Degree Requirements
Electives for the B.S. Program
In addition to the core course degree requirements, students must take a minimum of 12 hours of criminology electives that include 8 hours from 300 and 400 level courses. Transfer students must take 15 hours in residence within the major.
Students must choose at least one course from each of the three categories below to satisfy the 12 hours of criminology electives.
B.S. Curriculum Core Courses
| CRM 101 | Introduction to Criminology | 4 |
| CRM 102 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CRM 200 | Law Enforcement | 4 |
| CRM 220 | Introduction to US Courts | 4 |
| CRM 240 | Research Methods | 4 |
| CRM 245 | Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CRM 311 | Criminal Law and Procedure | 4 |
| CRM 313 | Corrections | 4 |
| CRM 324 | Criminological Theory | 4 |
| CRM 440 | Developing Professionally | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 40 |
Category 1
| CRM 206 | Criminal Investigation | 4 |
| CRM 210 | Ethics in Justice | 4 |
| CRM 212 | Juvenile Delinquency | 4 |
| CRM 248 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | 2 |
| CRM 248A | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems/Travel Course | 2 |
| CRM 249 | Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Category 2
| CRM 300 | Victimology | 4 |
| FSC 307 | Crime Scene Investigation | 4 |
| CRM 310 | Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System | 4 |
| CRM 321 | Comparative Criminology | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Category 3
Individual Study Opportunities
Those students 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.