Criminal Justice (BA)

Required Courses

• CJ - 100 Cybercrime Credits: 3
• 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
• SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3

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• Choose four from the following:

• Any other CJ course
• Any HS course
• LG - 109 Trial by Jury Credits: 3
• PO - 103 American Federal Government: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• PO - 256 Social Justice Policy Credits: 3
• PO - 330 Constitutional Law Credits: 3
• PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• PS - 240 Human Development Credits: 3
• PS - 250 Social Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 290 Psychopathology Credits: 3
• PS - 295 Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 300 Dangerous Minds: The Psychology of Antisocial Behavior Credits: 3
• PS - 365 Psychological Sleuthing Credits: 3
• PS - 370 Counseling Psychology Credits: 3

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.