323 General MCJ 6270. Project (3) Course provides students with the opportunity to conduct original research in criminal justice or complete a project in a criminal justice agency. Methods learned in the masters program will be applied. MCJ 6810. Experimental Course (1-3) MCJ 6920. Workshops and Conference (1-3) Criminal Justice Major bachelors degree (bs or ba) » Program Prerequisite: Complete the Criminal Justice AA/AS Degree requirements. » Minor: A minor or a double major is required. In lieu of a minor, an 18 hour emphasis may be selected in consultation with the chair and only in those instances where a specific minor is not offered by WSU. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses required for this major in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher. Also refer to the general grade requirements for graduation on page 38. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 45 of these is required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - 18 of these are required within the major. Advisement All Criminal Justice students are encouraged to meet with a faculty advisor at least annually for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6146 for more information or to find an advisor. Admission Requirements Dedare your program of study (see page 18). There are no spedal admission or application requirements for this program. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for either Bachdor of Science or Bachelor of Arts requirements. The following course required for the Criminal Justice major will also satisfy general education requirements: CJ SS1010. The diversity requirement can be met by completing CJ 3040 or CJ 3360. The Scientific Inquiry (SI) requirement can be met by completing CJ 3600 and/or CJ 4980. Course Requirements for BS or BA Degree Students obtaining a major in Criminal Justice are required to complete 45 credit hours in courses with a CJ prefix. Of these, 18 credit hours must be upper division courses numbering 3000 or above. Core Courses Required (21 credit hours) CJ SS1010 CJ1330 CJ 3270 CJ SI3600 or SOC* SI3600 orPSY*SI3600 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) Criminal Law (3) Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3) Criminal Justice Statistics (3) Social Statistics (3) Statistics in Psychology (3) or GERT* SI3600 Statistics in Gerontology (3) CJ 4200 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice (3) CJ SI4980** Research Methods (3) CJ 4990*** Senior Seminar (3) Will meet the core requirement but may not be counted i another department (will not receive CJ credit). * Statistics prerequisite. ** Senior standing required. CONCENTRATIONS Select one concentration and complete 15 credit hours or select a general concentration of 15 credit hours from any combination. Courses taken in one concentration can not be used to fill the requirement in another concentration. • Law Enforcement (15 credit hours) CJ 1340 Criminal Investigation (3) CJ 1350 Intro to Forensic Sdence (3) CJ 2860/4860 Field Experience (3-6) CJ 3020 Criminal Justice Management (3) CJ DV3040 Community Policing (3) CJ 4100 Laws of Arrest, Search, & Seizure (3) CJ 4300 History of Law Enforcement (3) CJ 4160 Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities (3) • Corrections (15 credit hours) CJ 2330 Juvenile Justice (3) CJ 2860/4860 Field Experience (3-6) CJ 3020 Criminal Justice Management (3) CJ 3060 Corrections in the Community (3) CJ 3140 Corrections Law (3) CJ 3350 The American Jail (3) CJ DV3360 Prisons-Contemporary Issues & Dilemmas (3) • Law and Justice (15 credit hours) CJ 2350 Laws of Evidence (3) CJ 2360 Juvenile Law (3) CJ 2860/4860 Field Experience (3-6) CJ 3080 Criminal Courts (3) CJ 3140 Corrections Law (3) CJ 4000 Critical Legal Studies (3) CJ 4100 Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure (3) CJ 4160 Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities (3) • Forensic Science (14 credit hours) Those students wishing to pursue a concentration in forensics will have the option of choosing one of two tracks: I. Forensic Science I / Laboratory - for those wishing to predomi nantly work in a crime lab, including chemical analysis, serology and DNA analysis. II. Forensic Science II / Investigation - for those wishing to have a more general background and training in order to work in the fidd, induding crime scene investigation, trace analysis, photography and general forensics. Requirements for a concentration in Forensic Science/Laboratory: This concentration requires a double major: one in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, or Microbiology and a major in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Science. No minor is required. The CJ major requires all of the core courses and other requirements for other CJ majors as well as the following 14 credit hours for a concentration. CJ 1350 Scientific Investigation Principles (3) CJ 2350 Laws of Evidence (3) CJ 4110 Forensic Science I (4) CJ 4120 Forensic Science II (4) Requirements for a Concentration in Forensic Science/Investigation: This concentration requires a student to complete a major in Criminal Justice with a 14 credit hour concentration in Forensics as outlined above. Additionally, a student must complete 10 credit hours of chemistry sequence, either Chemistry 1210 and 1220 (Prindples of Chemistry I and II) or Chemistry 1110 (Elementary Chemistry) and Chemistry 1120 (Elementary Organic Bio-Chemistry); and then, in consultation with a forensics advisor, sded an additional 18 credit hours comprised of courses specifically geared PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business SEcon MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social £ Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog