Student Name ______________________ UNCC ID#________________ Semester declared___________
MINOR OR 2ND MAJOR______________________
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE and CRIMINOLOGY
Revised: Fall 2015
In order to complete the major, you must have (31) hours in criminal justice {including the CORE courses (CJUS 1100, 3100, and 3101) plus one course from the law
enforcement, corrections, and legal areas (9 hours), and (12) hours of criminal justice electives}; (3) hours in statistics (1220, 1221 or 1222); and (3) hours in a Foreign
Language intermediate conversation level. An overall 2.0 in major courses is needed to graduate. A total of 120 hours is required by the University to graduate.
CORE COURSEWORK (all five courses are required – 10 hours in criminal justice, 3 hours in statistics, 3 hours in a FORL intermediate level)
Sem. Year Grade Credit
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (grade of "C" or better)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3100 - Criminal Justice Theory (grade of "C" or better)
__ ___ ____ 4 CJUS 3101 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (W) (grade of “C” or better) or POLS 2220; SOCY 4155/4155L (lab); PSYC 2101/2103
(if you take a Research Methods outside of the department you must take a W in CJ)
__ ___ ____ 3 STAT 1220, 1221 or 1222 - Elementary Statistics I - (grade of “C” or better)
__ ___ ____ 3 Intermediate Conversation Foreign Language course (grade of “C” or better) *See back for course options
LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSEWORK (one course required – 3 hours)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2000 - Introduction to Law Enforcement
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3141 - Law Enforcement Behavioral Systems
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3200 - Security and Loss Prevention
CORRECTIONS COURSEWORK (one course required – 3 hours)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2154 - Introduction to Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3150 - Community Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3151 - Institutional Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3153 - Juvenile Corrections
LEGAL COURSEWORK (one course required – 3 hours)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3102 - American Criminal Courts
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3110 - Criminal Justice and the Law
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3111 - Criminal Procedure
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3121 - Juvenile Law
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3152 - Correctional Law
ELECTIVES – 12 additional hours needed from below. Do not duplicate courses from above.
Sem. Year Grade Credit
__ ___ ____ __ CJUS 0001 - Transfer Elective Credit
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2000 - Introduction to Law Enforcement
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2102 - Ethics and the Criminal Justice System
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2120 - Juvenile Justice
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 2154 - Introduction to Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3000 - Topics in Criminal Justice _________________________________
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3031 - Learning Community I (W)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3032 - Learning Community II (O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3102 - American Criminal Courts
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3110 - Criminal Justice and the Law
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3111 - Criminal Procedure
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3112 - Famous Trials of the 20th Century
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3114 - Mediation & Conflict Resolution (O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3120 - The Juvenile Offender
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3121 - Juvenile Law
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3130 - Administration in Criminal Justice (W&O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3132 - Interviewing in Criminal Justice (O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3141 - Law Enforcement Behavioral Systems
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3150 - Community Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3151 - Institutional Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3152 - Correctional Law
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3153 - Juvenile Corrections
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3160 - Domestic Violence
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3200 - Security and Loss Prevention
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3210 - Problems and Decisions in Criminal Justice (W)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3220 - The Criminal Offender
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 3310 - Punishment and Freedom
__ ___ ____ 3, 6 CJUS 3400 - Criminal Justice Internship
__ ___ ____ 1, 3 CJUS 3800 - Directed Individual Study
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4000 - Topics in Criminal Justice _________________________________
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4101 - Drugs, Crime and the Criminal Justice System
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4103 - International Criminal Justice
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4140 - Community Oriented Policing and Problem Solving
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4160 - Victims and the Criminal Justice System (O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4161 - Violence and the Violent Offender
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4162 - Sexual Assault (O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4210 - Gender, Race and Justice (O)
__ ___ ___ 3 CJUS 4220 - Evidence (W&O)
__ ___ ____ 3 CJUS 4400 - Research Practicum
*See back for FORL course options & Declaration Requirements
Foreign Language Course Options
~ In order to satisfy the department’s foreign language requirement, you must take the following courses for your
selected language. All intermediate classes should be conversation courses.
FRENCH
1201
1202
2201 (Intermediate)
SPANISH
1201
1202
2201, 2211 or 2105(Intermediate)
JAPANESE
1201
1202 (Intermediate)
GERMAN
1201
1202
2201 (Intermediate)
ARABIC
1201
1202 (Intermediate)
RUSSIAN
1201
1202 (Intermediate)
ITALIAN
1201
1202
2201 (Intermediate)
CHINESE
1201
1202 (Intermediate)
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
(CPCC)
111
112
211 or 212 (Intermediate)
Procedure to declare CJUS Major
CJUS Major Requirements:
 Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJUS 1100) – grade of ‘C’ or better must show on your transcript
 Statistics (STAT 1220, 1221, or 1222) – grade of ‘C’ or better must show on your transcript
 Writing Component – Successful completion of the Undergraduate Admissions Essay (UAE)
 A GPA of 2.0 or better must show on your transcript
**Once you have COMPLETED all of the above requirements, you must email cjusadvisor@uncc.edu to
receive access to the online orientation. VISIT CRIMINALJUSTICE.UNCC.EDU FOR MORE
INSTRUCTIONS!
 Complete the Online Orientation
o See criminaljustice.uncc.edu for further instructions.
o We do not accept walk-in declarations.
*See back for Major Checklist