Criminal Justice Administration, Law Enforcement Concentration, B.S.

Department of Criminal Justice Administration

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 ;
15 hours from the following: CJA 2900 , CJA 3230 , CJA 3250 , CJA 4220 , CJA 4260 , CJA 4330 , CJA 4340 , CJA 4530 and 15 hours from 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 .

Curriculum: Criminal Justice Administration, Law Enforcement

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

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

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

Total hours in program: 120

NOTE:

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