Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice-Rehabilitation Track (BA)

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Criminal Justice Major and Learning Outcomes

The Criminal Justice Program

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

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 - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3
any other three criminal justice courses

In addition, a major is required to successfully complete

SO - 109 Introduction to Sociology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3
PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3

Four courses from among the following:

any other criminal justice course
any other Sociology course
CS - 105 Introduction to Computer Applications Credits: 3
LG - 109 Trial by Jury Credits: 3
PO - 103 American Federal Government: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
PO - 255 President and Congress Credits: 3
PO - 256 Social Justice Policy Credits: 3
PO - 330 Constitutional Law Credits: 3
PO - 475 Politics and the Family: Values Seminar Credits: 3
PS - 240 Human Development Credits: 3
PS - 250 Social Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 290 Psychopathology 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

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

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

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 - 290 Community Corrections Credits: 3
CJ - 295 Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CJ - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3
PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3

Any four of the following courses:

CJ - 252 Drugs and Crime Credits: 3
CJ - 285 Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
PO - 256 Social Justice Policy Credits: 3
PS - 250 Social Psychology Credits: 3
PS - 260 Personality: Theory and Research Credits: 3
PS - 265 Psychobiology Credits: 3
PS - 290 Psychopathology Credits: 3
PS - 300 Dangerous Minds: the Psychology of Antisocial Behavior Credits: 3
PS - 370 Counseling Psychology Credits: 3
SO - 109 Introduction to Sociology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3