PUG Criminal Justice Degree Plan

Criminal Justice Degree Plan

This is a Criminal Justice Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with CLEP, then Sophia. Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time so don't have 2 courses that have touchstones (written assignments) open at the same time.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

How long to complete depends on a variety of factors such as experience, time commitment, the efficiency of studying, etc. Considering you spend at least 20 hours a week on your studies, it should take 2-3 terms to complete this degree.

Battle Plan For Finishing in 2 Terms

If you want to finish in 2 terms, you need to be aggressive in opening up a bunch of courses. It is possible to finish in 2 terms with less than 30hrs a week studying. Follow the advise of this Reddit Thread. The capstone is a set 10 weeks and can't be accelerated so you must start this at the beginning of your 2nd term in order to finish in 2 terms.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using the following sources to map out all the alternative credits.

Alternative Credits List

Study.com Equivalent Guide

It Certification Exams Equivalent Guide

Core Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
CM107	College Composition I	5	CLEP or Sophia	English Composition, Foundations of English Composition	5
CM220	College Composition II	5	CLEP or Sophia or Study.com	English Composition, English Composition I, English 104: College Composition I (Grading is known to take a long time at Sophia, taking the course at Study.com may be faster)	5
CS212	Communicating Professionalism	5		(Must take at PUG)
100/200 Level	Mathematics Requirement	5	Sophia	College Algebra or Intro to Stats	5
100/200 Level	Arts and Humanities Requirement	5	Sophia	Introduction to Ethics	5
100/200 Level	Science Requirement	5	Sophia	Environmental Science Note: You also do human biology though environment science should be the fastest to do.	5
100/200 Level	Social Science Requirement	5	Sophia	U.S. Government	5
100/200 Level	General Education Electives	5	Sophia	Visual Communications or lots other options	5
100/200 Level	General Education Electives	5	Sophia	Art History or lots other options	5
Totals		45			40

Major Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
CJ100	Preparing for a Career in Public Safety	5
CJ101	Introduction to the Criminal Justice System	5	Study.com	Criminal Justice 101: Intro to Criminal Justice	5
CJ102	Criminology I		Study.com	Criminal Justice 104: Introduction to Criminology	5
CJ210	Criminal Investigation	5
CJ212 Or CJ233	Crime Prevention or Introduction to Forensic Psychology	5
CJ216	Computers, Technology, and Criminal Justice Information Systems	5
CJ227	Criminal Procedure	5
CJ230	Criminal Law for Criminal Justice	5	Study.com	Criminal Justice 107: Criminal Law	5
CJ340	Applied Criminal Justice Ethics	6
CJ345 or CJ444	Supervisory Practices in Criminal Justice or Managing Criminal Justice Organizations	6
CJ346	Diversity and Inclusivity in Public Safety	6
CJ490	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	Study.com	Criminal Justice 301: White Collar Crime Note: Says this comes in as Criminal Justice though exact code is not listed.	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	Study.com	Criminal Justice 305: The Juvenile Justice System	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	Study.com	Criminal Justice 306: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Note: Says this comes in as Criminal Justice though exact code is not listed.	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	Study.com	Criminal Justice 381: Victimology Note: Says this comes in as Criminal Justice though exact code is not listed.	6
CJ499	Bachelor's Capstone in Criminal Justice	6
Totals		94			39

Open Electives

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
Any ID	Whatever you want	41	Sophia		41
Totals		41			41

Total Transfer Credit

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Transfer Credit (135 max transfer credits)
	Core Requirements	45			40
	Major Requirements	94			39
	Open Electives	41			41
Totals		180			120

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