Criminal Justice Suggested Four-Year Academic Plan
120 credit hours are required for Bachelor of Arts degree. The Criminal Justice major consists of courses in criminal justice systems, corrections, justice, criminology, and law enforcement. Detailed information about all Criminal Justice courses can be found in the academic catalog. Students are encouraged to consider internship opportunities sponsored by the department. Students should use Academic Planning on the mySXU portal to schedule courses and track degree progress.
Suggested four year academic plan for the major (courses required in the major are in bold)
Please consult with your academic advisor prior to course selection.
| Semester 1 | Credit Hours |
| TS 100: Transitions | 1 |
| PHIL 140: The Examined Life | 3 |
| ENGL 120: Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| MATH 135: Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| CJ 101: Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 2 | Credit Hours |
| FYS 175: First Year Seminar | 3 |
| COMM 101: Speech Fundamentals | 3 |
| CJ 201: Law Enforcement and Society | 3 |
| GE Biological Science with lab* | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 3 | Credit Hours |
| CJ 202: Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| GE History | 3 |
| GE Arts and Humanities | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 4 | Credit Hours |
| CJ 214: Law, Courts and Justice | 3 |
| GE Fine Arts or Literature | 3 |
| GE Physical Science with lab* | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 5 | Credit Hours |
| CJ 294: Statistics and Research I | 3 |
| CJ Elective | 3 |
| Humanities elective | 3 |
| GE Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 6 | Credit Hours |
| CJ Elective | 3 |
| CJ 312: Criminology | 3 |
| GE Global Studies | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 7 | Credit Hours |
| CJ 316: Victimology | 3 |
| CJ 366: CJ Internship | 3 |
| CJ 300 level elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Semester 8 | Credit Hours |
| CJ 368: Senior Seminar | 3 |
| CJ 300 level elective | 3 |
| Humanities elective | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
| Elective or course for the minor | 3 |
*One of the natural science courses must have a lab component.
Criminal Justice Minor
Students must complete 18 credit hours in criminal justice including:
- CJ 101: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ 201: Law Enforcement and Society
- CJ 202: Introduction to Corrections
- CJ 214: Law, Courts and Justice
- CJ 312: Criminology
- and one criminal justice elective
Consult the academic catalog for course options.