Feb 20, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminal Justice, B.S. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
CJ 123 - Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
UK 101 - Academic Orientation 1 - 2 Credit Hours (enroll in section for Criminal Justice majors)
UK Core -Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
CJ 240 - Career Readiness for Helping Professionals 3 Credit Hours
OR
SW 240 - Career Readiness for Helping Professionals 3 Credit Hours
CJ 323 - Criminal Justice Foundations 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective - CJ Specific Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

CJ 328 - Forensic Investigations 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Biological, Physical or Math Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CJ 312 - The American Criminal Justice System 3 Credit Hours
CJ 314 - Experiential Learning - Criminal Justice 1 - 3 Credit Hours
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

CJ 419 - Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours
CJ 431 - Application of Theory in Criminal Justice Settings 3 Credit Hours
Biological, Physical or Math Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CJ 316 - Culturally Relevant Practice in Criminal Justice Settings 3 Credit Hours
CJ 421 - Applied Data Analysis for Criminal Justice Practice 3 Credit Hours
Biological, Physical or Math Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

CJ 429 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice 3 Credit Hours (GCCR course)
Biological, Physical or Math Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective - CJ Specific Credit(s):
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Biological, Physical or Math Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective - CJ Specific Credit(s): 3
Guided Elective - CJ Specific Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3
Free Elective Credit(s): 3