Program Overview

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Criminal Justice – Corrections Track

Faulkner University offers an accelerated adult program for earning a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Corrections that can be completed online.

Experienced Criminal Justice Instructors and an Ethics-Based Curriculum

The Faulkner University Criminal Justice faculty is comprised of knowledgeable experts in their respective fields. They have extensive, real-world experience in Criminal Justice.

An Accelerated Criminal Justice Degree with Corrections Emphasis for Adult Learners

At Faulkner University, we understand the challenges that adult students face. Between your career, your family, and other obligations, it’s often impossible to devote several years to focus on school alone. That is why we offer our Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Corrections in an accelerated format that takes one year (three semesters) to complete. (Core coursework must already be completed to finish the program within this timeframe). The courses are taken entirely online.

Students must be 23 years of age or older and have already completed 66 approved credit hours of core curriculum coursework at either Faulkner University or another regionally accredited college.

The 54 credits included in the accelerated Criminal Justice - emphasis in Corrections degree plan are divided into six modules, each lasting eight weeks. Each module is repeated once every year, and students can enter the program at the beginning of any module.

Module 1

• BCJ 3312 Cyber Crime Investigations
• BCJ 4301 Criminalistics
• BCJ 4304 CJ Ethics

Module 2

• BCJ 2331 Criminal Law
• BCJ 3301 Criminology
• BCJ 4310 Correctional Research & Writing

Module 3

• BCJ 3325 Organized Crime
• BCJ 3310 Corrections
• BCJ 4306 Criminal Behavior Analysis

Module 4

• BCJ 2351 Criminal Investigation
• BCJ 4312 Correctional Organization & Administration Mgmt
• BCJ 4303 Interview and Interrogation

Module 5

• BCJ 3305 Constitutional Law
• BCJ 3315 Community Based Corrections
• BCJ 3324 Crisis Management

Module 6

• BCJ 3309 First Line Supervision
• BCJ 4302 Courts
• BCJ 4305 Special Issues

Academic credit is granted for law enforcement and corrections minimum standards certification.

Entrance Requirements

The one year Bachelor of Criminal Justice with an Emphasis in Corrections curriculum is designed to accommodate the working adult who has completed the 66 semester hours of core curriculum listed below.

Subject/Subject Includes

Hours

Christian Literacy

| 12 hours
Four lower level courses in Bible (BI 1311; BI 1314; BI 2302 and one BI elective.) Students who transfer in core curriculum requirements for the BCJ program can substitute 12 hours in general education courses for this requirement. Students who take courses at Faulkner University to satisfy the core curriculum requirements for the BCJ program must take a Bible course within every 15 hours to satisfy the University’s Christian Literacy requirement.

Cultural Heritage Literacy

| 3 hours
One course in humanities or history will satisfy this requirement.

Mathematical and Scientific Literacy

| 9 hours
Mathematics Requirement (MH 1300 College Math or higher) – 3hrs
Natural or Physical Science Requirement – 3hrs
Mathematics or Natural or Physical Science – 3hrs

Information and Communication Literacy

| 9 hours
Composition Requirement
EH 1301 English Composition I – 3hrs
EH 1302 English Composition II – 3hrs
Technology – Computer Applications (CA 1302) – 3hrs

Personal and Social Literacy

| 12 hours
Social Sciences: Four courses in any social science area such as history, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, library science, geography, etc.

Electives

| 21 hours

Core Curriculum Total

| 66 hours

Program Requirements

Module 1 (Every Fall)

• BCJ 4301 Criminalistics – 3 Hours
• BCJ 4304 CJ Ethics – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3312 Cyber Crime Investigations - 3 Hours

Module 2 (Every Fall)

• BCJ 4310 Correctional Research & Writing - 3 Hours
• BCJ 2331 Criminal Law – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3301 Criminology – 3 Hours

Module 3 (Every Spring)

• BCJ 4306 Criminal Behavior Analysis – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3310 Corrections – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3325 Organized Crime - 3 Hours

Module 4 (Every Spring)

• BCJ 4303 Interview and Interrogation – 3 Hours
• BCJ 4312 Correctional Organization & Admin Mgmt - 3 Hours
• BCJ 2351 Criminal Investigation - 3 Hours

Module 5 (Every Summer)

• BCJ 3305 Constitutional Law – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3315 Community Based Corrections - 3 Hours
• BCJ 3324 Crisis Management – 3 Hours

Module 6 (Every Summer)

• BCJ 4305 Special Issues – 3 Hours
• BCJ 3309 First Line Supervision – 3 Hours
• BCJ 4302 Courts – 3 Hours

Total – 54 Hours

• Courses are offered in a fully Online (eBCJ) format based on student enrollment at specific locations.

** Students are allowed to enter the program at the beginning of each module (January, March, April, June, August and October) – completing the rotation from the point of entry.

** Classes are offered once per year.