Recommended Academic Plan for Bachelor of Arts in Criminology (CRMBA) starting at a Commonwealth Campus,
University Park
Effective Fall 2012
Semester 1
Credits
Semester 2
Credits
ENGL 015 OR 030 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition or
Honors Freshman Composition
3
CAS 100 (GWS) Effective Speech
3
CRIM 100 Intro to the American Criminal Justice System
3
Arts (GA)
3
Foreign Language (level 001)
4
Foreign Language (level 002)
4
Humanities (GH)
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS)
3
Quantification Course (GQ)
3
Natural Science (GN)
3
Total Credits:
Semester 3
16
Total Credits:
Credits
Semester 4
16
Credits
CRIM 012 Criminology
3
STAT 200 Elementary Statistics
4
Other Cultures/Elective
3
BA Requirement: Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Quantification or Foreign Language
3
Natural Science (GN) with lab
3
Humanities (GH)
3
Foreign Language (level 003)
4
Health and Physical Activity (GHA)
Health and Physical Activity (GHA)
1.5
Total Credits:
Semester 5
1.5
Elective
3
14.5
Total Credits:
Credits
Semester 6
14.5
Credits
CRIM 250W Research Methods in Criminal Justice
3
ENGL 202 (GWS) Effective Writing
3
SOC 001 Introductory Sociology
SOC 003 Introductory Social Psychology
Or SOC 005 Social Problems
3
CRIM 4XX (from approved list)*
3
BA Requirement: Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Quantification or Foreign Language
3
BA Requirement: Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Quantification or Foreign Language
3
CAS 283/CMPSC 100/CMPSC 101 Computer Science
3
Core CRIM Course (from approved list)*
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
Total Credits:
Semester 7
15
Total Credits:
Credits
Semester 8
15
Credits
CRIM 4XX (from approved list)*
3
CRIM 4XX
3
Natural Science (GN)
3
Arts (GA)
3
Core CRIM Course (from approved list)*
3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS)
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
Elective
3
Total Credits:
15
Total Credits:
15
*For a list of approved CRIM Core courses and 400 level courses, please visit http://sociology.la.psu.edu/undergraduate/majors/crime-law-andjustice/criminology-b.a
General education courses are interchangeable; students may choose the general education course(s) they wish to take in any given semester based
on preference, availability, and academic goals.
Note: Students enrolled in, or hoping to enroll in, majors in the College of the Liberal Arts are expected to attend the University Park campus once
they have earned a total of 60 credits. No more than 91 credits earned while enrolled at another Penn State College or at another institution may be
applied toward degrees granted by the College of the Liberal Arts. A minimum of 24 of the credits related to the primary area of study stipulated
under “requirements for the major” must be completed at University Park. (For example, History majors must complete 24 credits of "Hist" courses
at University Park.) Senior or capstone courses required for the major must be completed at University Park.
Scheduling patterns vary for courses according to the semester they are taught. Bold type indicates courses requiring a quality grade of C or better.
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GWS, GHA, GQ, GN, GA, GH, and GS are codes used to identify General Education requirements.
US, IL, and US;IL are codes used to designate courses that satisfy University United States/International Cultures requirements which
overlap with General Education requirements.
W is the code used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
All students will take a Liberal Arts First-Year Seminar Course their first or second semester that will also count as general education.
Updated December 2012