Criminal Justice Degrees & Policies
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Studies
Degree Requirements
- Completion of 120 credit hours
- Final 30 credit hours completed at LCN
- Minimum of 27 credit hours of upper division credit (300/400 level)
- Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher (2.80 or higher if Pre-Law Concentration)
General Education
Complete all general education requirements.
Foundation Courses (15 hours)
Five courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- HIS 101: Western Civilization I or HIS 102: Western Civilization II
- POS 101: American Government
Any College Level Computer Course
- CSC 100: Introduction to Microcomputer or CSC115: Business Applications for Microcomputers
Any Psychological Course
- PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
Any Sociology Course
- SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology or
- SOC 202: Modern Social Problems or
- SOC 203: Sociology of the Family or
- SOC 206: Minority Relations
Criminal Justice Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)
A “C” or better required.
- MAT 110 Elementary Statistics (Prereq. MAT 101)
Criminal Justice Core Classes (21 hours)
Seven courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- CJS 108: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJS 240: Criminal Law I
- CJS 346: Criminal Law II
- CJS 350: Criminology
- CJS 353: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Prereq. MAT 110) or CRT 303: (Prereq. MAT 110)
- CJS 456: Ethics in Criminal Justice or BUS 410: Business Ethics (Prereq. Jr./Sr. Standing)
- CJS 490: Senior Project (Prereq. CJS 353/CRT 303)
Concentrations
Students must complete at least one of the following concentrations of their choice:
Law Enforcement (9 hours)
Four courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- CJS 430: Management & Organizational Behavior
- CJS 442: Criminal Procedure
- CJS 472: Homeland Security
Corrections (12 hours)
Four courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- CJS 320: Women in Criminal Justice
- CJS 420: Corrections II
- CJS 422: Counseling in Criminal Justice (Recommended sequence: PSY 101)
- CJS 423: Drug & Alcohol Counseling (Prereq. CJS 422) or
- CJS 380: Theories & Techniques of Counseling in Children & Adolescents
- CJS 424: Probation, Parolee & Intermediate Sanctions
Pre-Law (18 hours)
Six courses from the list below – “C” or better required for all.
- PHL 105: Logic
- CJS 444: Constitutional Law I (Prereq. POS 101)
- CJS 445: Constitutional Law II (Prereq. POS 101)
- CMN 302: Techniques of Persuasion
- CMN 303: Presentation Design or
- CMN 310: Conflict Management
- CRT 301: Critical Thinking
Major Electives (12 hours)
- 4 courses “C” or better required for all
- 3 courses (9 hours) if Corrections is chosen or
- 1 course (3 hours) if Pre-Law is chosen
- You may choose any CJS courses or upper-division electives approved by the Program Director of Criminal Justice Studies