Criminal Justice Administration, 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 ;
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 .

Curriculum: Criminal Justice Administration

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)
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
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 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

Sophomore

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CJA electives 12 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
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)

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

CJA 3400 - Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours
CJA electives 9 credit hours
Mathematics (Math) 3 credit hours

Criminal Justice Administration, B.S.

Curriculum: Criminal Justice Administration

Freshman

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120