Criminal Justice, Rehabilitation Track (BA)

Required Courses

A track in criminal justice-rehabilitation is available for those students who wish to pursue a career in corrections and the rehabilitation of offenders. This includes probation/parole, counselor positions in prisons and jails, treatment settings for adult and/or juveniles and related areas

• CJ - 109 Crime and Society 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 - 290 Community 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 - 353 Careers in Criminal Justice Credits: 1
• CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
• CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3

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• Five from the following;

• CJ - 100 Cybercrime Credits: 3
• CJ - 252 Drugs and Crime Credits: 3
• CJ - 285 Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
• CJ - 300 Dangerous Minds: The Psychology of Antisocial Behavior Credits: 3
• CJ - 305 Child Abuse and Neglect Credits: 3
• CJ - 382 Juvenile Justice Credits: 3
• PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 240 Human Development Credits: 3
• PS - 250 Social Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 260 Personality: Theory and Research Credits: 3
• PS - 290 Psychopathology Credits: 3
• PS - 295 Forensic Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 365 Psychological Sleuthing Credits: 3
• PS - 370 Counseling Psychology Credits: 3
• PS - 390 Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Credits: 3
• SO - 109 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
• SO - 203 Social Problems 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.