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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Criminal Justice, BS (Alpine)

Location(s): Alpine

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There are 3 different areas of concentration for the major:

Law Enforcement & Corrections
Law
Homeland Security and Cybercrime.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum: 42

University Requirements: 1

Bachelor of Science Requirements: 9

University Electives: 8

Criminal Justice Major Core Courses: 30 Credits

CJ 1301 - Intro To Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2323 - Legal Aspects of Law Enforce. Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3302 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3312 - Criminal Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3340 - Criminal Justice Ethics Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3341 - Research Methods for CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4304 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4309 - Seminar in CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4330 - Law Enforcement Admin Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4368 - Multiculturalism in CJ Credit Hours: 3

Criminal Justice Major Electives: 12 Credits

CJ 1302 - Intro Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
CJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices Credit Hours: 3
CJ 1307 - Crime in America Credit Hours: 3
CJ 1310 - Fund Crim Law Credit Hours: 3
CJ 1313 - Juvenile Justice System Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2302 - Basic Skills For CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2313 - Correctional Sys and Prac Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2321 - Special Topics in CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2328 - Police Sys. and Practices Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2350 - Current Issues in CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2351 - Hate Crimes Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2353 - Crimes Against Children Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2360 - Intro to Cybercrime Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2362 - Cybercrime Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3101 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1
CRIM 3201 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 2
CRIM 3300 - History Of Crim Jus Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3303 - Crime & Justice in the Movies Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3305 - Substantive Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3306 - Community Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3307 - Organized Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3308 - Law Of Evidence Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3371 - Women and Crime Credit Hours:
CRIM 3316 - Domestic Violence Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3317 - White Collar Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3320 - Emergency Management Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3321 - Human Trafficking Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3322 - Cybercrime 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3362 - Adv Cyber Investigations Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3367 - Wildlife Law Enforcment Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4300 - Amer Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4302 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4370 - Death Penalty Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4372 - Gangs Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4307 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4373 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4374 - Deviant Subcultures Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4375 - Sexaul Predators Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4376 - Punishment Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4313 - Juvenile Delinquency and Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4314 - American Courts Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4315 - Serial Killers Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4318 - Advanced Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4319 - School Violence Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4320 - Forensic Ballistics Handguns Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4321 - Forensic Ballistics: Long Guns Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4322 - Topics in Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4323 - Transnational Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4324 - Immigration Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4331 - Legal Issues in CJ Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4332 - Const Issues in Corr Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4333 - Community Policing Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4334 - Police Corruption Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4335 - Drug Ident & Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4336 - Prison Gangs Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4337 - Forensic Science Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4350 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4363 - Intro Criminal Profiling Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4365 - Cyber Warfare Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4367 - Cyber Policy & Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4369 - Sem. In Special Probs in CJ Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Yellow highlight has different number in T.H.E list

Red highlight will be old numbers after May 2023 Board meeting

Blue highlight are new course numbers replacing the Red

Law Enforcement and Corrections Concentration Area: 18 Credits

CJ 2313 - Correctional Sys and Prac Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2328 - Police Sys. and Practices Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3300 - History of Crim Jus Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3306 - Community Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3316 - Domestic Violence Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3363 - Police Academy I Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3364 - Police Academy II Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3366 - Police Academy IV Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3367 - Wildlife Law Enforcment Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4300 - American Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4332 - Const Issues in Corr Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4333 - Community Policing Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4334 - Police Corruption Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4335 - Drug Ident & Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4337 - Forensic Science Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4363 - Intro Criminal Profiling Credit Hours: 3

Law Concentration Area: 18 Credits

CJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices Credit Hours: 3
CJ 1310 - Fund Crim Law Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3370 - Law and Society Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4371 - Procedural Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3305 - Substantive Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 3308 - Law Of Evidence Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4302 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4313 - Juvenile Delinquency and Law Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4314 - American Courts Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4324 - Immigration Law and Policy Credit Hours: 3
CRIM 4331 - Legal Issues in CJ Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Green highlight has no course number in system

Blue highlight are new course numbers after May Board Meeting 2023

Homeland Security and Cybercrime Concentration Area: 18 Credits

CJ 1302 - Intro Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2351 - Hate Crimes Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2360 - Intro to Cybercrime Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3307 - Organized Crime Credit Hours: 3
CJ 2362 - Cybercrime Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3320 - Emergency Management Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3321 - Human Trafficking Credit Hours: 3
CJ 3362 - Adv Cyber Investigations Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4369 - Sem. In Special Probs in CJ Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4318 - Advanced Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
CJ 4323 - Transnational Crime Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Orange highlight is used as specific special topics course number

Total Hours: 120

Core Curriculum: 42

University Requirements: 1

Bachelor of Science Requirements: 9

Major Core Courses: 30

Major Electives: 12

Area of Concentration: 18

University Electives: 8

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