Criminal Justice, Pre Law Track (BA)

Required Courses

A track in criminal justice-pre law is available for those students who wish to pursue a career in law, especially those who wish to have a career in criminal law.

• CJ - 109 Crime and Society: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• CJ - 160 Criminal Law Credits: 3
• CJ - 250 Criminology Credits: 3
• CJ - 260 Law Enforcement Credits: 3
• CJ - 280 Corrections Credits: 3
• CJ - 295 Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• CJ - 349 Applied Data Analysis Credits: 3
• CJ - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
• CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
• CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3
• PO - 103 American Federal Government: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• PO - 330 Constitutional Law Credits: 3

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• Four from the following:

• AB - 272 The Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
• CJ - 382 Juvenile Justice Credits: 3
• CM - 305 Persuasive Communication Credits: 3
• CM - 380 Media Law and Politics Credits: 3
• LG - 109 Trial by Jury Credits: 3
• LG - 355 Law in America Credits: 3
• LG - 375 White Collar Crime Credits: 3
• LG - 425 Mock Trial Credits: 3
• LG - 480 Family Values and the Law: Values Seminar Credits: 3
• PO - 109 Government, Law, and Society: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• PO - 255 President and Congress Credits: 3
• PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3
• SS - 400 Legal Issues in Sport Credits: 3
• any LG course not listed above

5 year BA/MCJ Degree Program

Students who major in criminal justice can earn both an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MCJ) in the five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s in Criminal Justice degree program. Students in their junior year majoring in criminal justice, psychology, or homeland security and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance in the Five-Year BA/MCJ degree program. Students begin taking graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice degree. The graduate course descriptions offered in the MCJ program can be found in the DeSales University Graduate Catalog.