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Criminal Justice, A.B.M. (B.S.+M.S.)

Program Overview

The Accelerated Baccalaureate/Master’s (A.B.M.) degree program (Criminal Justice B.S. and M.S.) allows students to complete the requirements for both a B.S. and an M.S. degree within an accelerated timeframe. The undergraduate curriculum provides students with an understanding of the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems, their agencies, personnel, and historical foundations, while the graduate curriculum is designed to teach students and practitioners the skills needed to promote the administration of justice, crime prevention, and control in a global society.

Program Learning Outcomes

The following represents the program learning outcome (PLO) maps. There are two maps. The first map represents all undergraduate classes taught and the faculty assessment of which PLOs are represented through the assignments given to students in the classes. The second map represents the classes identified as part of the yearly assessment plan for the department. 

  • PLO1: Explain the roles, functions, and processes of the criminal justice system both orally and in writing.
  • PLO2: Evaluate competing theoretical frameworks underlying the prevalence and prevention of delinquency, crime, and victimization.
  • PLO3: Propose professional recommendations to a given scenario based on a set of given social attributes.
  • PLO4: Answer social science research questions with the most appropriate methodology.

Class PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4
Core Classes
CRJU 2250 ✖      
CRJU 2350 ✖      
CRJU 2450 ✖      
CRJU 2650 ✖ ✖    
CRJU 3000   ✖    
CRJU 3060     ✖  
CRJU 3650   ✖    
CRJU 3900 ✖   ✖  
CRJU 4000 ✖   ✖  
CRJU 4050   ✖ ✖ ✖
CRJU 4060     ✖ ✖
CRJU 4510     ✖  
CRJU 4600 ✖ ✖ ✖  
Law Enforcement Concentration
CRJU 2500 ✖   ✖  
CRJU 4150   ✖    
CRJU 4250     ✖  
CRJU 4630 ✖ ✖ ✖  
Corrections Concentration
CRJU 2470 ✖   ✖  
CRJU 2510 ✖ ✖ ✖  
CRJU 4160   ✖ ✖  
CRJU 4620 ✖ ✖ ✖  
Homeland Security Concentration
HLS 3000   ✖ ✖  
HLS 3200     ✖  
HLS 3500     ✖  
HLS 4640   ✖ ✖  
Juvenile Justice Concentration
SOCW 3500 ✖ ✖ ✖  
SOCW 3600   ✖ ✖  
CRJU 3650   ✖ ✖  
CRJU 4650 ✖ ✖ ✖  

Class PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4
Core Classes
CRJU 2250 ✖      
CRJU 2350        
CRJU 2450        
CRJU 2650        
CRJU 3000   ✖    
CRJU 3060     ✖  
CRJU 3650        
CRJU 3900        
CRJU 4000        
CRJU 4050   ✖   ✖
CRJU 4060       ✖
CRJU 4510        
CRJU 4600 ✖      

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)
HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)
UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)
KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)
MFL 1191 - Elementary (Critical Language) I (3)

Spring Semester

ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)
MFL 1192 - Elementary (Critical Language) II (3)
HEDU 1531 - Health (2)
SOCI 2100 - Principles of Sociology (3)
PSY 2100 - General Psychology (3)
CRJU 2250 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
CRJU 2350 - Introduction to Law Enforcement (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3)
BIOL 1000 - Heredity and Society (3)
MATH 1110 - Elementary Statistics (3)
CRJU 2450 - Introduction to Corrections (3)

Spring Semester

HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)
HUM 2420 - Arts & Humanities II (3)
CRJU 2650 - Juvenile Justice (3)
CRJU 3000 - Criminal Justice Theory (3)
CRJU 4060 - Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
CRJU 4061 - Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice Laboratory (1)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

CRJU 3060 - Ethics and Diversity in Criminal Justice (3)
CRJU 4510 - Criminal Law, Procedure and Court Processes (3)
CRJU 4110 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
CRJU 4111 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Laboratory (1)

Spring Semester

CRJU 4600 - Senior Seminar (3)
CRJU 4000 - Criminal Justice Practicum (3)

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