BA: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
NOTE: This 4‐year plan should be used in conjunction with regular consultation with an advisor
If less than 24 transfer hours
Transfer admissions requirements OR
AND
Freshman Admissions Requirements
See Transfer Requirements on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions web page for more details
Required for Admission to UNCC in Criminal Justice
If 24 or more transfer hours
2.0 Transfer GPA
CJUS 1000 (Introduction to Criminal Justice) C or better
Additional Requirements for Admission to the upper division in Criminal Justice Undergraduate Admissions Essay (2 attempts allowed)
Associate of Arts
Courses in BOLD are required for the major
UGETC ‐‐ Associate of ARTS
Area
Prefix/Number
English Composition
ENG 111
ENG 112
Course Name
Credits UNC Charlotte Equivalent
English Composition (6 CR)
Expository Writing
3
UWRT 1101: Argument‐Based Research 3
UWRT 1102:
Credits
3
3
Humanities / Fine Arts (9 CR)
ART 111
ART 114
Arts: (choose ONE) ART 115
MUS 110
MUS 112
Art Appreciation Art History Survey I
Art History Survey II
Music Appreciation
Introduction to Jazz
3
LBST 1105
ARTH 1211 (and LBST 1105 exemption)
ARTH 1212 (and LBST 1105 exemption)
LBST 1103
TRNF 0001 (and LBST 1103 exemption)
3
ENG 231
Literature / ENG 232 Philosophy (choose PHI 215
ONE)
PHI 240
American Literature I
American Literature II
Philosophical Issues
Introduction to Ethics
3
ENGL 2104 (and LBST 2212 exemption)
ENGL 0001 (and LBST 2212 exemption)
PHIL 2101(and LBST 2211 exemption)
PHIL 0001 (and LBST 2211 exemption)
3
3
COMM 1101
3
COMM
COM 231
Public Speaking
Social Science (choose ONE)
ECO 251
ECO 252
POL 120
SOC 210
Social / Behavioral Science (9 CR)
Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2102
Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 2101
3
American Government
POLS 1110
Introduction to Sociology
SOCY 1101
History (choose ONE)
HIS 111
HIS 112
HIS 131
HIS 132
World Civilizations I
World Civilizations II
American History I
American History II
3
HIST 1120 (LBST 2101)
HIST 1121 (LBST 2101
HIST 1160 (LBST 2101)
HIST 1161 (LBST 2101
3
Psychology
PSY 150
General Psychology
3
PSYC 1101
3
AST 111/111A
AST 151/151A
BIO 110
BIO 111
CHM 151
GEL 111
PHY 110/110A
Science with Lab (4 CR)
Descriptive Astronomy and Lab
General Astronomy I and Lab
Principles of Biology 4
General Biology
General Chemistry I
Introduction Geology Conceptual Physics and Lab
PHYS 1130 + L
PHYS 1130 + L
BIOL 1110 + L
BIOL 1110 + L
CHEM 1251 + L
GEOL 1200 + L
PHYS 0001 + L
4
MAT 171
Pre‐Calculus Algebra
Natural Science (choose ONE)
Subtotal
Mathematics (4CR)
4
32
MATH 1100 (3) + lab credit (1)
3
4
32
Additional General Education
ANT 220 or 221
GEO 111
Global / Cross GEO 112
Cultural (Choose POL 210 or 220
ONE)
Math
Cultural Anthropology or Comparative Cultures
World Regional Geography
Cultural Geography
Comparative Politics or International Politics
ANTH 0001 (and LBST 2102 exemption)
3
If BOTH HIS 111 AND HIS 112
World Civilizations I & II
MAT 152
Statistical Methods I
4
Foreign Language 111
Foreign Language 112
3
3
OR
3
3
13
Latin alphabet: French, German, OR
Foreign Language*
Non‐Latin alphabet: Arabic, Subtotal
Foreign Language 111
Foreign Language 112
GEOG 1101 (and LBST 2102 exemption)
GEOG 0001 (and LBST 2102 exemption)
POLS 1130 or POLS 1150 (and LBST 2102 exemption)
HIST 1120 AND HIST 1121 (gives LBST 2101 and 2102 exemption ONLY if both are taken)
STAT 1220 (3) + lab credit (1)
foreign language 1201
foreign language 1202
foreign language 1201
foreign language 1202
3
4
3
3
OR
3
3
13
PRE Major ‐ Courses ACA 122
CJC 111
CJC 121
CJC 141
Academic Transition Intro to Criminal Justice
Law Enforcement Operations
Corrections
1
3
3
3
TRNF 0001 CJUS 1100
CJUS 2000
CJUS 2154
1
3
3
3
Free Electives
5
15
Elective Credit
5
15
Subtotal
TOTAL AA Hours 60
60
*SPANISH Recommended
NOTES
BA ‐ CRIMINAL JUSTICE UNC Charlotte Courses
Courses in BOLD are pre‐requisites for subsequent courses Junior Year
Fall Foreign Language 2201: Intermediate foreign language ‐‐ required if studying a Latin‐alphabet lanugage
CJUS 3102: American Criminal Courts (or other court‐related course)
Criminal Justice elective, 2000 level Minor field of study (CJUS major requires completion of a minor)
All students MUST pass the Undergraduate Admissions Essay during Fall semester to continue in the major
3
3
3
6
CJUS 3100: Criminal Justice Theory
Criminal Justice elective, any level
Criminal Justice elective 3000 or 4000 level
Minor field of study (CJUS major requires completion of a minor)
3
3
3
6
Fall CJUS 3101: Research Methods in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice elective, any level
Criminal Justice elective, any level
Minor field of study (CJUS major requires completion of a minor)
Spring
Criminal Justice elective, any level
Electives
TOTAL UNCC Hours
3
3
3
6
Spring
Senior Year
TOTAL HOURS
3
12
60
120