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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

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Distribution Requirements

A total of 48 credits are required.

English

  • MET EN 104 English Composition
  • MET EN 201 Intermediate Composition

Mathematics

  • MET MA 113 or MET MA 213

Computer Science

  • MET CS 101 Computers and Their Applications

Natural Science

  • Eight credits in the natural sciences (N)

Literature

  • Four credits in a 100- or 200-level MET EN literature course or
    MET HU 210 or MET HU 221

Philosophy

  • MET PH 150 or a similar philosophy course dealing with ethics

History

  • Any HI course

Additional Courses

Four credits in the Humanities (H)
Eight credits in the Humanities (H) or Natural Sciences (N)

Specialization/Major Core

A total of 52 credits completed with a grade of C or higher are required.

Professional Core Courses

24 required credits:

  • MET CJ 101 Principles of Criminal Justice
  • MET SO 201 Sociological Methods (offered only in alternate years)
  • MET CJ 251 Policing the Urban Milieu
  • MET CJ 271 Corrections: Concepts, Systems, and Issues
  • MET CJ 351 Criminal Law
  • MET CJ 352 Courts, Society, and Criminal Procedure

Professional Elective Courses

Choose 28 credits (at least 16 must be at the 300-level or higher):

  • MET SO 204 Contemporary Social Problems
  • MET SO 207 Sociology of Minority Groups
  • MET SO 209 Crime and Delinquency
  • MET SO 305 Violence and the Family
  • MET SO 308 Individual and Society
  • MET SO 335 Technology, Environment, and Society
  • MET SO 344 Drugs and Society
  • MET SO 510 Rehabilitation and Reintegration
  • MET PS 241 Developmental Psychology
  • MET PS 251 Psychology of Personality
  • MET PS 261 Social Psychology
  • MET UA 301 Introduction to Urban and Public Affairs
  • MET CJ 380 Business Intelligence and Industrial Security
  • MET CJ 540 Computer Applications in Criminal Justice

Related Courses

Three courses from any department, with at least one at the 300 level or higher, selected with the advice and approval of the Criminal Justice Advisor, to supplement the curriculum to allow students to develop further specialization in such areas as computer sciences, foreign languages, psychology, sociology, and other closely related fields.

Electives

Choose 16 credits with the advice of an academic counselor.