Criminal Justice, B.A.

Requirements

The criminal justice major consists of 45 hours, including 36-39 hours of required courses and 6-9 hours of elective courses. In addition to the general undergraduate admission and graduation requirements for William Carey University, students majoring in criminal justice who have successfully completed the National FBI Academy or the Southern Police Institute may have their coursework from those institutions transferred to William Carey University to apply toward their degree. A minimum grade of “C” is required for a criminal justice course to apply to this major or minor. Students majoring in criminal justice who have graduated from any Mississippi state certified law enforcement academy may receive credit for the following courses for a total of 12 hours:

CRJ 220 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 340 - Criminal Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 497 - Criminal Justice Internship Credit Hours: 3-6

Program of Study

Required Courses (36-39 hours)

CRJ 220 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 310 - Foundations and Theories of Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 320 - Introduction to Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 330 - Introduction to Police Administration Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 340 - Criminal Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 350 - Juvenile Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 360 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 361 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 420 - Criminal Justice Research Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 440 - Evidence, Search and Seizure Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 497 - Criminal Justice Internship Credit Hours: 3-6
CRJ 498 - Senior Capstone Seminar, Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3

Elective Courses (6-9 hours)

CRJ 210 - Introduction to Criminology Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 355 - Gangs and Deviant Behavior Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 380 - Forensic Science, Drug Identification Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 431 - Homeland Security I—Domestic Threats Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 432 - Homeland Security II—International Threats Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 433 - Cybernetics, Security, and Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 434 - Institutional Security Management Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 450 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 460 - Media and the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
CRJ 470 - Cold Case Investigations Credit Hours: 3