Criminal Justice and Criminology, B.S.

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Degree Requirements: 124 Credit Hours

See Core Curriculum for required courses in Area A1 through Area E.

General Requirements (Core Areas A - E) Credit Hours: 42

Additional Requirements Credit Hours: 4

Area F - Courses Appropriate to Major Credit Hours: 18

CRJU 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
CRJU 2010 - Universal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
* Select an additional course if CRJU 2010 was taken and utilized to satisfy Area B.
CRJU 2101 - Professional Development and Career Exploration in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
CRJU 2210 - Introduction to Policing (3 Credit Hours)
CRJU 2410 - Introduction to Corrections (3 Credit Hours)

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

Select an additional course if CRJU 2010 was taken and utilized to satisfy Area B.

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 18

Emphasis in Criminal Justice and Criminology Credit Hours: 6

CRJU 3233 - Criminology (3 Credit Hours)

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

Capstone Course Credit Hours: 3

Select 3 credit hours from the following:

Upper Division Criminal Justice and Criminology Electives Credit Hours: 12

Select 12 credit hours from the following (not all electives are offered on each campus):

Social Science Multidisciplinary Electives Credit Hours: 6

Select six credit hours of upper division (3000 and above) social science or related courses or six credit hours toward a minor.

Upper division social science and related courses may include courses from Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Public Administration, International Studies, and Legal Studies. History and philosophy courses and other courses also may be included, with permission of the student’s major advisor.

Electives Credit Hours: 15

Select 15 credit hours of free electives

Total Credit Hours: 124

Other Program Requirements

A minimum grade of “C” is required for each Area F, CRJU, and multidisciplinary requirements course taken in the major. This applies to all courses (lower and upper division). If advisor recommends, one “D” allowed if matched by “B” or higher in another course in the major.

Internship

Students may take three, six, or nine credit hours of Internship. For internships over three credit hours, students may utilize up to six credit hours to count towards fulfilling the Upper Division Criminal Justice and Criminology Electives requirement, while three credit hours may be counted towards the Free Electives requirement. Students must work with their advisor to determine the placement of these hours.

Honors in Criminal Justice and Criminology

To graduate with Honors in Criminal Justice and Criminology, a student must:

be admitted to the Honors College;
successfully complete at least three credit hours of HONS 4610 Honors Research Seminar over three semesters;
successfully complete and present an Honors Thesis or Capstone Project;
be in good standing in the Honors College at the time of graduation.

Advisement

Undergraduate Academic Advisement at Georgia Southern is provided to all degree-seeking undergraduate students by professional advisors. Academic Advisors are located on all three Georgia Southern University campuses. Students are required to meet with their assigned Academic Advisor at least once a semester. For more information visit the Academic Advisement catalog page.