Rockhurst University
Criminal Justice
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Arts in
Criminal Justice
Years 3 and 4 at Rockhurst
General Education Requirements
Credits
American Institutions
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
3
HIST 121
United States History since 1865
POLS 135
Introduction to Political Science
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
3
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
3
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
3
SPDR 102 Fundamentals of Human Communication
3
Mathematics
MATH 119
College Mathematics or higher
3
Humanities (3 courses, 3 areas of study, 1 course must be Lit. or Phil.)
Art History or ART 108
Foreign Language 101 or higher or SIGN 101 or 102
HUMN
Literature
MSCM 112
9
MUSI 108, 116, or 160
PHIL
SPDR 103, 104, 106, 110, 112, 114, 128, or 133
HIST/HUMN 133 or 134
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 biological and 1 physical)
BIOL (must include laboratory)
CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, PHYS, or PHSC
9-10
(must include laboratory)
Social Sciences (2 courses, 2 areas of study)
ANTH
ECON
GEOG (excluding 104, 110 and GIS courses)
HIST
6
POLS
PSYC
SOCI
SOSC
42
Total General Education credits
Computer Science
CSIS 110 or higher CSIS course or credit by examination
3
Required CRJU courses
CRJU 101
Intro to Criminal Justice
3
CRJU 165
Criminology
3
CRJU 168
Juvenile Delinquency
3
Choose three from the following: (transfer in as electives)
CRJU 105
American Corrections
CRJU 200
Internship in Criminal Justice
9
CRJU 203
Criminal Investigations
CRJU 223
Criminal Law
Additional Courses:
General electives to complete Associate degree requirements (courses
must be numbered 100 or higher). The following courses are suggested
electives to meet these requirements, while considering the 64 credit
hour maximum allowed for transfer.
MATH 115
Statistics
3
Total Credits Required
Core Required Courses
Credits
Total Credits Required
128
Lower Division Requirements
PA 2000
Legal Theory and Practice
3
Upper Division Requirements
CJ 3000
Law Enforcement & Policing
3
CJ 3100
Correctional Institutions
3
CJ 3500
Criminal Law and Procedures
3
CJ 3700
Research Methods in Criminal Justice
3
CJ 4940
Criminal Justice Capstone
2
CJ 4970
Criminal Justice Internship
2
Ethics Focus
Completion of one of the following two courses:
PA 3400
Ethics and Professionalism or
3
PL 4500
Ethical Problems
Completion of two of the courses listed below
CJ 3600-3699 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
3
OLS 3000
Leadership Theory and Practice
3
OLS 3600
Conflict Resolution
3
PS 3130
American State and Local Politics
3
PS 3500
U.S. Intelligence Operations
3
PY 3810
Psychology and the Law
3
Total Upper Division Credit Hours
25
Addional Courses:
Additional upper-division electives may be needed to achieve the
number of hours required for Rockhurst University (RU) graduation.
Students may consider a double major or a minor to complete remaining
hours.
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A grade of C or better is required in all upper-division courses counted toward the
fulfillment of the major requirements.
Note: Successful completion of the Criminal Justice program will require a criminal
background check prior to an internship placement. The presence of any criminal
conviction on a student’s record may affect his/her eligibility for participating in the
internship, completing the degree and/or securing a job in the field.
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All courses must be at least 100 level or higher
Courses can only be used once to meet degree requirements
You must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human
Diversity course or Learning Community as part of the degree
requirements.
Revised 4/2010
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