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 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 (LL)	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	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.