Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Access the assessment plan for this program at: http://www.cis.unr.edu/ecatalog/assess/2008/CriminalJustice_Bachelors_Plan.pdf

PRE-LAW OPTION


Students who complete the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice degree in the pre-law option will acquire a contextual foundation of law in our heterogeneous society and have the opportunity to develop critical thinking and analysis skills. This curriculum is designed to prepare student for post-graduate studies in law and related fields.

  1. UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (36-41 credit)
      1. NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter of this catalog for information regarding the "Core English and Math Completion Policy".
    1. English (3-6 credits)
      1. ENG 101--Composition I (3 credits)
      2. ENG 102--Composition II (3 credits)
      3. NOTE: Students who place in ENG 102 are not required to complete ENG 101 .
    2. Mathematics (3-5 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Mathematics" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog (3-5 credits)
    3. Natural Sciences (6 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Natural Sciences" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog. (6 credits)
    4. Social Sciences (3 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Social Sciences" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog
      2. Recommended:
        PSY 101--Introduction to Psychology as Social Science OR
        SOC 101--Principles of Sociology (3 credits)
    5. Fine Arts (3 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Fine Arts" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog (3 credits)
    6. Core Humanities (9 credits)
      1. CH 201--Ancient and Medieval Cultures (3 credits)
      2. CH 202--The Modern World (3 credits)
      3. CH 203--American Experience and Constitutional Change (3 credits)
    7. Capstone Courses (6 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Capstone" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog (6 credits)
    8. Diversity (3 credits)
      1. Refer to the "Diversity" section of the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog. (3 credits)
  2. ADDITIONAL COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS (6-20 credits)*
      1. *Credits vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language.
    1. Foreign Language (0-14 credits)
      1. Successful completion of the foreign language requirement may be accomplished through one of six options: complete a fourth semester college course in a foreign language; complete two semesters of Latin ( LAT 111 and LAT 112 ) and two semesters of Greek ( GRE 111 and GRE 112 ); complete and transfer to UNR a fourth semester course in American Sign Language; demonstrate proficiency through placement examination or other means through the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; show transcript evidence of successful completion of a fourth year high school course in foreign language; or participate in a studies abroad program pre-approved by the college to meet the foreign language requirement.
    2. College Breadth Requirement (6 credits)
      1. Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, two courses that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill Core Curriculum requirements.
  3. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (54credits)
    1. Major core requirements
      1. CRJ 101--Introduction to Criminal Justice I (3 credits)
      2. CRJ 102--Introduction to Criminal Justice II (3 credits)
      3. CRJ 125--Law and Law Schools (1 credit)
      4. CRJ 126--Legal Research (1 credit)
      5. CRJ 127--Legal Writing (1 credit)
      6. CRJ 222--Criminal Law and Procedure (3 credits)
      7. CRJ 289--Law and Justice (3 credits)
      8. CRJ 301--Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 credits)
      9. CRJ 320--Courts (3 credits)
      10. CRJ 420--Jurisprudence (3 credits)
      11. CRJ 450R--Seminar in Criminal Justice (3 credits)
      12. CRJ 479--Feminist Jurisprudence (3 credits)
      13. CRJ (300-400) level course, excluding CRJ 491 & CRJ 499 (3 credits)
      14. APST 207--Practical Statistics (3 credits)
        One course from upper-division criminal justice offerings (Excluding CRJ 491 and CRJ 499 ) (3 credits)
    2. Law and justice related course work (18 credits)
      1. Three courses (three credits each) from the following Philosophy courses:
        PHIL 102--Critical Thinking (3 credits)
        PHIL 320--Philosophy of Law (3 credits)
        PHIL 450--Ethical Theory OR
        PHIL 457--Political Philosophy (3 credits)

        Three additional courses (three credits each) from a list of approved related legal studies courses. List is available in the department office. (9 credits)
  4. MINOR REQUIREMENTS (NO MINOR REQUIRED)
  5. ELECTIVES (19-38 credits)
  6. TOTAL CREDITS (128 credits)
  7. RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE
    1. First Year - Fall Semester
      1. ENG* (3 credits)
      2. Math* (3-5 credits)
      3. CRJ 101  (3 credits)
      4. Core Fine Arts/Social Science (3 credits)
      5. Foreign Language 111 (3 credits)
      6. TOTAL (16-18 credits)
      7. NOTE: English and Math course placement is based on test scores.   Please consult the core curriculum section of the general catalog or the current course schedule.
    2. First Year - Spring Semester
      1. ENG 102 * (3 credits)
      2. CRJ 102 (3 credits)
      3. Core Natural Science A (3-4 credits)
      4. Foreign Language 112 (4 credits)
      5. Core Fine Arts/Social Science (3 credits)
      6. TOTAL (16-17 credits)
    3. Second Year - Fall Semester
      1. PHIL 102 (3 credits)
      2. Core Natural Science B (3 credits)
      3. CH 201 (3 credits)
      4. Foreign Language 211 (3 credits)
      5. College Breadth Requirement (100-200 level) (3 credits)
      6. TOTAL (15 credits)
    4. Second Year - Spring Semester
      1. CRJ 222 (3 credits)
      2. CH 202 (3 credits)
      3. CRJ 125 , CRJ 126 , or CRJ 127 (3 credits)
      4. Foreign Language 212 (3 credits)
      5. APST 207 / Alternative stats course (3 credits)
      6. Elective or Core Diversity (3 credits)
      7. TOTAL (18 credits)
    5. Third Year - Fall Semester
      1. CRJ 289 (3 credits)
      2. CH 203 (3 credits)
      3. PHIL 320 (3 credits)
      4. CRJ 301 (3 credits)
      5. Prelaw Related Subject (300-400 level) (3 credits)
      6. TOTAL (15 credits)
    6. Third Year - Spring Semester
      1. CRJ 320 (3 credits)
      2. PHIL 450 or PHIL 457 OR
      3. CRJ (300-400) level course, excluding CRJ 491 & CRJ 499 (3 credits)
      4. Prelaw Related Subject (300-400 level) (3 credits)
      5. College Breadth Requirement (3 credits)
      6. Elective/Optional Minor (3 credits)
      7. TOTAL  (15 credits)
    7. Fourth Year - Fall Semester
      1. CRJ 420 (3 credits)
      2. CRJ 479 (3 credits)
      3. Prelaw Related Subject (300-400 level) (3 credits)
      4. CRJ (300-400) level course, excluding CRJ 491 & CRJ 499 OR
      5. Capstone outside of major (3 credits)
      6. Elective/Optional Minor (6 credits)
      7. TOTAL (18 credits)
    8. Fourth Year - Spring Semester
      1. CRJ 450 (3 credits)
      2. CRJ (300 - 400) level course, excluding CRJ 491 & CRJ 499 OR
      3. Capstone outside of major (3 credits)
      4. Elective/Optional Minor (9 credits)
      5. TOTAL (15 credits)
         
      1. -Minimum 42 credits at 300-440 lavel
      2. -Minimum credits to graduate 128
      3. Upper Division Courses: Junior standing or near completion of the university core curriculum is required to register for upper-division criminal justice courses.  These courses are open to majors only.

 

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