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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice-Pre Law Track (BA)


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The Criminal Justice Program


A student choosing criminal justice as a major is required to successfully complete the following criminal justice courses:

In addition, a major is required to successfully complete


Additional Information


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 and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance in the Five-Year BA/MACJ 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.

Required Courses


All students interested in law should contact the pre-law advisor in the Department of Social Sciences.

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. A student choosing this track is required to successfully complete the following courses:

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