural science courses, such as Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Bio/Physical Science.

4. Complete all required courses for the degree plan (outlined below).

Note: Students who are core complete but did not take speech and computer literacy/proficiency as part of their core curriculum will be required to complete these courses to meet degree requirements.

Core Curriculum Requirement - 43 Semester Hours

Core 010 Communication - 6 hours
Core 020 Mathematics - 3 hours
Core 030 Life and Physical Science - 7 hours (including 1 Lab)
Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 hours
Core 050 Creative Arts - 3 hours
Core 060 American History - 6 hours
Core 070 Government/Political Science - 6 hours
Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours
Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech - 3 hours
Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy - 3 hours

Program Requirements

General - 8 Semester Hours

Speech (May be satisfied in Core)
Computer Literacy (May be satisfied in Core)
Natural Science - 11 s.h. including 2 labs (Up to 7 semester hours may be satisfied in Core)
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing

Criminal Justice General Requirements - 33 Semester Hours

No more than 2 C’s are permitted in the required 18 s.h. of Upper Division CRIJ coursework (excluding UD CRIJ electives). CRIJ 4320 must be taken at Texas A&M University- Victoria, and all requirements for CRIJ 4320, Senior Seminar, including the CRIJ Senior Exam, must be passed with a letter grade of C or better for a student to be certified for graduation.

Criminal Justice Electives - 18 Semester Hours

18 s.h. UD CRIJ Electives Required

Support Course - 3 Semester Hours

PSYC 2319 Social Psychology or PSYC 4311 Abnormal Psychology

LD/UD Free Electives

Additional lower- or upper-division electives as needed to meet the 120 semester hour degree requirement, including at least 36 upper-division semester hours.