Criminal Justice Administration, B.S.

Requirements for the major in Criminal Justice Administration include

48 semester hours of criminal justice courses including the required core courses CJA 1100 , CJA 2200 , CJA 2400 , CJA 2600 , CJA 3200 , CJA 3400 ;
30 hours of CJA courses (as advised);
13 hours of general electives (as advised);
a minor of 18 hours (if minor requires more or less hours, adjustment will be made within general electives).

In order to graduate, all Criminal Justice majors must earn a grade of at least a C (2.00) in all core CJA courses: CJA 1100 , CJA 2200 , CJA 2400 , CJA 2600 , CJA 3200 , and CJA 3400 .

Following is a suggested pattern of study; however, consultation with the assigned advisor is necessary before each registration.

Recommended Curriculum

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours **
CJA 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration 3 credit hours
CJA 2200 - Prevention and Control of Crime 3 credit hours
CJA 2400 - The Judicial Process 3 credit hours
CJA 2600 - Corrections 3 credit hours
Minor 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology 3 credit hours
CJA 3400 - Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
CJA courses 6 credit hours *
Minor 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
CJA courses 15 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

CJA courses 9 credit hours
Minor 6 credit hours
General electives 13 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

NOTE:

*CJA major with Law Enforcement or Homeland Security concentration must fulfill the 15-hour requirement.
**PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 for CJA majors recommended