Criminal Justice (B.S.)

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Our Christ-centered curriculum offers a broad overview of this growing field with multiple entry points into a career or specific advanced training. Freshman and transfer students are invited to prepare themselves for a rewarding career in juvenile justice, security, probation, corrections, youth work or the courts. For those currently working in criminal justice without a college education, Crown’s B.S. degree brings you the professional recognition and advancement you deserve.

Required Courses for the Criminal Justice Major

General Education Requirements - 71 Credits

I. General Education Requirements - 31 Credits

COM 1515 - Introduction to Public Communication 3 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
FAR - Fine Arts Elective 3 Credits¹
Global Awareness Elective 3 Credits ¹
HIS - History Elective 3 Credits
Humanities Elective 3 Credits ¹
MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Lab Science Elective 4 Credits
SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ²

II. General Electives - 40 Credits

Major Requirements - 54 Credits

I. Christian Studies - 15 Credits

BIB 1511 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits
HUM 3701 - Apologetics and Christian Evidences 3 Credits
HUM 3710 - Christian Faith and Reason 3 Credits
ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits

II. Criminal Justice Core - 39 Credits

All courses in the Core must receive a C or above

CRJ 2520 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
CRJ 3530 - Theories of Crime Causation 3 Credits
CRJ 3532 - Criminal Law 3 Credits
CRJ 3534 - Criminal Courts 3 Credits
CRJ 3536 - Introduction to Corrections 3 Credits
CRJ 4535 - Juvenile Justice 3 Credits
CRJ 4537 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 Credits
CRJ 4539 - Victimology 3 Credits
DEM 3508 - Introduction to Emergency Management 3 Credits
DEM - 300/400 Level DEM Elective 3 Credits
MAT 2230 - Statistical Concepts 3 Credits
PSY 240X - Social Science Research Methods 3 Credits
SOC 230 - Sociology 3 Credits

Total Credits for Bachelor’s Degree - 125 Credits

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²Counts towards 3 credits of the Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510 with another Social Science elective. Students need a total of 6 social science credits.