EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Criminal Justice (0573)
Student:
Term:
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I. GENERAL EDUCATION
(42 SH)
SH
Grade Date
A. Skills
(12 SH)
ENGL 101 College Writing Skills
ENGL 102 Writ/Research
3
3
MATH 104 Finite Mathematics or higher
3
CSCI 104 Essentials Computing I
Or Discipline-specific computer competency course
______________________________
3
B. Core
(21 SH)
II. CRIMINAL JUSTICE REQUIRED COURSES
(24 SH)
SH Grade Date
CRIM 100 Intro. to Criminal Justice
3
CRIM 210
Introduction to Corrections
3
CRIM 230
Introduction to Policing
3
CRIM 265
Intro to Courts, Crim Law/Pro
3
CRIM 295
Criminal Justice Ethics
3
CRIM475
Research Methods in C.J.
3
CRIM500
Seminar in Criminal Justice
3
1.
Artistic Expression
(3 SH)
POLI 101
Intro to American Politics
*fulfills C-3
*
2.
World Civilizations
(3 SH)
SOC 100
Principles of Sociology
*fulfills C-5
*
SOC 232
Intro to Criminology
3
3.
American Civilizations
(3 SH)
POLI101 Intro to American Politics
III. CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVES
3
4.
Human Behavior
(3 SH)
5.
Cultural Diversity & Social
Pluralism
SOC100 Principles of Sociology
(3 SH)
Criminal Justice electives include the following:
1. Any CRIM course of 300+ level
2. CRIM395, Internship in Criminal Justice, up to 12 semester
hours.
3. Course credits transferred as CRIM199 or CRIM299, up to
nine semester hours.
4. Non-CRIM courses approved for elective credit (see list on back)
3
6.
Ethics
(3 SH)
7.
Natural Science
(3 SH)
C. Distribution
(18 SH)
(9 SH)
1.
Humanities & Fine Arts
(3 SH)
2.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
(3 SH)
3.
Science & Math
(3 SH)
V. OPEN ELECTIVES
(36 SH)
SH Grade Date
MATH260 Elements of Statistics
Three (3) semester hours in each of the areas of distribution
#Note: At least 42 semester hours must consist of
advanced coursework
THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
OF RECORD
(Revised: February 2013; Approved: June 2013)
(Effective: Fall 2013; Printed: December 2013)
TOTAL#
(Continued on back)
(120 SH)
BA in Criminal Justice (Continued)
POLICY ON TRANSFER CREDITS AND THE
B.A. IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
NON-CRIM COURSES APPROVED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ELECTIVE CREDIT:
The following requirements and guidelines apply to students who
transfer to Edinboro University to complete a Bachelor of Arts
degree in criminal justice:
POLI306
POLI307
POLI343
POLI349
POLI350
POLI351
POLI463
POLI465
POLI490
POLI550
POLI560
POLI567
Public Administration I
Public Administration II
Law and Legal Systems
National Security
Terrorism and Political Violence
American Foreign Policy
Civil Liberties
Constitutional Law
Independent Study
International Law
Jurisprudence
Politics of Crime
HIST333
HIST372
HIST379
History of Terrorism
History of American Violence
U.S. Police History
PSYC350
Drugs and Human Behavior
SOC300
Victimology
SOC335
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC530 (SOC320) Sociology of Deviance
SOC532 (SOC432) Advanced Criminology
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 42 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.