Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (B.S.C.J.) Major in Criminal Justice
Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours
General Requirements
-
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.
-
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.
-
For transfer students, 21 semester credit hours in criminal justice core curriculum (or their equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Criminal Justice Field of Study and be applied to the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree with a major in Criminal Justice at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. If transferring additional criminal justice courses please contact the College of Applied Arts Academic Advising Center for assistance. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list.
Course List Code Title Hours CJ 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 TCCN: CRIJ 1306CJ 2310 Police Systems and Practices 3 TCCN: CRIJ 2328CJ 2350 The Courts and Criminal Procedure 3 TCCN: CRIJ 1306CJ 2355 Correctional Systems and Practices 3 TCCN: CRIJ 2313CJ 2360 Fundamentals of Criminal Law 3 TCCN: CRIJ 1310Directed Electives CS 1308 Computer Literacy and the Internet 3 TCCN: COSC 1301 PSY 1300 Introduction to Psychology 3 TCCN: PSYC 2301Total Hours 21 - Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
- Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).
Course Requirements
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| US 1100 | 1 | Communication Component Code 010 | 3 |
| CJ 1310 (TCCN CRIJ 1301) | 3 | SOCI 1310 (Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 [TCCN SOCI 1301]) | 3 |
| Communication Component Code 010 | 3 | Mathematics Component Code 020 | 3 |
| Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 094 | 3 | POSI 2320 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2305]) | 3 |
| POSI 2310 (Government/Political Science Component Code 070 [TCCN GOVT 2306]) | 3 | CJ Elective | 3 |
| PSY 1300 (TCCN PSYC 2301) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CJ 2310 (TCCN CRIJ 2328) | 3 | CJ 2350 (TCCN CRIJ 1306) | 3 |
| CJ 2360 (TCCN CRIJ 1310) | 3 | CJ 2355 (TCCN CRIJ 2313) | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 030 | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 | 3 | American History Component Code 060 | 3 |
| Creative Arts Component Code 050 | 3 | CJ 3347, SOCI 3307, or PSY 2301 [TCCN PSYC 2317]1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| American History Component Code 060 | 3 | CJ Advanced Electives2, 3 | 6 |
| CJ 3346 | 3 | CJ Elective | 3 |
| CJ Advanced Electives | 6 | Component Area Option Codes 090, 091, 092, 093 and 094 | 3 |
| Direct Elective | 3 | Open Electives | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CJ 4340 | 3 | CJ 4310 | 3 |
| CJ Advanced Elective2, 3 | 3 | Open Electives | 8 |
| Open Electives | 6 | CJ Elective | 3 |
| CJ Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
For the Statistics requirement, SOCI 3307 is recommended for Sociology minors.
- 2
CJ Advanced Electives must be chosen from the following lists of Career Interest courses in Corrections, Criminal Justice, or Law Enforcement.
- 3
Criminal Justice Advanced Electives may include CJ 4301 and CJ 4302. A student must meet the following requirements before being allowed to enroll in CJ 4301 or CJ 4302: Texas State GPA of 2.25, Major GPA of 2.50, permission of the Internship Coordinator, and the following courses: CJ 1310, CJ 2310, CJ 2350, CJ 2355, CJ 2360, and CJ 3346.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Corrections Electives | ||
| CJ 3322 | Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 3323 | Mid-Level Management in Criminal Justice Agencies | 3 |
| CJ 3325 | Incarceration in America | 3 |
| CJ 4301 | Internship I | 3 |
| CJ 4302 | Internship II | 3 |
| CJ 4309L | Gangs and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 4316 | Treatment in Community and Institutional Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 4334 | The Death Penalty in the United States | 3 |
| CJ 4336 | Wrongful Convictions | 3 |
| CJ 4338 | Sexual Offenses | 3 |
| CJ 4350 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Law Enforcement | 3 |
| CJ 4352 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 4365 | Comparative Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Electives | ||
| CJ 3300 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CJ 3323 | Mid-Level Management in Criminal Justice Agencies | 3 |
| CJ 4301 | Internship I | 3 |
| CJ 4302 | Internship II | 3 |
| CJ 4309K | Intelligence Analysis | 3 |
| CJ 4309L | Gangs and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 4314 | Terrorism in the United States | 3 |
| CJ 4321 | Occupational Crime | 3 |
| CJ 4325 | Media and Crime | 3 |
| CJ 4326 | Women and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 4329 | Organized Crime | 3 |
| CJ 4331 | Serial Murder | 3 |
| CJ 4334 | The Death Penalty in the United States | 3 |
| CJ 4335 | The Psychology of Antisocial Behavior | 3 |
| CJ 4336 | Wrongful Convictions | 3 |
| CJ 4338 | Sexual Offenses | 3 |
| CJ 4350 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Law Enforcement | 3 |
| CJ 4352 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 4365 | Comparative Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Law Enforcement Electives | ||
| CJ 3322 | Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 3323 | Mid-Level Management in Criminal Justice Agencies | 3 |
| CJ 3329 | Forensic Evidence | 3 |
| CJ 4301 | Internship I | 3 |
| CJ 4302 | Internship II | 3 |
| CJ 4309K | Intelligence Analysis | 3 |
| CJ 4309L | Gangs and the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CJ 4309M | Active Shooter Response Experiential Learning | 3 |
| CJ 4314 | Terrorism in the United States | 3 |
| CJ 4323 | Special Operation Units in Law Enforcement and Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 4332 | Advanced Criminal Justice Management | 3 |
| CJ 4338 | Sexual Offenses | 3 |
| CJ 4350 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Law Enforcement | 3 |
| CJ 4352 | Contemporary Legal Issues in Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 4365 | Comparative Criminal Justice | 3 |
