Program Overview

Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice

The Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a 120-unit program designed to accommodate the needs of new college students, continuing students, transferring students, and experienced criminal justice practitioners. The program offers sufficient courses in the evenings for students to graduate without taking daytime classes.

Admission Requirements

Students intending to transfer from community colleges to this University are advised to complete general education requirements while attending the community college. Courses equivalent to CRJU 101 and lower-division cognate courses (SOC 100, PSY 100, POSC 100, and PHIL 170) should be taken while attending community college. Other criminal justice courses taken at community colleges will be accepted as lower-division electives provided the college where they were taken designated them as transferable to CSU. These courses cannot be substituted for upper-division criminal justice courses.

Program Requirements

1. Major Courses: Take 48 units of criminal justice as follows:

• A. Take 36 units of the following core courses:
  • CRJU 101 The Criminal Justice System in Society (3)
  • CRJU 110 Introduction to Justice Research, Writing, and Reasoning (3)
  • CRJU 301 Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes (3)
  • CRJU 302 Policing (3)
  • CRJU 303 Corrections: Theory, Policy, Practice Corrections (3)
  • CRJU 304 Criminological Theory (4)
  • CRJU 320 Criminal Justice Research Methods (4)
  • CRJU 325 Statistics for Criminal Justice (4)
  • CRJU 330 Criminal Justice Ethics, Values and Diversity (3)
  • CRJU 340 Substantive Criminal Law (3)
  • CRJU 350 Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3)
• B. Take 3 units of the following restricted options courses:
  • CRJU 401, CRJU 402, CRJU 403, CRJU 404, CRJU 405, CRJU 406, CRJU 407, CRJU 408, CRJU 409, or an approved CRJU 490 special topics course.
• C. Take 3 units of any upper-division elective criminal justice course (i.e., course not in core or restricted options)
• D. Take at least 6 units of a Senior Integrative Experience in one of the following five ways:
  • 1. CRJU 492 Internship (6)
  • 2. CRJU 491 Internship (3) and CRJU 497 Independent Study/Directed Research (3)
  • 3. CRJU 491 Internship (3) and any one of the following experiential learning courses: CRJU 405, CRJU 423, CRJU 430, CRJU 431, CRJU 440, CRJU 441, CRJU 470, or any upper-division CRJU travel-study course
  • 4. CRJU 497 Independent Study/Directed Research (3) and any one of the following experiential learning courses: CRJU 405, CRJU 423, CRJU 430, CRJU 431, CRJU 440, CRJU 441, CRJU 470, or any upper-division CRJU travel-study course
  • 5. CRJU 497 Independent Study/Directed Research (3) and CRJU 498 Thesis (3)

2. Cognate Courses: Take 6 courses in related disciplines (these satisfy CSULB General Education requirements) from the following:

• Any General Education Critical Thinking Course (Philosophy 170 preferred)
• POSC 100 Introduction to American Government (3)
• PSY 100 General Psychology (3)
• PSY 370 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• SOC 100 Principles of Sociology (3)
• And any one of the following: CDFS 319, CLSC 410, GEOG 301, PHIL 352, PHIL 451, PSY 350, RGR 400, SOC 335

Undergraduate Programs

• Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Minor in Criminal Justice
• Minor in Forensic Studies

Graduate Programs

• Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Courses

• CRJU - Lower Division
• CRJU - Upper Division
• CRJU - Graduate Level