EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Criminal Justice (0573)
Student:
Term:
ID# @
I. GENERAL EDUCATION
(45 SH)
SH
Grade Date
A. Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ENGL101 College Writing Skills
3
ENGL102 Writ/Research
3
MATH104 Finite Mathematics
3
CSCI104, higher CSCI, or disciplinespecific computer-based course
3
(12 SH)
B. Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(21 SH)
1.
Artistic Expression
(3 SH)
2.
World Civilizations
(3 SH)
3.
American Civilizations
(3 SH)
4.
POLI201 American Government
Human Behavior
3
II. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REQUIRED COURSES
(24 SH)
SH Grade Date
POLI201
American Government
*
*fulfills C-3
SOC100
Principles of Sociology
*
*fulfills C-5
CRIM100 Intro. to Criminal Justice
3
CRIM310
Introduction to Corrections
3
CRIM330
Introduction to Policing
3
POLI365
Prosecution and the Courts
3
CRIM425
Criminal Justice Ethics
3
CRIM475
Research Methods in C.J.
3
SOC532
Criminology
3
CRIM500
Seminar in Criminal Justice
3
(3 SH)
III. CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVES
5.
6.
Cultural Diversity & Social
Pluralism
SOC100 Principles of Sociology
Ethics
7.
Natural Science
(27 SH)
(3 SH)
Criminal Justice electives include the following:
3
1. Any CRIM course of 300+ level
(3 SH)
(3 SH)
2. CRIM395, Internship in Criminal Justice, up to 12 semester
hours.
3. Course credits transferred as CRIM199 or CRIM299, up to
nine semester hours.
C. Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(12 SH)
1.
Humanities & Fine Arts
(3 - 6 SH)
2.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
(3 - 6 SH)
3.
Science & Math
(3 - 6 SH)
4. Non-CRIM courses approved for elective credit (see list on back)
MATH260 Elements of Statistics
Six (6) semester hours with the same prefix in one area of
distribution and three (3) semester hours in each of the other
two areas of distribution
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
OF RECORD
(Continued on back)
(Revised: October 2010; Approved: March 2011)
(Effective: Summer 2011; Printed June 2012)
IV. OPEN ELECTIVES
TOTAL
(24 SH)
(120 SH)
#Note: At least 42 semester hours must consist of advanced
coursework
NON-CRIM COURSES APPROVED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ELECTIVE CREDIT
POLI306
POLI307
POLI343
POLI463
POLI465
POLI490
POLI560
POLI567
Public Administration I
Public Administration II
Law and Legal Systems
Civil Liberties
Constitutional Law
Independent Study
Jurisprudence
Politics of Crime
HIST379
U.S. Police History
PSYC350
Drugs and Human Behavior
SOC300
SOC335
SOC530
Victimology
Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
POLICY ON TRANSFER CREDITS AND THE
B.A. IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The following requirements and guidelines apply to students who
transfer to Edinboro University to complete a Bachelor of Arts
degree in criminal justice:
1. Last 30 credits at Edinboro University. Transfer students must
complete, at a minimum, their last 30 credits at Edinboro University.
2. Minimum number of major-specific credits at Edinboro. Of
the 51 semester hours that a student must take to earn a B.A. in
criminal justice, a minimum of 30 semester hours must be taken
through Edinboro University. No more than six credits from CRIM
395, Internship in Criminal Justice, can count toward this 30
semester hour minimum.
3. CRIM500. Students must take CRIM500, Seminar in Criminal
Justice, through Edinboro University.
4. Community college internship credits. Academic credit earned
at another college or university for an internship will transfer as
OPEN199 or OPEN299 and may be used to satisfy “open electives”
requirements.
5. Minimum grade for transfer credits. In order for courses to
Transfer as CRIM199 or CRIM299, a student must have earned a
grade of C or better.
NOTE: Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses
taken to fulfill the requirements of the Criminal Justice major,
including POLI201, SOC100, and MATH260.