Criminal Justice & Sociology

Major Course Requirements (30 hours)

SOC 101 or 102 (Introductory Sociology) (3)

Choose SOC 240 (Social Problems) or SOC 342 (Criminology) (3)

SOC 372 (Sociology of Deviance)

Choose one of the following: POS 475 (Constitutional Law); POS 444-448 (3)

SOC electives (12 credit hours)

SOC 499 (Senior Capstone Experience) (3)

Support course: POS 370 (Research Methods in Social Science) (3)

• First-Year Seminar….……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 hours
  • Choose: UM 101or HNRS 101
• Written Composition……………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 hours
  • Choose: ENG 101 or 103 (Composition I)
  • Choose: ENG 102 or 104 (Composition II)
• Humanities & Fine Arts…………………………………………………………………….………….……… 18 hours
  • Choose one Literature: ENG 231 or 233 (Global Literature I) * or ENG 232 or 234 (Global Literature II) Psychology majors must complete the six-hour sequence in History.  Students may also compete the Literature sequence.
  • Choose Communications: COMS 101 or 102 (Foundations in Oral Communication)
  • Choose one Fine Art: ART 100, 120, 218, 219, 220; MC 100, 325; MUS 121 or 122, 125, 211, 240, 255, 342; THEA 120 or 122, 123
  • Choose one Philosophy course: PHIL 110 or 111, 180, 220 or 221, 230, 280, 290
  • Choose two of the following courses not used above: AAS 200, ART 100, 120, 218, 219, 220;
  • ENG 231 or 233, 232 or 234; FRN 101, 102 or 150, 201, 202 or 250; GER 101, 102, 201, 202; MC 100, 325; MUS 121/122,
  • 125, 211, 240, 255, 342; PHIL 110 or 111, 180, 220, 221, 230, 280, 290; REL 110; SPN 101 or 103, 102 or 104 or 150, 201,
  • 202 or 250; THEA 120 or 122, 123
• Natural Sciences & Mathematics…………………………………………………………………………. 11 hours
  • Choose: BIO 105 or BIO 107
  • Choose one non-Biology lab science: CHEM 100, 101, 102, 121, 122; ESCI 100; GEOL 110, 115 PHYS 100, 201, 241
  • Choose MATH 147
• History, Social & Behavioral Sciences………………………………………….…..……………….…. 12 hours
  • Choose HIST 101 or 103 (World Civilization I) *
  • Choose HIST 102 or 104 (World Civilization II)
  • Choose: SOC 101 or 102
  • Choose one of the following: EC 231, 232; FCS 291, 302; GEOG 231, POS 200, 250; PSYC 201 0r 202; SWK 203, 260, 322
• Personal Development ……………………………………………………..……….………………..…..….. 3 hours
  • Choose one of the following: ART 250, 255; CS 161; ED 427, 447; ES 200; EXNS 120; FCS 281; MATH 261; MIS 161; MUS 228

Additional requirements for degree (7-12 hours)

• Additional Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree…..……….………………..…..….12 hours

Complete the second-year sequence of a world language (201 and 202 or 250): ASL, FRN, GER, SPN. OR complete the first-year sequence of two different world languages.

• Additional Requirements for the Bachelor of Science………………………..7 hours

Choose an additional 7 hours in mathematics and/or science not used towards requirement #3 above.

Criminal Justice and Sociology majors must take 28-33 credit hours in general electives comprised of courses of their choosing. These hours can be counted toward a  minor or a double major.

SOC 101 or 102 (3)

SOC Electives (15 credit hours)