ACJ Curriculum

Revisions effective Fall 1997

REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR IN ADMINISTRATION

OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT BRADLEY UNIVERSITY

I. All University and College Requirements - (33 hours) Courses fulfilling these requirements must be approved Basic Skills and General Education courses.

English Composition(Junior) 3 hrs.______

Oral Communication Process (COM 103) 3 hrs _______

Mathematics 3 hrs._____

Western Civilization .3 hrs._____

Non-Western Civilization 3 hrs._____

Fine Arts 3 hrs._____

Human Values (literary) 3 hrs._____

Human Values (philosophy) 3 hrs_____

Fundamental Concepts 3 hrs._____

Fundamental Concepts OR Science & Technology 3 hrs._____

Social Forces & Computer Usage requirements are automatically met completing ACJ Major requirements.

Note also that a total of 124 hours are required for graduation and that 90 of these hours must have been taken in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Additionally, 40 hours must be at the junior or senior level. Of these 40, 30 must have been taken in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For full information about these requirements, consult the Undergraduate catalog.

II. B.S. Degree Requirements - (6 hours)

Requires 6 additional hours of science beyond those courses used to meet the basic skills and general education requirements. The list of these approved courses is broader than general education science courses - see Undergraduate catalog.

B.A. Degree Requirements - (N hours)

requires 2 years of foreign language or equivalent - (Hours vary, see Undergraduate catalog)

III. Lower Division Course Requirements - (21 hours)

*ACJ 225 - Criminal Law 3 hrs._____

*ACJ 250 - Police Organization and Administration 3 hrs._____

Political Science 105 (American Government) 3 hrs._____

Political Science 202 (State & Local Government) 3 hrs._____

Sociology 100 (Sociological Perspective) 3 hrs._____

History 201 (Hist. of Criminal Justice) 3 hrs._____

(*Prerequisite: ACJ 110)

IV. Research Requirement (3 hrs)

V. Upper Division Course Requirements - (21 hours)

Political Science 419 OR 420 3 hrs._____

Sociology 330 OR 331 OR 332 OR 333 (2 of these 4 courses are required) 6 hrs._____

Sociology 430 3 hrs. _____

Sociology 312 OR 313 OR 342 3 hrs. ______

History 309 3 hrs._____

VI. Internship Requirement - (3hrs)

VII. Strongly Recommended Electives - *(not required)

Political Science 440 (Public Policy Analysis)

Political Science 459 (Constitutional Law)

Political Science 460 (Constitutional Law)

Sociology 322 (Socialization and Society)

Sociology 340 (Demography and Urban Studies)

History 303 (U.S. Urban History)

* Recommended electives also include any of the alternative courses noted above which were not taken as a requirement.

General Education Requirements - 33 hrs

ACJ Major Requirements - 48 hrs

Total Hours for Major and Gen. Eds. - 81 hrs

B.S. or B.A. Requirements - hours vary

TOTAL HOURS FOR GRADUATION - 124

PLEASE NOTE: Students changing their major to ACJ must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.01 overall, and also a minimum GPA of 2.01 in previous courses taken in the major.

ALSO NOTE: To Graduate, ACJ Majors must have a cumulativeGPA exceeding 2.0 for all courses numbered 200 or above in the ACJ program requirements.

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