Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program
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New Program Requirements effective Fall 2015 Criminal Justice Undergraduate Program http://criminaljustice.buffalostate.edu Admission Policy Students (with the exception of transfer students) are not accepted during their first semester at the college. A minimum of 12 hours of coursework must be completed with an overall cumulative average of 2.5. A student is then eligible to apply for admittance as a Criminal Justice major. Major forms are available in the Criminal Justice Department office. Transfer students directly from community colleges are accepted based upon their academic average and according to their date of application. Advisement for Freshmen The Criminal Justice Department recommends that freshmen work on completing the College Writing and Math competency requirements and the Intellectual Foundations Requirements. Students wishing to take course work in Criminal Justice should register for CRJ101, Introduction to Criminal Justice, before taking any other Criminal Justice course work. Program Requirements Intellectual Foundation Requirements: 33 - 39 credits Total Required Credit Hours in Criminal Justice: 42 credits A. Core Courses (18 credits) Prerequisites All six required: CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ 101 201 202 204 303 315 Introduction to Criminal Justice Criminal Law The Police Process The Correctional Process Criminal Justice Theory and Ideology Research Methods in Criminal Justice CRJ101 CRJ 101, CWP 102 CRJ101, Upper-Div B. Supporting Courses (6 credits) Select two courses from the following: CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ 250 301 302 305 306 307 308 317 320 355 Introduction to Intelligence Analysis Police Organization and Management Criminal Justice and the Community The Juvenile Justice System Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Crime Prevention Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice Criminal Courts Crime Analysis CRJ101 or Instr. Permission, Upper-Div. CRJ101 & Upper-Division Status CRJ101 & Upper Division Status CRJ101 CRJ101 CRJ101 & Upper Division Status CRJ101 Junior Level or Instr. Permission C. Criminal Justice Electives (6 credits) Select two courses from the following: CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ 402 404 406 408 409 410 420 440 450 455 470 Advanced Administration in Criminal Justice 1 White-Collar and Corporate Crime Correctional Institutions and Programs Pro-seminar in Criminal Justice 2 Advanced Issues in Law Enforcement Organized Crime Advanced Issues in Punishment and Corrections Drugs, Crime, and Drug Policy Terrorism and Criminal Justice Advanced Intelligence Analysis Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice CRJ CRJ CRJ CRJ 485 488 495 499 Moot Court Internship 3 Special Project 4 Independent Study 4 CRJ101, Admin Course, Upper Division Status CRJ101, CRJ303 & Upper Division Status CRJ101, CRJ204, Upper Div or Instr. Permission CRJ101, CRJ101, CRJ101, CRJ101, CRJ202, Upper Div or Instr. Permission CRJ303 & Upper Division Status 204; Upper Div. CWP 102 CRJ250 CRJ 101, 303, 315, Upper-Division Status & min. 24 credit hours of CRJ coursework, CWP 102 Jr./Sr. Level or Instructor Permission CRJ101, Senior Level, 3.0 GPA, Instr. Permission D. Criminal Justice Diversity Elective (3 credits) Select one course from the following: CRJ 425 Race,Ethnicity, and the Administration of Justice CRJ 430 Gender and the Administration of Justice CRJ101 & Upper Division Status CRJ101 & Upper Division Status Prerequisites E. Statistics (3 credits) Select one course from the following: CRJ 310 Statistics in Criminal Justice ECO 305 Statistics for Economics MAT 311 Introductory Probability and Statistics PSY 306 Statistics in Psychological Research SOC 301 Social Statistics Majors only 3 Years of Regents High School Mathematics PSY 101, grade of C SOC 100 F. Professional, Behavioral, and Social Science Electives (6 credits) Select two courses from two different departments: ANT 307 Urban Anthropology ANT 325 Forensic Anthropology BUS 312 Financial Accounting BUS 313 Managerial Accounting BUS 334 Business Law BUS 360 Principles of Management BUS 410 Accounting Analysis CRS 302 Creative Approaches to Problem Solving ECO 312 Urban Economics ECO 350 Public Finance ECO 360 Introduction to the Economic Analysis of Law ENG 300 Writing for the Professions GEG425 Fundamentals of GIS HIS 341 African Americans and Civil Rights HIS 342 English Legal History LIB 300 Advanced Library Research Methods PHI 304 Philosophy of Law PSC 315 State and Local Government Politics PSC 316 Urban Ethnic Politics PSC 320 U.S. Civil Liberties PSC 360 Public Administration PSC 364 American Public Policy PSY 325 Social Behavior PSY 367 Organizational Behavior PSY 375 Forensic Psychology PSY 376 Health Psychology PSY 411 Abnormal Psychology SOC 351 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity SOC 353 Environment and Society SOC 380 Sociology of Crime SOC 382 Sociology of Law SOC 390 Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish SPC 306 Public Speaking SPF 311 Family Violence SWK 301 Poverty and Public Policy(was SWK 319 Dynamics of Poverty) ANT 101 ANT 324 BUS 312 BUS 313; Upper Division Status CRS 205 or CRS 201, CWP101 ECO 202 or Instructor Permission ECO 202 ECO 307 or Instructor Permission CWP 102 GEG 199 or CIS 101 Jr or Sr. or one course PHI PSY 101, grade of C PSY 101 PSY 101, grade of C PSY 101, grade of C PSY 101, grade of C & PSY311 SOC 100 SOC 100 or 6 credit hours of Sociology SOC 100 SOC 100 SOC 100 SPA 102 SPA 201 SPC 205 Writing requirement completed Sophomore, Junior or Senior All College Electives: 39 - 45 credits Total Required Credit Hours: 120 credits Concentrations in Major: Concentration in Policing: CRJ 202, CRJ 301, CRJ 409 Concentration in Corrections: CRJ 204, CRJ 306, CRJ 406, CRJ 420 Concentration in Intelligence Analysis: CRJ 250, CRJ 355, CRJ 450, CRJ 455 1. CRJ402 requires upper division status, CRJ101 & completion of introductory course in public administration, business management, or criminal justice administration. 2. CRJ408 may be taken 3 times as long as 3 different topics are taken. Only two CRJ408 courses will apply to the CRJ major. If you take more than 3 CRJ408 courses, the extra courses will be invalid and you will not receive credit. 3. CRJ488 requires senior class standing, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at Buffalo State and/or Instructor Permission. 4. CRJ 495 and CRJ 499 require senior class standing and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 at Buffalo State. No more than one CRJ 499 and/or CRJ495 course may be used in the major and none may be used in the major if taken prior to successful completion of CRJ 315 without written consent of the department.
