Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Below are the degree requirements for 2021-Fall 2019 and Spring 2019-2018. Click on a button below to view the degree requirements for previous years.
Degree Requirements: 2016-2017 Degree Requirements for 2015-2016 Degree Requirements: 2013-2015
Fall 2023 - Criminal Justice Handbook
CRJU 310A is now CRJU 310. Nothing else about the course has changed. However, Titan Degree Audits (TDAs) may have CRJU 310 show up as an elective instead of in the core requirements for the major (or minor) where it belongs. This issue is getting addressed, and students will not need to do anything to get the course correctly counted.
Catalog Year
2021- Fall 2019
Criminal Justice majors must achieve a “C-” (1.7) or better in all 13 courses in the curriculum and earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major to complete their bachelor’s degree.
For the major, every student must complete the core courses (21 units) and a minimum of 15 units from the elective curriculum and three units of a approved writing course.
Core Curriculum (21 Units)
- CRJU 100: Crime, Law and Justice (3)
- CRJU 300: Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
- CRJU 310A: Criminal Law: Substantive (3)
- CRJU 315: The Enforcement Function (3)
- CRJU 330: Crime and Delinquency (3)
- CRJU 340: Criminal Justice Research Methodology (3)
- CRJU 345: Corrections (3)
Elective Curriculum (15 Units)
9 units at the 400 level
Students should select five criminal justice elective courses (CRJU) of their choice, based on personal or career interests.
CRJU 303 Controlling Crime
CRJU 304 Criminal Courts
CRJU 320 Intro to Public Management and Policy
CRJU 322 Leadership for Public Service
CRJU 325 Juvenile Justice Administration
CRJU 327 Victims and the Criminal Justice System
CRJU 360 Comparative & International CJ Systems
CRJU 370 Sex and the Criminal Justice System
CRJU 385 Minorities & the Criminal Justice System
CRJU 404 Capital Punishment
CRJU 405 Criminal Justice Policy
CRJU 406 Crime & Popular Culture
CRJU 415 Policing the City
CRJU 420 Drugs and Crime
CRJU 422 Public Personnel Administration
CRJU 430 Women and Crime
CRJU 435 Civil Disobedience
CRJU 440 Correctional Rehabilitation
CRJU 445 White Collar Crime
CRJU 455 Gangs & the Criminal Justice System
CRJU 459 Crime & Justice at the US-Mexico Border
CRJU 462 Crime Analysis
CRJU 471 Moot Court
CRJU 474 Civil Liberties
CRJU 475T Topics in Admin. of Justice
CRJU 478 Animals, Law, & Society
CRJU 485 Search, Seizure & Interrogation I
CRJU 486 Search, Seizure & Interrogation II
CRJU 492 Pre-law Internship
CRJU 495 Criminal Justice Internship
CRJU 499 Independent Study (1, 2, or 3 units)
Writing Requirement (3 Units)
One of the following courses:
- English 301 Advanced College Writing (3)
- English 365 Legal Writing (3)
Catalog Year
Spring 2019-2018
Criminal Justice majors must achieve a “C” (2.0) or better in all 13 courses in the curriculum and earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in the major to complete their bachelor’s degree.
For the major, every student must complete the core courses (21 units) and a minimum of 12 units from the elective curriculum. In addition, each student is required to complete 9 units in a correlated curriculum and three units of an approved writing course.
Core Curriculum (21 Units)
- CRJU 100: Crime, Law and Justice (3)
- CRJU 300: Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
- CRJU 310A: Criminal Law: Substantive (3)
- CRJU 315: The Enforcement Function (3)
- CRJU 330: Crime and Delinquency (3)
- CRJU 340: Criminal Justice Research Methodology (3)
- CRJU 345: Corrections (3)
Elective Curriculum (15 Units)
Students should select four criminal justice elective courses (CRJU) of their choice, based on personal or career interests.
Correlated Curriculum (3 Units)
The purpose of this requirement is to allow for an awareness of the disciplines contributing to the creation of "criminal justice" as a separate subject. Upper-division courses in such fields as philosophy, political science, psychology and public administration are included.
Noted courses are particularly suitable for students who are interested in Law School (LAW), Law Enforcement (LE) or Corrections (CORR).
AFRO 311 Intracultural Socialization Patterns
AFRO 355 History of Racism (LE)
AMST 301 American Character
AMST 320 Women in American Society (LE, LAW, CORR)
AMST 377 Prejudice & American Culture (LE)
AMST 405 Images of Crime & Violence in American Culture (LE)
AMST 420 Childhood & Family in American Culture (LE)
AMST 438 American Minds: Images of Sickness & Health (LE)
CHIC 360 Chicanos & the Law (LAW)
CHIC 450 The Chicano & Contemporary Issues (LE)
HIST 386B American Social History (1865-1930)
HIST 480B American Legal & Constitutional History (LAW)
HCOM 320 Intercultural Communication (LE)
HCOM 334 Persuasive Speaking (LAW, CORR)
HCOM 337 Communication in the Legal Arena (LAW)
HUSR 380 Theories & Techniques of Counseling (LE)
HUSR 385 Program Design & Proposal Writing
HUSR 400 Ethical & Professional Issues in Human Services (LE, CORR)
PHIL 345 Social & Political Philosophy
PHIL 355 Philosophy of Law (LAW)
POSC 309 Introduction to Metropolitan Politics
POSC 340 Political Philosophy
POSC 375 Law, Politics & Society (LAW)
POSC 376 Legal Tools for Political Research (LAW)
POSC 427 Policy-Making: Urban/Metropolitan Issues (LE)
POSC 446 Corruption, Ethics, & Public Policy (LE)
POSC 473 Introduction to Constitutional Law (LAW)
POSC 474 Civil Liberties (LAW)
POSC 475 Administrative Law (LAW)
PSYC 300 Computer Applications in Psychology
PSYC 331 Psychology of Personality PSYC 341 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 351 Social Psychology (CORR)
PSYC 361 Developmental Psychology
SOCI 309 Computer Applications in Sociology
SOCI 348 Collective Behavior (CORR)
SOCI 356* Social Inequality (LE, CORR)
SOCI 371 Sociology of City Life (LE)
SOCI 416 Sociology of Alcoholism
Writing Requirement (3 Units)
One of the following courses:
- English 301 Advanced College Writing (3)
- English 365 Legal Writing (3)
