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

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 ;
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)
CJA 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Administration 3 credit hours
CJA 2200 - Prevention and Control of Crime 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
Mathematics (Math) 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

CJA 2400 - The Judicial Process 3 credit hours
CJA 2600 - Corrections 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
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)
CJA Law Enforcement electives* 6 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

CJA 3400 - Constitutional Issues and Criminal Justice 3 credit hours **
CJA Law Enforcement elective* 9 credit hours
CJA electives 6 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology 3 credit hours **
CJA elective 9 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
General guided electives 13 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

NOTE:

*CJA majors with Law Enforcement concentration must fulfill the 15 hour requirement.

**Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and successful completion (at least a C) of the first core courses: CJA 1100 , CJA 2200 , CJA 2400 , and CJA 2600 .

Total hours in program: 120

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Criminal Justice Administration, Law Enforcement, B.S., Academic Map