Requirements for the Major certified prior to fall 2017

 

The major requires 48–49 hours in criminal justice, political science, and other social sciences.

Students must complete the 15-credit Crm J core, 6 credits in Institutional courses, and an additional 9 credits of Crm J electives. At least 12 hours of core or elective courses must be earned at Washington State University

All required course work must be graded course work. Only 3 hours of 490 or 499 (Pass/Fail) may be used as Crm J electives.

Criminal Justice Core Courses (15 credits required)

• Crm J 101: Intro to the Administration of Criminal Justice
• Crm J 201: Introduction to Criminological Theory
• Crm J 320: Criminal Law OR Crm J 420: Criminal Procedure
• Crm J 330: Crime Control Policies
• Crm J 450: Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Institutional Courses (6 credits from Crm J courses)

• Crm J 365, 370, 380, or 385

Criminal Justice Electives (9 credits in Crm J courses)

• Crm J 205: Realizing Justice in a Multicultural Society
• Crm J 320: Criminal Law (if not counted for Core)
• Crm J 365: Juvenile Justice and Corrections (if not counted for Institutional)
• Crm J 370: Introduction to Policing (if not counted for Institutional)
• Crm J 380: Criminal Courts (if not counted for Institutional)
• Crm J 381: Crime and Justice in the Movies
• Crm J 385: Institutional Corrections (if not counted for Institutional)
• Crm J 400: Issues in the Administration of Criminal Justice [M] (may be repeated up to 6 credits)
• Crm J 403: Violence Towards Women [T]
• Crm J 405: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems [M]
• Crm J 420: Criminal Procedure [M] (if not counted for Core)
• Crm J 424: Community Corrections
• Crm J 426: Victimology and Public Policy
• Crm J 427: Crime Prevention Strategies
• Crm J 428: Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse
• Crm J 490: Criminal Justice Internship
• Crm J 499: Special Problems

Political Science Elective Requirements (9 credits required)

• Any upper division (300- or 400-level) courses from Political Science

6–7 Hours Required in Approved Research Methods and Quantitative Analysis (Statistics) Courses

• Crm J 311 or approved methods course (e.g., Soc 320)
• Crm J 321 or approved statistics course (e.g., Psych 311 or Soc 321)

Elective from the College of Arts and Sciences (3 credits required)

• Psychology 324: Psychology of Women
• Psychology 350: Social Psychology
• Sociology 360: Social Deviance
• Sociology 362: Juvenile Delinquency
• Sociology 384: Sociology of Gender
• Women’s Studies 300: Intersections of Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality

University Writing Requirements

• 2 Writing in the Major [M] courses (6 hours)
• Writing Portfolio
• Writing Proficiency Exam
  (Portfolio and proficiency exam required no later than first semester after earning 60 credits.)

Foreign Language

2 years high school or 1 year college (in same language)

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