Editing Sample TESU BA Criminal Justice Plan


=Generic BA Criminal Justice Degree Plan=
This is a generic degree plan that applies to [[Thomas Edison State University]] for a Bachelor Arts in Criminal Justice as of approximately May of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.  

==General Education Requirements==
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 [[Accreditation|RA]] credits to complete their degree. See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.

==Criminal Justice AOS==
42 credits are in the AOS. 15 credits need to be UL. 

===Part A. Criminal Justice ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| AOJ-102 Intro to Criminal Justice || Criminal Justice 101: Intro to Criminal Justice || [[Study.com]]
|}

===Part B. Criminology ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| SOC-291 Criminology || Criminal Justice 104: Introduction to Criminology<br><small>Confirm with advisor that this course will meet this requirement</small> || [[Study.com]]
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| SOC-291 Criminology || CRJ230 Criminology || [[Sources of Credit|Waubonsee]]
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| SOC-291 Criminology || CJ210 Criminology || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
|}

===Part C. Law Enforcement ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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| AOJ-101 Introduction to Law Enforcement || Introduction to Law Enforcement<br><small>This exam may no longer be available</small> || [[Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support|DSST]]
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| AOJ-101 Introduction to Law Enforcement || CRJU 2100 Introduction to Law Enforcement || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
|}
===Part D. Procedures ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| AOJ-358 Courts and Criminal Procedures || CRJU 3110 Criminal Procedures || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| AOJ-358 Courts and Criminal Procedures || CJ230 Criminal Procedure || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
|}
TESU expects an UL credit here but some of these are LL. Ensure that you have sufficient UL credit.
===Part E. Corrections ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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| AOJ-111 Introduction to Corrections || CRJ101 Introduction to Corrections || [[Sources of Credit|Waubonsee]]
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| AOJ-111 Introduction to Corrections || CJ240 Corrections, Probation, and Parole || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
|}
===Part F. Juvenile Justice ===
3 credits. Choose one.

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| AOJ-363 American Juvenile Justice System || Criminal Justice 305: The Juvenile Justice System (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|}
===Part G. Research Methods ===
3 credits. Choose one.

TESU expects either SOS-492 Research Methods in Social Sciences '''or''' STA-201 Statistics. 

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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|Research Methods
|Introduction to Statistics
|[[Sophia.org]]
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|Research Methods
|Criminal Justice 306: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (UL)
|[[Study.com]]
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| Research Methods || CRJU 3700 Criminal Justice Research Methodology || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
|}
===Part H. AOS Ethics ===
3 credits. Choose one.
Any UL ethics should work here; confirm with advisor.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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|PHI-383 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice
|Social Science 108: Ethics in the Social Sciences<br><small>If the above exams will not work, this one should. But it is LL and not UL.</small>
|[[Study.com]]
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| PHI-383 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice || CRJU 4700 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
|}

===Part I. AOS Electives===
9 credits. 15 credits + capstone required to be UL.

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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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|UL CJ
|Criminal Justice 381: Victimology
|[[Study.com]]
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|UL CJ
|Criminal Justice 301: White Collar Crime
|[[Study.com]]
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| UL CJ || CJ330 Drugs, Alcohol & Crime || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
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| UL CJ || CJ310 Criminal Investigation || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
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| UL CJ || CJ350 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
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| UL CJ || CJ380 Terrorism and Homeland Security || [[Sources of Credit|Sterling College]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 3250 Crime and Media || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 3810 Victimology || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 4110 Law of Criminal Evidence || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 4200 Profiling Serial Offenders || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 4300 Community Corrections || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRJU 3800 Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice || [[ECore/eMajor|eMajor]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 301: Criminological Theory || [[Sources of Credit|University of Idaho IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 310: Criminological Theory || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 353: Penology || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 407: Family Violence || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 410: Structural and Elite Crime || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 411: Police and Society || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 414: Serial Murder || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 415: Forensic Criminology || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
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| UL CJ || CRIM 425: Gangs in Contemporary America || [[Sources of Credit|CSU Pueblo IS]]
|}

Lower-Level options that do not overlap with previously-suggested courses.
 
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| LL CJ || Criminal Justice 106: Forensic Science || [[Study.com]]
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| LL CJ || Criminal Justice 107: Criminal Law || [[Study.com]]
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| LL CJ || CRM-102: Search and Seizure || [[LawShelf]]
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| LL CJ || GOV-201: Civil Rights Law<br><small>Get this preplanned to confirm acceptance</small> || [[LawShelf]]
|}

===Part J. Additional AOS Electives===
9 credits. If you haven't fully met UL requirements with parts A-I, UL courses in this area also count toward requirement.

Courses in this area must be Social Sciences.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| Social Sciences || Business 323: Organizational Theory (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Social Sciences || Psychology 310: Psychology of Personality (UL) ||  [[Study.com]]
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| Social Sciences || Psychology 312: History and Systems of Psychology (UL) ||  [[Study.com]]
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| Social Sciences || Psychology 316: Advanced Social Psychology (UL) ||  [[Study.com]]
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| Social Sciences || Sociology 305: Sociology of Work (UL) ||  [[Study.com]]
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| Social Sciences || Sport and Exercise Psychology (PSY-340) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Social Sciences || Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior (PSY-305) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Social Sciences || Abnormal Psychology (PSY-302) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Social Sciences || Physiological Psychology (PSY-303) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Social Sciences || Family Therapy (PSY-306) || [[Coopersmith]]
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| Social Sciences || Substance Abuse Counseling (PSY-320) || [[Coopersmith]]
|}

==Liberal Arts Capstone==
Must be taken at TESU. There is an [https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Alternative-Capstone-Academic-Community-Impact alternative 6-credit] capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

==Electives==
21 credits required. 

See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for suggestions.


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