Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Major: Juvenile Justice Studies Option

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components of the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Criminal Justice - Juvenile Justice Option:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Criminal Justice - Juvenile Justice Studies Option must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

	English Composition I and English Composition II	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

	Fine Arts Course or Equivalent	3
	At Least One Literature Course	3
	Other Courses in Humanities and Fine Arts	6
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one literature course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

	Finite Math or Higher Mathematics Course	3
	Natural Sciences	8
Total Credit Hours:		11

Natural sciences: Lab-based.

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

	At Least One History Course	3
	Other Courses in History or Behavioral or Social Science	9
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one history course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Total Credit Hours: 41

Area V - Pre-Professional

Required

	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
	Law Enforcement or Policing or Corrections or Security	3
	Microcomputer Applications (CIS 146)	3
	Or
ITE 301	Problem Solving with Computers	3

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 50

Major Course Requirements

Required

UNV 300	Pathways to Success	3
CJ 301	Criminal Justice Process	3
CJ 302	Criminal Law	3
CJ 400	Law Enforcement in America	3
CJ 401	Adult Corrections	3
CJ 450	Criminal Justice Research Methods and Evaluation	3
	Or
PS 342	Methods of Behavioral Science Research	3
	Or
SO 342	Methods of Behavioral Science Research	3
CJ 452	Advanced Criminology	3
CJ 453	Juvenile Delinquency	3
PS 304	Drugs And Behavior	3
	Or
SO 362	Deviant Social Behavior	3
PS 332	Child Psychology	3
	Or
PS 334	Adolescent Psychology	3
PS 352	Abnormal Psychology	3
	Or
PS 420	Cognitive Psychology	3
CA 301	Perspectives on Child Maltreatment & Child Advocacy	3
CA 302	Global Child Advocacy Issues	3
CA 401	Child Advocacy II: Professional and System Responses to Child Maltreatment	4
CA 402	Mock Cases and Simulations Practicum	1
CJ 464	Internship in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 465	Senior Research Project	4
UNV 400	Career Seminar	1

CJ 465: Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” on Comprehensive Exam, Oral Presentation and the Overall Final Grade.

Total Credit Hours: 52

A minimum of 27 semester hours of upper division CA/CJ/PO/PSHA coursework must be completed at Athens State University.

A minor is not required.

General Electives

Elective hours as needed to meet minimum 124 hour requirement and all other general University requirements (CJ/PO/PSHA 350 Introduction to the American Legal System, CJ/PSHA 455 Ethics in the Public Sector, and CH 302 Introduction to Forensic Science are recommended)

Total Credit Hours: 22

Total Credit Hours: 124