Program: Criminal Justice Administration, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 06, 2025

2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog

Department of Criminal Justice Administration
615-898-2630
Lance Selva, program coordinator
Lance.Selva@mtsu.edu

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

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology 3 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
CJA electives 9 credit hours
Guided electives 13 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120