BA in Criminology

To earn a BA in Criminology students shall complete 36 credit hours of the following:

Required Courses (21 hours) - Pre-Requisites

• CCJ 3024 - Survey of the Criminal Justice System  
• CCJ 3117 - Theories of Criminal Behavior
• CCJ 3706 - Applied Statistics in Crime                  
• CCJ 3701 - Research Methods I                           
• CJE 3444 - Crime Prevention                              
• CJE 3656 - Introduction to Crime Analysis           
• CCJ 4934 - Senior Seminar. Current Senior Seminar topics include: Crime, Media & Pop Culture;Drugs, Crime & Society;Gender & Crime;Violence, Guns & Crime; Economy & Crime
  

Elective Courses (15 hours)

• CJE 3641 - Introduction to Forensic Science (Online Only)                      
• CCJ 3666-Victimology
• CJL 3110 - Substantive Criminal Law                                       
• CJE 4114 - American Law Enforcement Systems                   
• CJL 4410 - Criminal Rights and Procedures
• CJC 4010 - American Correctional Systems                                         
• CJE 4010 - Juvenile Justice System                       
• CCJ 3621 - Patterns of Criminal Behavior (Online Only)    
• CCJ 4930 - Critical Issues in Policing                      
• CCJ 4900 - Directed Readings-Must contact professor for permission                          
• CCJ 4910 - Directed Research-Must contact professor for permission                              
• CCJ 4940 - Internship for Criminal Justice Majors-Must contact Dr. Ruefle                        
• CCJ 4933 - Selected Topics. The topics offered varies. Recent topics include: Cybercrime; Human trafficking; Life in the Big House    
• CCJ 4934: Senior Seminar. Senior seminars can be taken as electives once you have met your core requirement.