2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Criminology Comprehensive Major, 63 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 450401

This program has an online-only option.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Common Core Required for all Criminology Majors

Common Required Core (24 hours)

CRIM 46205Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

OR

POLS 34205Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

 

CRIM 46210Introduction to Criminology

3

OR

SOC 35321Criminology

3

 

CRIM 46301Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

3

CRIM 46475Applied Criminology

3

CRIM 46499Research Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice

3

MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

PHIL 39275Professional Ethics *

3

POLS 34459Justice: Theories and Applications

3

Note: MATH 17114 and PHIL 39275 can be used to fulfill Northwest Core requirements but only count once toward the total number of hours needed for graduation.

Prerequisite Courses (6 hours)

SOC 35101General Sociology *

3

PSYC 08103General Psychology *

3

Note: SOC 35101 and PSYC 08103 are prerequisite courses for Sociology and Psychology courses. SOC 35101 and PSYC 08103 can be used to fulfill Northwest Core requirements, but do not count toward the hours needed for the major.

Elective Requirements (39 hours)

Choose a total of 39 hours from Groups A-E with a minimum of hours from each group as indicated. A maximum of three courses from Group F may also be used toward this 39 hours, but courses from Group F are not required.

Group A: Criminal Justice Institutes (6 hours)

Choose at least two of the following courses with a limit of three hours of internship:

CRIM 46215Introduction to Corrections

3

OR

SOC 35240Introduction to Corrections

3

 

CRIM 46302Police and Society

3

OR

SOC 35375Police and Society

3

 

CRIM 46495Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice

1 to 6

POLS 34321American Federalism

3

POLS 34340American Courts

3

Group B: Sociology (6 hours)

Choose at least two of the following courses:

CRIM 46303Delinquency

3

OR

SOC 35320Delinquency

3

 

CRIM 46315Deviant Behavior

3

OR

SOC 35323Deviant Behavior

3

 

CRIM 46405Victimology

3

OR

SOC 35405Victimization

3

 

CRIM 46317Contemporary Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice

3

SOC 35330Social Stratification

3

Group C: Political Science (6 hours)

Choose at least two of the following courses:

POLS 34301Elections, Parties, and Interest Groups

3

POLS 34303The American Congress

3

POLS 34307International Relations

3

POLS 34308Public Policy

3

POLS 34310Comparative Politics

3

POLS 34321State and Local Politics

3

POLS 34332Principles of Public Administration

3

POLS 34338Rights of the Accused

3

POLS 34340American Courts

3

POLS 34403The World of Political Ideas

3

POLS 34405American Political Thought

3

POLS 34421International Conflict Resolution *

3

POLS 34435Public Management

3

POLS 34436Constitutional Law: Powers

3

POLS 34438Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties

3

POLS 34462Comparative Political Systems and Behaviors

3

Group D: Adolescence and the Family (3 hours)

Choose at least one of the following courses:

PSYC 08312Child Psychology

3

PSYC 08323Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

3

PSYC 08330The Family

3

PSYC 08333Developmental Psychology *

3

PSYC 08405Parenthood Education

3

SOC 35443Family Problems in Modern Society

3

Group E: Diversity and Equity (6 hours)

Choose at least two of the following courses: 

GEOG 32412Environmental Justice

3

HIST 33225Race and Ethnicity in America

3

HIST 33325Protest and Activism in American History

3

HIST 33360Women and Gender in U.S. History

3

PHIL 39277Social Justice

3

POLS 34412Minority, Gender, and Sexual Politics

3

POLS 34422Revolution and Social Movements

3

PSYC 08353Psychology of Race and Gender

3

SOC 35230Social Problems

3

SOC 35337Race and Ethnic Issues in Modern Society

3

Additional Coursework from Groups A-E (6 -12 hours)

Two to four additional courses from Groups A - E required.

Group F: Additional Electives (0 - 9 hours)

An optional maximum of two courses may be selected but are not required from the following:

COM 29420Crisis Communication

3

CRIM 46480Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice

1 to 6

CRIM 46490Independent Study in Criminology & Criminal Justice

1 to 3

CRIM 46495Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice

1 to 6

CRIM 46499Research Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice

3

CSIS 44181Introduction to Cybersecurity

3

EDM 36305Disaster Response and Recovery

3

EDM 36450Homeland Security and Defense

3

ENGL 10315Professional and Technical Writing

3

GEOG 32201Maps and Spatial Reasoning

3

PSYC 08204Introduction to Human Services

3

PSYC 08223Abnormal Psychology

3

PSYC 08365Social Psychology

3

PSYC 08344Drugs, Brain, and Behavior

3

PSYC 08345Disaster Psychology

3

SOC 35440Fundamentals of Social Work Practice

3

GEOG 32364Image Interpretation and Analysis

3

GEOG 32365Geographic Information Systems

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours