Criminal Justice Major (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 B.S. Degree

I. Christian Studies Core - 15-21 Credits

ICS 3610 - Concepts of Global and Ethical Leadership 3 Credits *
THE 3701 - Apologetics and Christian Evidences 3 Credits *
BIB 1511 - Survey of Biblical Literature 3 Credits *
or
BIB 1520 - History of the Old Testament 3 Credits
and
BIB 1522 - History of the New Testament 3 Credits
BIB 3510 - Interpreting the Gospels 3 Credits
or
BIB 4710 - Interpreting Romans 3 Credits
THE 3520 - Foundations of Christian Thought 3 Credits *
or
THE 3522 - Systematic Theology I 3 Credits
and
THE 3524 - Systematic Theology II 3 Credits

II. General Education Core - 30 Credits

COM 1010 - Introduction to Communication 3 Credits
or
COM - Communication Elective 3 Credits
Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science Electives 9 Credits
ENG 1510 - College Writing and Research 3 Credits
ENG 1512 - Introduction to Literary Analysis 3 Credits
or
Literature Elective 3 Credits
MAT - Math Elective 3 Credits
SCI - Science Elective 3 Credits
Social Science Elective 3 Credits
SOC 1510 - College Success Strategies 3 Credits ^1,2

III. Major Core - 36 Credits

CRJ 2520 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 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 *
300-400 Level CRJ/DEM Electives 9 Credits
CSJ 352 - Criminology 3 Credits *
DEM 3508 - Introduction to Emergency Management 3 Credits
SOC 230 - Sociology 3 Credits *
SOC 4512 - The Human Mosaic 3 Credits *

IV. Electives - 44 Credits*

A minimum of 36 credits must be at the upper (3000-4000) level for a bachelor degree.

* Some courses from the Christian Studies Core and Major Core can be used to fulfill requirements in the General Education Core. By doing that the number of electives needed would increase so that the minimum of 125 credits is reached.

Total - 125 Credits

¹Counts towards 3 credits of Social Science credits. Students who have successfully completed 60 credits with a GPA of at least a 2.0 may replace SOC 1510 with a Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science elective.

²Click HERE to view options for Humanities and Social Science Electives.