Criminology and Criminal Justice Major

Degree Requirements

Requirements for a major in criminology and criminal justice:

CRM 100	Introduction to Research and Writing in Criminology	1
CRM 101	Introduction to Criminology	4
CRM 102	Introduction to Criminal Justice	4
CRM 405	Research Methods in Criminology	4
CRM 499	Criminology Capstone Experience	1

In addition, students must take a minimum of 24 hours of criminology electives that include 12 hours from 300- and 400-level courses. Transfer students must take 16 hours in residence within the major.

Students must choose at least one course from each of the three categories (A–C below) plus three courses from any area to fulfill the minimum 24 credit hour requirement of electives.

A. Behavioral Theory

CRM 210	Ethics in Justice	4
CRM 212	Juvenile Delinquency	4
CRM 300	Victimology	4
CRM 310	Abnormal Behavior and Criminality	4
CRM 403	Drugs, Deviance and Crime	4
CRM 406	Violence in America	4
CRM 427	Death Penalty	4

B. Organizational

CRM 200	Law Enforcement	4
CRM 206	Criminal Investigation	4
CRM 307	Forensic Science	4
CRM 313	Corrections	4
CRM 321	Comparative Criminology	4
CRM 400	Crime and Punishment: Current Controversies	4

C. Law

CRM 211	Legal Research and Writing	4
CRM 311	Criminal Law and Procedure	4
CRM 315	Appellate Advocacy	4
CRM 323	Correctional Law	4
GWA 402	Constitutional Law and the Supreme Court	4
CRM 411	Criminal Law and Social Policy	4

Individual Study Opportunities

Those students who are planning to attend graduate or law school and meet the requirements outlined in the Course Descriptions chapter of this catalog are encouraged to take one of the following courses:

CRM 401	Internship in Criminology	4-16
CRM 450	Independent Study	1-5
CRM 451	Senior Thesis	4