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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 February of 2020. 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 RA credits to complete their degree. See the 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.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
AOJ-102 Intro to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice 101: Intro to Criminal Justice Study.com

Part B. Criminology

3 credits. Choose one.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
SOC-291 Criminology Criminal Justice 104: Introduction to Criminology
Confirm with advisor that this course will meet this requirement
Study.com
SOC-291 Criminology CRJ230 Criminology Waubonsee
SOC-291 Criminology CJ210 Criminology Sterling College

Part C. Law Enforcement

3 credits. Choose one.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
AOJ-101 Introduction to Law Enforcement Introduction to Law Enforcement
This exam may no longer be available
DSST
AOJ-101 Introduction to Law Enforcement CRJU 2100 Introduction to Law Enforcement eMajor

Part D. Procedures

3 credits. Choose one.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
AOJ-358 Courts and Criminal Procedures CRJU 3110 Criminal Procedures eMajor
AOJ-358 Courts and Criminal Procedures CJ230 Criminal Procedure 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.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
AOJ-111 Introduction to Corrections CRJ101 Introduction to Corrections Waubonsee
AOJ-111 Introduction to Corrections CJ240 Corrections, Probation, and Parole Sterling College

Part F. Juvenile Justice

3 credits. Choose one.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
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.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Research Methods CRJU 3700 Criminal Justice Research Methodology eMajor
Research Methods Introduction to Statistics Sophia.org
Research Methods Criminal Justice 306: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (UL) Study.com

Part H. AOS Ethics

3 credits. Choose one. Any UL ethics should work here; confirm with advisor.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
PHI-383 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice CRJU 4700 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice eMajor
PHI-383 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Social Science 108: Ethics in the Social Sciences
If the above exams will not work, this one should. But it is LL and not UL.
Study.com

Part I. AOS Electives

9 credits. 15 credits + capstone required to be UL.

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

Lower-Level options that do not overlap with previously-suggested courses.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
LL CJ Criminal Justice 106: Forensic Science Study.com
LL CJ Criminal Justice 107: Criminal Law Study.com
LL CJ Criminal Justice 301: White Collar Crime Study.com
LL CJ CRM-102: Search and Seizure LawShelf
LL CJ GOV-201: Civil Rights Law
Get this preplanned to confirm acceptance
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.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Social Sciences Business 323: Organizational Theory (UL) Study.com
Social Sciences Psychology 310: Psychology of Personality (UL) Study.com
Social Sciences Psychology 312: History and Systems of Psychology (UL) Study.com
Social Sciences Psychology 316: Advanced Social Psychology (UL) Study.com
Social Sciences Sociology 305: Sociology of Work (UL) Study.com
Social Sciences Sport and Exercise Psychology (PSY-340) Coopersmith
Social Sciences Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior (PSY-305) Coopersmith
Social Sciences Abnormal Psychology (PSY-302) Coopersmith
Social Sciences Physiological Psychology (PSY-303) Coopersmith
Social Sciences Family Therapy (PSY-306) Coopersmith
Social Sciences Substance Abuse Counseling (PSY-320) Coopersmith

Liberal Arts Capstone

Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

Electives

21 credits required.

See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.