A BS degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology is designed to offer students a choice to declare an emphasis area in either criminal justice or criminology.
A total of 37 credit hours are required for a criminal Justice and criminology degree. All students must have a cumulative 2.0 average to earn a BS degree. Every student must also complete Kentucky Wesleyan College’s degree requirements of 120 total credit hours, which will include the required General Education Requirements and 42 credit hours of upper-division course work.
Major Core Requirements | |
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CJC 100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
IDS 202 | Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences |
IDS 203 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice |
CJC 310 | Critical Issues in Policing |
CJC 340 | Courts and Procedure |
CJC 345 | Juvenile Delinquency |
CJC 350 | Criminology |
CJC 370 | Corrections* |
CJC 499 | Senior Seminar |
Criminal Justice Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours |
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CJC 210 | Criminal Investigation |
CJC 230 | Global Perspective on Crime and Justice |
CJC 301 | Practicum in Criminal Justice |
CJC 344 | Minority Relations |
CJS 347 | Drugs, Crime and Justice |
CJC 360 | Criminal Law |
CJC 390 | Deviant Behavior |
CJC 401 | Independent Study |
CJC 420 | Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice |
CJC 450 | Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
CJC 460 | Victimology |
CJC 470 | Advanced Criminology |
CJC 480 | Advanced Research Methods |
Social Science Electives: a minimum of 6 hours from any of the following: PSY, SOC, POLS. See below for examples of potential/suggested courses. |
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PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology |
PSY 301 | Personality Theories |
PSY 303 | Social Psychology |
PSY 307 | Learning Theories |
PSY 321 | Forensic Psychology (cross-listed as CJC 325) |
SOC 100 | Principles of Sociology |
SOC 200 | Social Problems |
SOC 308 | Minority Relations (cross-listed as CJC 344) |
SOC 362 | Deviant Behavior (cross-listed as CJC 390) |
POLS 101 | American National Government |
POLS 202 | State and Local Government |
POLS 362 | Public Administration |
Communications: must complete the following course. | |
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CART 141 | Basic Public Speaking |
Foreign Language Core:
A language requirement for a BS in Criminal Justice and Criminology is not required but strongly encouraged. Every student who plans to work in the criminal justice field at the federal, state, or local level should consider a minimum of six (6) hours of Spanish. The more Spanish a student successfully completes in college the more career choices they will have after college.