Criminology and Criminal Justice, B.S.

(120 units)

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

This program is designed to accommodate the needs of new college students, continuing students, transferring students, and experienced criminal justice practitioners.

Students intending to transfer from community colleges to this University are advised to complete general education requirements while attending the community college. Courses equivalent to CRJU 101 and two of the following three lower-division cognate courses (SOC 100 , PSY 100 , and POSC 100 ) should be taken while attending community college. Other criminology and criminal justice courses taken at community colleges will be accepted as lower-division electives provided the college where they were taken designated them as transferable to CSU. These courses cannot be substituted for upper-division criminology and criminal justice courses.

Admission Under Impaction

Refer to the following website: Transfer Admission Eligibility.

Requirements

Major Courses:

Take 48 units of criminology and criminal justice courses as follows:

Take 36 units of the following core courses:

CRJU 101 - The Criminal Justice System in Society (3 units)
CRJU 110 - Introduction to Justice Research, Writing, and Reasoning (3 units)
CRJU 301 - Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes (3 units)
CRJU 302 - Policing (3 units)
CRJU 303 - Corrections: Theory, Policy and Practice Corrections (3 units)
CRJU 304 - Criminological Theory (4 units)
CRJU 320 - Criminal Justice Research Methods (4 units)
CRJU 325 - Statistics for Criminal Justice (4 units)
CRJU 330 - Criminal Justice Ethics, Values, and Diversity (3 units)
CRJU 340 - Substantive Criminal Law (3 units)
CRJU 350 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3 units)

Take 3 units of the following designated electives:

CRJU 401 - Victimology (3 units)
CRJU 402 - Crime and Inequality (3 units)
CRJU 403 - Comparative Criminal Justice and Transnational Crimes (3 units)
CRJU 404 - Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice (3 units)
CRJU 406 - Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System (3 units)
CRJU 407 - White Collar Crime (3 units)
CRJU 408 - Serial Killers and Psychopaths: The Psychology of the Criminal Mind (3 units)
CRJU 409 - Drugs and the Drug War (3 units)
CRJU 461 - Crime Analysis Technique 1: Social Network Analysis (4 units)
or an approved
CRJU 490 - Selected Topics in Criminal Justice (3 units)

Take 6 units of any criminology and criminal justice-approved upper-division elective

Take 6 units of any criminology and criminal justice-approved upper-division elective (i.e., course not in core or restricted options),

Take at least 3 units of a Senior Integrative Experience

Take at least 3 units of a Senior Integrative Experience in one of the following two ways:

CRJU 493 - Internship (3 units)
CRJU 497 - Directed Research or Independent Study (3 units)

Note:

Each core or restricted option course on the student’s program planner must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. In addition, if a student does not earn a “C” or better in a core or restricted option course, then the student must retake the course and successfully complete the course prior to enrolling in a course for which it is a prerequisite. A student receiving a grade lower than a “C” may proceed with other courses with approval of school advisor or chair.

Cognate Courses:

Take 4 courses in related disciplines. Choose two of the following three courses (with a grade of “C” or better):

POSC 100 - Introduction to American Government (3 units)
PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units)
SOC 100 - Principles of Sociology (3 units)

And any two of the following:

AFRS 319 - Racial and Ethnic Experience in the United States (3 units)
AFRS 332 - Civil Rights and the Law (3 units)
AFRS 475 - Racism and Sexism: An Analytical Approach (3 units)
CDFS 319 - Family Stress and Coping (3 units)
CECS 278 - Cyber Security Principles (3 units)
CHLS 375 - Latinas and the Prison System: A Comparative Perspective (3 units)
CLSC 410 - Law and Literature in the Classical World (3 units)
GEOG 301 - The Urban Scene (3 units)
HIST 433 - Crime, Law, and Punishment in the Middle Ages (3 units)
HIST 487 - Madness, Mental Health, and Psychiatry in America (3 units)
PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Law (3 units)
PHIL 451 - Liberty and Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in American Law (3 units)
POSC 412 - Law and Social Change (3 units)
PSY 350 - Psychology and Contemporary Social Issues (3 units)
PSY 370 - Abnormal Psychology (3 units)
RGR 400 - Crime and Punishment (3 units)
SOC 335 - Social Psychology (3 units)
SOC 342 - Critical Criminology (3 units)
SOC 346 - Race, Gender and Class (3 units)
SOC 423 - Child Abuse and Prevention (3 units)
SOC 436 - Racism, Power, and Inequality (3 units)
SOC 449 - Sociology of Human Rights and Social Justice (3 units)
WGSS 317 - Queer Law (3 units)
WGSS 370 - Masculinities (3 units)
WGSS 430 - Women and Violence (3 units)