Online Criminal Justice Degree

Criminal justice majors study the structure and function of the criminal justice system as it applies to adults and juveniles, focusing on criminal laws on the federal, state, and local levels and how they relate to the Constitution of the United States.

 

Degree Requirements

• VSU Core Curriculum (60 Semester Hours Required)

  Core Areas A-E (See VSU Core Curriculum)		42
  Area F Requirements		18
  CRJU 1100	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
  CRJU 2500	Written Communications in Criminal Justice	3
  SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOCI 1160	Introduction to Social Problems	3

• Major Courses (30 Total Credits)

  CRJU 3300	Criminal Law	3
  CRJU 3310	Criminal Procedure	3
  CRJU 3401	Criminal Justice Data Analysis	3
  CRJU 3402	Criminal Justice Research Methods	3
  CRJU 3600	Criminology	3
  CRJU 3700	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3
  CRJU 4100	Seminar in Law Enforcement	3
  CRJU 4200	Seminar in Corrections	3
  CRJU 4400	Seminar in Juvenile Justice	3
  CRJU 4800	Seminar in Criminal Justice	3

• Electives (30 Total Credits)

  Criminal Justice Electives		18
  Any CRJU course numbered 4000 or above (except 4100, 4200, 4400, and 4800) may be used as an elective. CRJU 4700, CRJU 4900, and CRJU 4910 may each be taken for a maximum of 6 hours of credit.
  Open Electives		12
  CRJU 4910 Criminal Justice Internship may be taken as an open elective for 3 to 6 hours of credit. At least 6 hours of coursework numbered 3000 or above must be taken in a single discipline outside the major.

Grand Total Credits: 120