Criminal Justice, (BS)

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Degree Requirements: 120 Credits

General Education*	39
Major Core	27
Major Electives	18
Electives	36
Total Credits	120

* (3 credits) is counted above as major credits Those credits also satisfy requirements for the general education program (42 total credits required).

Requirements for the criminal justice major (BS) are:

General Education Curriculum

University Success Skills

(1 credit)

OREN 105 - The Tusculum Experience Credit(s): 1

Communication

Take ENGL 110 (3 credits), ENGL 111 (3 credits), and one course in COMM or SPCH (3 credits) for a total of 9 credits.

ENGL 110 - Composition I: Close Reading And Analysis Credit(s): 3
ENGL 111 - Composition II: Research And Rhetoric Credit(s): 3
COMM 210 - Interpersonal Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 212 - Team And Small Group Communication Credit(s): 3
COMM 220 - Argumentation And Debate Credit(s): 3
SPCH 101 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

Mathematics

Take one MATH course for 3 or 4 credits.

MATH 140 - Statistics Credit(s): 3

Arts and Humanities

Take one literature course (3 credits) and one additional course from either category (3 credits) for a total of 6 credits.

Literature

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Fine Arts and Humanities

Natural Science

Take one science course (3 credits) along with that course’s lab (1 credit) for a total of 4 credits.

Behavioral Wellness and Social Science

Behavioral, Wellness, and Social Science: Choose 2 courses for a total of 6 credits. No more than 1 course may be from the Wellness category.

History

Choose two courses for a total of 6 credits.

Religion

Choose one course for 3 credits - Must be a different religion course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Arts and Humanities general education core.

Civic Studies

Choose one course for 3 credits. Must be a different political science course if used above to satisfy a requirement in the Social Science general education core.

Criminal Justice Core Curriculum

Major Electives

Take two courses from the Concentration areas at the 200 level. Credit(s): 6
Take four courses from the Concentration areas at the 300-400 level. Credit(s): 12