Criminal Justice

The curriculum presented here applies to students who started the major in Fall 2023 or Spring 2024. If you enrolled as a matriculant prior to that, please see the College Catalog for the year you started the major as a matriculant for the curriculum requirements that apply to you.

Consultation with the Program Advisor is required.

Upon successful completion of the Criminal Justice degree program requirements, graduates will:

1. understand the historical development, functions, and roles of each component of the criminal justice system

2. describe and critically examine the major criminological theories on crime causation and prevention, and apply them to criminal justice practice

3. critically analyze the social response to crime and the practice of criminal justice

4. demonstrate the ability to access, conduct interpret, and apply criminal justice research