Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (B.S.C.J.) Major in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement (Non-Internship Option)

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

1. If two years of the same modern language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of modern language taken in high school, then two semesters of the same modern language (1410 and 1420) must be taken at the college level, and the requirement will be added to the student's degree audit.

2. 15 credit hours in criminal justice core curriculum (or their equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public two-year college as agreed by Texas public institutions for the criminal justice field of study. If transferring additional criminal justice courses please contact the College of Applied Arts Academic Advising Center for assistance.

   Course List

   Code	Title	Hours
   CJ 1310	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
   CJ 2310	Police Systems and Practices	3
   CJ 2350	The Courts and Criminal Procedure	3
   CJ 2355	Correctional Systems and Practices	3
   CJ 2360	Fundamentals of Criminal Law	3
   Total Hours		15

3. Majors must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
4. Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).

5. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

Course Requirements