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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Requirements

Distribution Requirements
A total of 48 credits are required.

English
MET EN 104
MET EN 201

Mathematics
MET MA 113 or MET MA 213

Computer Science
MET CS 101 Computers and Their Applications

Natural Science
Eight credits in the natural sciences (N)

Literature
Four credits in a 100- or 200-level MET EN literature course or
   MET HU 210 or MET HU 221

Philosophy
MET PH 150 or a similar philosophy course dealing with ethics

History
Any MET HI course

Additional Courses
Four credits in the Humanities (H)
Eight credits in the Humanities (H) or Natural Sciences (N)

Specialization/Major Core
A total of 52 credits completed with a grade of C or higher are required.

Professional Core Courses
24 required credits:

MET CJ 101 Principles of Criminal Justice
MET SO 201 Sociological Methods (offered only in alternate years)
MET CJ 251 Politing the Urban Milieu
MET CJ 271 Corrections: Concepts, Systems, and Issues
MET CJ 351 Criminal Law
MET CJ 352 Courts, Society, and Criminal Procedure

Professional Elective Courses
Choose 28 credits (at least 16 must be at the 300-level or higher):

MET SO 204 Contemporary Social Problems
MET SO 207 Sociology of Minority Groups
MET SO 209 Juvenile Delinquency
MET SO 305 Violence and the Family
MET SO 308 Individual and Society
MET SO 335 Technology, Environment, and Society
MET SO 344 Drugs and Society
MET SO 510 Rehabilitation and Reintegration
MET PS 241 Developmental Psychology
MET PS 251 Psychology of Personality
MET PS 261 Social Psychology
MET UA 301 Introduction to Urban and Public Affairs
MET CJ 380 Business Intelligence and Industrial Security
MET CJ 540 Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

Related Courses
Three courses from any department, with at least one at the 300 level or higher, selected with the advice and approval of the Criminal Justice Advisor, to supplement the curriculum to allow students to develop further specialization in such areas as computer sciences, foreign languages, psychology, sociology, and other closely related fields.

Electives
Choose 16 credits with the advice of an academic counselor.

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