Oct 08, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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


True Blue Core (TBC) 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

True Blue Core (41 hours)


True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

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:

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


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

Freshman


  • 3 credit hours
  • 3 credit hours
  • Written Communication 3 credit hours
  • Information Literacy 3 credit hours
  • History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression 6 credit hours
  • Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
  • General elective 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours


Sophomore


  • 3 credit hours
  • 3 credit hours
  • Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
  • Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
  • Scientific Literacy 8 credit hours
  • Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
  • CJA elective 3 credit hours
  • General elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor course 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours


Junior


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 2200 , CJA 2400 , and CJA 2600 .