BAS in Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes 60 semester hours
applicable transfer credit from coursework completed as part of an AAS degree from an accredited institution, 30 hours of
Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of
120 hours.
Required:
CRIM 2152
Crime and Community
3
CRIM 3151
Crime and Social Inequality
3
CRIM 3319/5319
Victimology
3
CRIM 4371
Topics in Criminal Justice
3
CRIM 2021
Applied Methods and Data Analysis in Criminal Justice
3
CRIM 2220
Communication Ethics for Criminal Justice Professionals
3
CRIM 4575
Senior Seminar in Criminology
3
LAC/Electives
9
Total Hours
30
BAS in Tactical Emergency Services with Vulnerable Populations
The Tactical Emergency Services with Vulnerable Populations major requires a minimum of 120 hours to graduate. This total
includes 60 semester hours applicable transfer credit from coursework completed as part of an AAS degree from an
accredited institution, 30 hours of Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements to
complete the minimum of 120 hours.
REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES (19 hours from the following):
Communication Studies:
COMM 3000
Selected Topics in Communication: Crisis Communications
3
COMM 4344
Intercultural Communication
3
Elements of Weather
3
Earth Sciences:
EARTHSCI 1200
Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services (4 hours selected from the following courses)
HPE 4247
Minority Health
2
HPE 4167
Cultural Competency for the Helping Professions
2
HPE 4438
International Health
2
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology:
ANTH 4010/5010
Climate Change, Human Migration and Conflict
3
Psychology (3 hours from the following):
PSYCH 2201*
Psychology of Gender Differences
3
PSYCH 2203*
Social Psychology
3
*PSYCH 2201 and PSYCH 2203 have prerequisites of PSYCH 1001
MAJOR ELECTIVE (Minimum of 8 credit hours from the following):
SOC 3080**
Immigration and Transnationalism
3
**SOC 3080/5080 has prerequisite of SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002
SOC 3170***
Social Integration of Immigrants and Refugees
3
***SOC 3170/5170 has prerequisite of 2 hours in sociology including SOC 2010 or consent of instructor.
HPE 4665/5665/ENV SCI
4665/5665
Environmental Health
3
HPE 4666/5666/ENV SCI
4666/5666
Environmental and Occupational Regulations
3
ANTH 1002
Culture, Nature, and Society
3
PSYCH 2302
Psychology and Law
3
PSYCH 3303
Health and Psychology
3
SW 4186
Studies in: Social Work with Persons with Disabilities
3
PSYCH 3304
Organizational Psychology
3
FAM SERV 1140
Culture and Marriage
3
WGS 1040
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
3
HPE 1101
Introduction to Public Health
1
Area Studies courses can also be counted towards electives.
Additional courses may be substituted in as major electives, upon approval of the program director.
REQUIRED FIELD PRACTICUM AND CULMINATING PROJECT FOR THE MAJOR (3 hours)
Select one of the following courses, taken during the last semester.
HPE 4768
Health Promotion Internship
3
HPE 4161
Global Service Mission
3
CRIM 4485
Criminology Internship
3
TOTAL HOURS
30