Criminal Justice, B.A.

Department of Criminal Justice
843-953-0319
www.citadel.edu/root/eveningundergraduatestudies-2-2-programs/criminal-justice

Dr. Matthew Zommer
mzommer@citadel.edu

The online degree completion program in criminal justice was created to provide students with an opportunity to receive a four-year degree from The Citadel online. The requirements for the major consist of a total of 65 general elective credit hours and 55 upper division credit hours.

If you have credits from another institution, they will be evaluated according to The Citadel policy, to include Joint Services Transcript (JST) credits.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Criminal Justice program is to foster an intellectually stimulating educational experience that prepares students to work within the criminal justice system and its related fields, as well as laying the academic foundation for graduate study. This is accomplished by developing students’ understanding of the causes of crime, which includes a grasp of the larger social context in which crime occurs, the operation and effectiveness of agencies within the criminal justice system, as well as developing students’ analytical skills that enable them to conduct and evaluate criminal justice-related research.

Expected Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students should generally possess:

An understanding of the theories relating to crime causation and criminality
An understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the criminal justice system
Skills that enable the student to conduct and evaluate criminal justice-related research
Advanced reading, writing, and verbal communication skills
An understanding of administrative principles and practices found in criminal justice agencies

Program of Study

Courses Typically Transferred from Another Institution: 65 Credit Hours

Criminal Justice (6 Hours)

If not taken previously, these courses must be taken at The Citadel.

CRMJ 201 - Intro to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 280 - Corrections Credit Hours: 3

Humanities and Social Science (24 Hours)

Writing or English Composition (6 hours)
History (6 hours)
Humanities or Foreign Language (6 hours)
Social Science (6 hours)

Science and Mathematics (14 Hours)

Mathematics (6 hours)
Science lecture + lab (8 hours)

Science courses must include a lab, but do not have to be sequential.

Lower-Division Electives (21 hours)

Any 100-200 level course (21 hours)

Courses Taken at The Citadel: 55 Credit Hours

EUGS 101 - Intro to Citadel Experience Credit Hours: 1 (Must be taken in first semester at The Citadel)

Required Courses

CRMJ 202 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 270 - Police Systems & Practices Credit Hours: 3

Upper-Level Criminal Justice Electives: 33 Credit Hours

Courses must be at the 300 level or higher. Students may choose from the following list of upper-level elective courses in criminal justice; however, other courses may be included as they are developed and approved by the department.

CRMJ 330 - Emergency Management Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 332 - Comparative Counter-Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 333 - Immigration and Security Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 371 - Criminal Law & Criminal Courts Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 372 - Crit Issues in Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 373 - Criminal Evidence Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 375 - Criminal Justice Agency Admin Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 381 - Organized Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 382 - Drugs and Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 383 - Comparative Crim Justice Syst Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 384 - International Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 385 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 386 - Research Meth in Crim Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 387 - Criminal Investigation Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 388 - White Collar Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 389 - Justice in Latin America Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 390 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 391 - Criminalistics Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 393 - Homicide Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 465 - Special Topics in Crim Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 470 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 471 - Psychology of Crime Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 472 - Crime Prevention Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 498 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 499 - Internship Credit Hours: 3
INTL 210 - Homeland Security Credit Hours: 3
INTL 310 - Intel Collection Sys and Prog Credit Hours: 3
INTL 311 - US Intel Success and Failures Credit Hours: 3

Electives: (Three Courses, Nine Credit Hours)

Three of the following courses can count as an upper-level elective in the major:

PSCI 302 - Urban Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 310 - Domestic Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 311 - Civil Rights Movement&Politics Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 342 - International Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 361 - Law & Legal Process Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 392 - Modern Political Theory Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 401 - Pol Issues & Pub Policy Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 461 - Issues in Contemporary Con Law Credit Hours: 3
PSCI 462 - Con Law: Civil Rights Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 201 - Intro to Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOCI 202 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
Any 300-400 level course in sociology
CRMJ 498 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3 (Credit for: Approval is required from the participating faculty member and the department head.)
CRMJ 499 - Internship Credit Hours: 3 (Credit for: Approval is required from the participating faculty member and the department head.)

Upper-Level General Elective Courses: 15 Credit Hours

Any 300-400 level course (15 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 120 Credit Hours

Computation of Major GPA

All undergraduate courses taken at The Citadel with a subject prefix of CRMJ and INTL will count towards the major GPA.