Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
BA Degree, Major in Criminal Justice and Criminology: 120 hours
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
criminaljustice.uncc.edu
Academic Plan of Study
Program Summary:
 Declaring the Major: Minimum GPA of 2.0 required, including 2.0 in CJ course work; pre-requisite courses
of CJUS 1100 and Statistics 1222 or 1220 or 1221(grade of C or better in both classes); change of major form
accepted year-round; orientation/advising session required after declaring major and upon reaching senior
status. Students must also have a minor or second major.
 Advising (major): Required on admission to the major and before beginning the senior year, recommended
more frequently. Scheduled appointments available by electronic signup on Niner Advisor on students’ 49er
home page. Pre-registration advising holds are placed on students with between 85 and 100 earned hours.
 Advising (minor): Minors must take CJUS 3100 (Theory) once they have 60 earned hours or more
 Advising (General Education): by CLAS advising center
 Minimum Grades/GPA: GPA of 2.0 in the major required for graduation, C or better in CJUS 1100, 3100,
3101 and Statistics 1222 or 1220 or 1221; declared minor or second major
 Teacher Licensure: NO
 Night Classes Available: YES; electives can be completed at night, and core courses are offered on a two year
cycle
 Weekend Classes Available: NO
 Other information: Internships, Transfer Student Learning Community, Departmental Awards and
Scholarships, Criminal Justice Association, Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Pre-law Society, Justice Studies
Abroad, Departmental Honors Program, M.S. in Criminal Justice and Criminology
 Pre-law Advising is done by contacting Ms. Nicolaides directly
 Contact Person: Ms. Kathleen Nicolaides, J.D., Undergraduate Coordinator, 5067 Colvard;
knicolai@uncc.edu
Program Requirements:
The Criminal Justice and Criminology major has a somewhat flexible curriculum. Before declaring the
major, students must take and pass Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJUS 1100) and Statistics (STATS
1222 or 1220 or 1221) with a C or better. If students have not taken these required courses, they may
declare a pre-major in Criminal Justice. Students may take foundational courses at the 2000 level before
progressing to the advanced (3000/4000) level courses. 3000 level courses and above may only be taken
when the student has completed 60 earned hours or more AND CJUS 1100 is completed. Students must
be majors before enrolling in CJUS 3100 CJ Theory and CJUS 3101 Research Methods. Students
interested in pursuing the CJ Transfer Learning Community, Justice Study Abroad or CJ Honors, should
contact the Department as early as possible.
Criminal
Justice
31 hours
General
Education*
30 – 34
hours
Foreign
Language
3 hours
(intermediate
level
conversation)
49 - 53
As needed to complete 120 hours total. Students in Criminal Justice
must complete a second major or a minor.
Electives
Required course in the major, CJUS 3101 Research Methods, will
satisfy the University writing intensive requirement in the major;
certain elective courses satisfy university requirements for Oral
Communications and Writing Intensive requirement
Hours do not include those requirements which are satisfied within the
major. CJ Transfer students with as associate’s degree are exempt from
most General Education, but must complete the upper level foreign
language conversation requirement.
Foreign language: One intermediate level conversation FL course (2201
or 2211 or 2105) in languages using the Latin alphabet or completion of
1202 (introductory level) in languages using a non-Latin alphabet.
Statistics
3 hours
Statistics 1222, 1220 or 1221 required prior to declaring the major;
must get a C or better
* The standard General Education requirements consist of 43 credit hours. However, in virtually all cases students take courses that are required for the
major or related work in the major that also fulfill Gen Ed requirements. This block therefore lists Gen Ed hours students will have to take in addition to
the required courses in the major.
BA in Criminal Justice and Criminology:
Suggested, not required, Plan of Study:
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
Course
MATH 1000 series
CJUS 1100
ENGL 1101
LBST 1000 series
Cred
3
3
3
3
Spring Semester
Course
Science with lab
STATS 1222 or 1221 or 1220
ENGL 1102
“O” requirement
Social Science requirement
Cred
4
3
3
1-3
3
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Course
Science (no lab)
FORL 1201
LBST 2101
CJUS 2000 (or other LE)
“W” course
Cred
3
3
3
3
3
Spring Semester
Course
CJUS 2154 (or other Corrections)
FORL 1202
LBST 2102
LBST 2210 series
CJUS 2102 or 2120
Cred
3
4
3
3
3
Junior Year
Fall Semester
Course
CJUS 3100
CJUS 3102 (or other Courts)
2nd major/minor
FORL 2201 (conversation)
Cred
3
3
6
3
Spring Semester
Course
CJUS 3101 (2nd W course)
CJ elective
2nd major/minor
General Elective
Cred
4
3
6
3
Senior Year
Fall Semester
Course
CJ Internship*
2nd Major/Minor
CJ/General elective
Cred
3-6
6
6-9
Spring Semester
Course
2nd Major/Minor
Cred
15
NOTES:
Students may not take 3000 level courses until they have 60 earned hours and completed CJUS 1100
* Certain requirements must be met to take the internship for 3 or 6 credit hours
ADVISING RESOURCES:
 www.gened.uncc.edu is the definitive source for General Education requirements for ALL students
 www.advising.uncc.edu is the central university source of information on advising
 http://www.provost.uncc.edu/Catalogs/ is the official Undergraduate Catalog
 www.clasadvising.uncc.edu is the advising web page for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
 www.advisingcenter.uncc.edu is the web page for the University Advising Center
Rev. Sept. 2009
Rev. Sept. 2009