Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks Catalog

The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a wide range of programs for students. Below are the details of the Justice B.A. program.

Justice B.A. Program

Minimum Requirements for Justice B.A.: 120 credits

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

• General University Requirements: Complete the general university requirements.
• General Education Requirements: Complete the general education requirements (35-40 credits).
• B.A. Degree Requirements: Complete the B.A. degree requirements (37 credits).
  • As part of the B.A. requirements, complete the following:
    • JUST F300X: Ethics and Justice
• Justice Program Requirements: Complete the following:
  • JUST F110X: Introduction to Justice (3 credits)
  • JUST F125X: Introduction to Addictive Processes (3 credits)
  • JUST F222: Research Methods (3 credits)
    • or SWK F375: Research Methods in Social Work
    • or PSY F275: Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
  • JUST F251X: Criminology (3 credits)
  • JUST F310: Principles of Corrections (3 credits)
  • JUST F340: Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
  • JUST F358: Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits)
  • Complete 12 credits of JUST, PSY, SWK, HSEM, HUMS, LE, MILS, PLS, or course(s) approved by the department chair or department faculty advisor (12 credits).
  • Complete one of the following capstone courses (3 credits):
    • JUST F475: Internship
    • JUST F490: Capstone: Seminar in Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
    • JUST F498: Research Project
  • Complete 12 credits from the following courses (12 credits):
    • JUST F315: Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation
    • JUST F335: Gender and Crime
    • JUST F345: Police Problems
    • JUST F352: Criminal Law
    • JUST F354: Procedural Law
    • JUST F453: Comparative Criminology
    • JUST F454: Advanced Problems in Procedural Law
    • JUST F475: Internship
    • JUST F492/F492P: Seminar

Roadmaps

Roadmaps provide suggested semester-by-semester study plans for programs and are based on full-time enrollment, unless otherwise specified.

• First Year:
  • Fall:
    • COM F121X, F131X, or F141X (3 credits)
    • JUST F110X (3 credits)
    • MATH F113X (3 credits)
    • WRTG F111X (3 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences (3 credits)
  • Spring:
    • JUST F125X (3 credits)
    • WRTG F211X, F212X, F213X, or F214X (3 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Arts (3 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Humanities (3 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Social Sciences (3 credits)
• Second Year:
  • Fall:
    • LS F101X (1 credit)
    • General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences (4 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Social Sciences (3 credits)
    • General Elective (3 credits)
    • Complete one of the following (3 credits):
      • JUST F222
      • PSY F275
      • SWK F375
  • Spring:
    • JUST F251X (3 credits)
    • General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences (4 credits)
    • Degree Requirement - Humanities (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
• Third Year:
  • Fall:
    • JUST F300X (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Minor Course (3 credits)
    • General Elective (3 credits)
  • Spring:
    • JUST F310 (3 credits)
    • JUST F358 (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Minor Course (3 credits)
• Fourth Year:
  • Fall:
    • JUST F340 (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Minor Course (3 credits)
    • General Elective (3 credits)
  • Spring:
    • Program Elective (3 credits)
    • Minor Course (3 credits)
    • Minor Course (3 credits)
    • General Elective (3 credits)
    • Complete one of the following (3 credits):
      • JUST F475
      • JUST F490
      • JUST F498

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Be educated
• Be prepared for the workforce
• Connect theoretical justice practices to justice functions in Rural Alaska
• Engage students and/or faculty and community in justice-related current issues