Criminal Justice, B.S.

Criminal Justice Administration
615-494-7751
Joshua Harms, interim chair
Joshua.Harms @mtsu.edu

Courses in the Department of Criminal Justice Administration provide students with a well-rounded curriculum designed to meet the academic needs of those seeking careers in law enforcement, courts, corrections, and homeland security as well as those already employed in the criminal justice system and related agencies.

Academic Map

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

Criminal Justice, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours
Major Core	15 hours
Major Electives	21 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	25-28 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

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

Major Requirements (36 hours)

Major Core (15 hours)

In order to graduate, all Criminal Justice majors must earn a grade of at least a C (2.00) in all of the following core CJA courses:

CJA 2100 - Criminal Theory 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
CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology 3 credit hours

Major Electives (21 hours)

Major electives (15 hours must be upper-division) 21 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (25-28 hours)

Curriculum: Criminal Justice

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 2100 - Criminal Theory 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
General elective 3 credit hours
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 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)
Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
CJA elective 3 credit hours
General elective 3 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 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

CJA 3200 - Research Methods with Computer Technology 3 credit hours *
Minor courses 9 credit hours
CJA electives (upper division) 9 credit hours
CJA elective 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
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 OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Minor course 3 credit hours
CJA electives (upper division) 9 credit hours
General electives 13 credit hours
Minor course/general elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

NOTE:

*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 .