UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS SYSTEM eVERSITY
PROPOSAL FOR NEW DEGREES IN THE AREA OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
1. PROPOSED PROGRAM TITLES:
Certificate of Proficiency: Law Enforcement
Certificate of Proficiency: Criminal Justice
Technical Certificate: Law Enforcement
Associate of Science: Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice
2. PROPOSED STARTING DATE
October 2015
3. CONTACT PERSON
Dr. Michael K. Moore
Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Arkansas System eVersity
mmoore@uasys.edu
501-686-2533
4. PROGRAM SUMMARY
This is a proposal for an Associate of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal
Justice. From these degrees, two Certificates of Proficiency and a Technical Certificate
are created. No course work is lost as students move from one credential to the next.
The proposed credentials will provide students with a deep understanding of the field of
criminal justice and will prepare students to pursue careers in criminal justice related fields
such as law enforcement, corrections, parole, and criminal justice administration.
5. FACULTY
University of Arkansas System faculty will develop and teach the courses. All proposed courses
exist at one or more UA System institution insuring sufficient available faculty.
6. INSTRUCTION BY DISTANCE TECHNOLOGY
The degrees included in this proposal will be delivered in a 100% distance education format.
7. CURRICULUM
Certificate of Proficiency: Law Enforcement (10 hours)
Certificate of Proficiency: Criminal Justice (16 hours)
Technical Certificate: Law Enforcement (25 hours)
(CP in Law Enforcement + 15 hours)
Associate of Science: Criminal Justice (60 hours)
Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice (120 hours)
(Associate of Science + 60 hours)
1
Degree
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
Associate of
Science (60
hours)
EVSY 1001
University
Success Seminar
1
EDGE 1003 (UACCH)
ENGL 1013
English Comp I
3
ENGL 1113 (CCCUA), ENG
1013 (UACCM), ENGL 1013
(UAM)
MATH 113
Quantitative
Literacy
3
MATH 1321 (UALR)
PHIL 2003
Professional
Ethics
3
MGMT 2200 (UAPB)
SOCI 1013
Intro to Sociology
3
SOC2003 (CCCUA),
SOCI2753 (UAFS), SOC2213
(UAM)
ENGL 2023
Technical Writing
3
ENG 1003 (UACCM), ENGL
3253 (UAM), RHET 1312
(UALR), ENGL 1023 (UAF),
ENGL 1213 (UAFS)
BIOL 1014
Life Science I
4
BIOL 1014 (CCCUA)
BIOL 1114
Life Science II
4
BIOL 1114 (CCCUA)
PSYC 1103
Intro to
Psychology
3
PSYC 2003 (CCCUA),
PSY2003 (UACCM),
PSY1163 (UAFS), PSY1013
(UAM)
PHIL 1003
Logic and Critical
Thinking
3
PHIL 2350 (UALR)
2
Degree
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
ECON 2103
Macroeconomics
3
ECON 2003 (CCCUA),
ECON2323 (UALR),
ECON2013 (UAF), ECON
2803 (UAFS), ECON2003
(UACCH), ECON 2203 (UAM)
PLSC 2003
US Government
and Society
3
PSCI 2003 (CCCUA), PSCI
2003 (UACCM), POLS 2753
(UAFS), PSCI 2213 (UAM),
POLS 1310 (UALR)
CRJU 1023
Intro to Criminal
Justice
3
CJ1013 (UAM), CRJU1103
(CCCUA),CJI 113
(PCCCUA),CRJ1103
(UACCB),CRIM2003
(UACCM),CJ1013
(UAFS),CRJU2300 (UALR),
CRJU 2350 (UAPB),
CMJS2003 (UAF)
CRJU 2033
Policing in
America
3
CJ2113 (UAM), CRJ2103
(UACCB), CJ2373 (UAFS),
CRJU3304 (UALR),
CRJU3363 (UAPB),
CMJS3043 (UAPB)
CRJU 2083
Police Methods
3
CJ4403(UAM)
CRJU 2013
Corrections
3
CJ2123 (UAM), CRJU 3354
(UAPB)
CRJU 2023
Foundations of
Research
Methods
3
CJ2153(UAM), CRJ2503
(UACCB),CJ2283 (UAM),
CRJU4330 (UAPB),
SOCI3313(UAF)
CRJU 2053
Judicial Process
3
CJ2293 (UAM), CRJU 4301
(UALR),CRJU 2370 (UAPB)
CRJU 2003
Juvenile Justice
3
CJ2143(UAM), CRJ2403
(UACCB),CJ2513 (UAFS),
CJ2603 (UAFS) CRJU 3337
(UALR), CRJU3356
(UAPB),CMJS4043 (UAF)
3
Degree
Bachelor of
Science (AS +
60 hrs)
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
CRJU 2073
Legal Research
3
RHET4325 (UALR)
