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)

Major Requirements Credit Hours: 18

• CRJU 3110 - Legal Process (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 3120 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 3234 - Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 3420 - Applying Elementary Statistics in Justice and Crime Research (3 Credit Hours)

• * Students may take STAT 1401  as a substitute for this course.

• CRJU 3531 - Victimology (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 3733 - Inequalities, Crime, and Justice (3 Credit Hours)

Emphasis in Cybercrime Credit Hours: 9

• The Criminal Justice and Criminology Track is offered on both the Armstrong and Statesboro campuses. However, the Cybercrime Track currently is available only on the Armstrong campus (while some courses may be taken on the Statesboro campus). 

• CRJU 1210 - Introduction to Cybercrime (3 Credit Hours)
• CRJU 5010 - Applied Digital Forensics I (3 Credit Hours)

Capstone Course Credit Hours: 3

• CRJU 5020 - Applied Digital Forensics II (3 Credit Hours)

Upper Division Cybercrime Electives Credit Hours: 12

Technology and Social Science Multidisciplinary Electives Credit Hours: 6

• Select six credit hours of upper division technology and/or social science/related courses or six credit hours toward a minor.

Students enrolled in the Cybercrime Track are encouraged to take upper division technology courses from IT, computer science, and LSTD. Social science and related courses may include courses from Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, Public Administration, International Studies, Legal Studies, and the Honors Program. History and philosophy courses as well as other courses also may be included. Course selection should be done in consultation with the student’s major advisor.

Electives Credit Hours: 12

• Select 12 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.