CRJU 4003
Civil Liability
3
PLCS4193 (UAF)
CRJU 3073
Community
Corrections
3
CJ3353(UAM),
CRJU2385(UAPPB)
CRJU 2063
Diversity in
Criminal Justice
3
CRJU3310(UALR)
CRJU 1043
Criminal
Investigation and
Evidence
3
CJ3613(UAM), CRJ1403
(CCCUA), CRJU 1323
(UACCH),CMJS2513 (UAF)
CRCJU 2093
Criminal Justice
Administration
3
CJ4383(UAM)
CRJU 3113
Criminal Justice
Ethics
3
CJ2133(UAM), CRJ1203
(UACCB), CRJU2113
(UACCH)
CRJU 3023
Criminal Law
3
CJ3233(UAM), CRJU 2503
(CCCUA), CRJU 3307
(UALR), CRJU 4365 (UALR)
CMJU2043 (UAF)
CRJU 3093
Criminalistics
3
CJ3263(UAM)CRJ2303
(UACCB), CJ2504 (UAFS),
CRJU3313 (UALR),
CRJU 3033
Criminology
3
CJ4373(UAM), CJ1253
(CCCUA), CRJU3338
(UALR), CRJU3340 (UAPB),
CMJS2023 (UAF), CMJS3023
(UAF)
4
Degree
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
CRJU 4033
Drugs and
Society
3
CJ4413(UAM)
CRJU 3013
Evidence Law
3
CRJU3368(UAPB)CRJU
2043 (UACCH), CRJU3301
(UALR), CMJS3513 (UAF)
CRJU 4073
Family Crimes
3
SWK4383(UAM)
CRJU 4013
Family Law
3
CRJU4305(UALR)
CRJU 4063
Homeland
Security
3
CMJS4053(UAF)
CRJU 3063
Legal Aspects of
Corrections
3
CRJU3352(UAPB),
CJ2403(UAFS)
CRJU 4043
Mental Health
and Criminal
Justice
3
CRJU4322(UALR)
CRJU 3003
Procedural Law
3
CJ3243(UAM)CRJU4328
(UAPB),CMJS3503 (UAF)
CRJU 4023
Statistics for the
Social Sciences
3
CJ3313(UAM),CRJU3314
(UALR), CRJU4304 (UALR)
CRJU 3013
Victimology
3
CJ4393(UAM), CRJU3311
(UALR), CRJU3337 (UALR),
CRJU3343 (UAPB)
CRJU 3403
Youth Gangs and
Delinquency
3
CRJU3311(UALR),
CRJU3343 (UAPB)
5
Degree
Course Number
Course Name
Certificate of
Proficiency –
Criminal Justice
(16 hrs)
EVSY 1001
University
Success Seminar
1
EDGE 1003 (UACCH)
CRJU 1023
Intro to Criminal
Justice
3
CJ1013 (UAM), CRJU1103
(CCCUA),CJI 113
(PCCCUA),CRJ1103
(UACCB),CRIM2003
(UACCM),CJ1013
(UAFS),CRJU2300 (UALR),
CRJU 2350 (UAPB),
CMJS2003 (UAF)
CRJU 2033
Policing in
America
3
CJ2113 (UAM), CRJ2103
(UACCB), CJ2373 (UAFS),
CRJU3304 (UALR),
CRJU3363 (UAPB),
CMJS3043 (UAPB)
CRJU 2053
Judicial Process
3
CJ2293 (UAM), CRJU 4301
(UALR),CRJU 2370 (UAPB)
CRJU 2003
Juvenile Justice
3
CJ2143(UAM), CRJ2403
(UACCB),CJ2513 (UAFS),
CJ2603 (UAFS) CRJU 3337
(UALR), CRJU3356
(UAPB),CMJS4043 (UAF)
CRJU 2013
Corrections
3
CJ2123 (UAM), CRJU 3354
(UAPB)
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
Degree
Certificate of
EVSY 1001
Proficiency –
Law
Enforcement (10
hrs)
University
Success Seminar
Hours
1
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
EDGE 1003 (UACCH)
6
Degree
Technical
Certificate: Law
Enforcement
(CP in Law
Enforcement +
15 hrs)
Course Number
Course Name
Hours
Representative Crosswalk
Course Numbers at UA
System Institutions
CRJU 1023
Intro to Criminal
Justice
3
CJ1013 (UAM), CRJU1103
(CCCUA),CJI 113
(PCCCUA),CRJ1103
(UACCB),CRIM2003
(UACCM),CJ1013
(UAFS),CRJU2300 (UALR),
CRJU 2350 (UAPB),
CMJS2003 (UAF)
CRJU 2033
Policing in
America
3
CJ2113 (UAM), CRJ2103
(UACCB), CJ2373 (UAFS),
CRJU3304 (UALR),
CRJU3363 (UAPB),
CMJS3043 (UAPB)
CRJU 2083
Police Methods
3
CJ4403(UAM)
ENGL 1013
English Comp I
3
ENGL 1113 (CCCUA), ENG
1013 (UACCM), ENGL 1013
(UAM)
MATH 113
Quantitative
Literacy
3
MATH 1321 (UALR)
PHIL 2003
Professional
Ethics
3
MGMT 2200 (UAPB)
SOCI 1013
Intro to Sociology
3
SOC2003 (CCCUA),
SOCI2753 (UAFS), SOC2213
(UAM)
ENGL 2023
Technical Writing
3
ENG 1003 (UACCM), ENGL
3253 (UAM), RHET 1312
(UALR), ENGL 1023 (UAF),
ENGL 1213 (UAFS)
8.
Faculty Approval
The proposed credentials were developed by a team of UA System faculty members consisting of:
Paul Kroutter (UAFS), Cheryl May (CJI), Adam McKee (UAM), Cheryl Peterson (UACCB), Brian Shonk
(UACCB), Shurunda Thrower (UAPB). The proposed credentials were unanimously approved by the
University of Arkansas System eVersity Academic Governance Council.
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