Criminal Justice B.S.

Program Features

48 credit hours

Transfer Policy:

No upper level (300 and 400 level) courses will be accepted from community or junior colleges for the Criminal Justice major or minor; 300 and 400 level courses from four-year colleges are accepted only with permission of the department
For Criminal Justice major - a minimum of 32 credits must be taken at East Stroudsburg including SOC 254, SOC 312, SOCJ 475, SOC 486, and SOC 495.
A 2.5 cumulative quality point average must be earned in the major.
Minimum of "C" in all required courses.

Required courses:

SOCJ 150	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOCJ 215	The American Court System	3 credits
SOCJ 216	Juvenile Justice	3 credits
SOC 217	Introduction to Criminology	3 credits
SOCJ 250	Corrections	3 credits
SOCJ 251	Police Organization and Administration	3 credits
SOC 254	Quantitative Analysis in Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOCJ 302/SOC 302	Social Inequality, Crime and Justice	3 credits
SOC 312	Research Methods	3 credits
SOCJ 475	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOC 486	Field Work and Observation	1 - 15 credits
SOC 495	Seminar	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	36

two of the following Criminal Justice courses:

SOCJ 151	Introduction to Security	3 credits
SOCJ 252	Organized Crime	3 credits
SOCJ 253	Violence in Society	3 credits
SOCJ 350	The Criminal Process	3 credits
SOCJ 351	Police Investigation	3 credits
SOCJ 352	Police and Society	3 credits
SOCJ 353	Crisis Management in Law Enforcement	3 credits
SOCJ 354	Drug Use and Abuse in Society	3 credits
SOCJ 355/SOSW 355	Victimology	3 credits
SOCJ 356	Community Corrections	3 credits
SOCJ 460	Schools, Gangs, and Violence	3 credits
SOCJ 490	Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	6

two of the following Interdisciplinary elective courses:

SOC 102	GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity	3 credits
SOC 201	GN: The Comparison of Societies	3 credits
SOC 241	GN: Contemporary Social Problems	3 credits
SOC 265	GN: Culture and Society in the Middle East	3 credits
SOC 280	Sociological Perspectives in Globalization	3 credits
SOC 310	Introduction to Social Welfare Policy and Services	3 credits
SOC 333	Chinese Culture and Society	3 credits
SOC 341	Advanced Criminology	3 credits
SOC 231	GN: Marriage and Family	3 credits
SOC 342	Juvenile Delinquency	3 credits
SOC 343	Racial and Cultural Minorities	3 credits
SOC 344	Social Deviance	3 credits
SOC 345	Sociology of Sexuality	3 credits
SOC 370	Sociological Theory	3 credits
SOC 374	Political Sociology	3 credits
SOC 377	Sociology of Women	3 credits
SOC 487	Foreign Study I	3 credits
SOSW 140	Foundations of Social Work Practices	3 credits
PHIL 151	GN: Philosophy of Leadership	3 credits
PHIL 235	GN: Human Rights and Freedom	3 credits
CPSC 103	GN: Introduction to Information Technology	3 credits
CPSC 105	GN: PC Security and Privacy	3 credits
CPSC 327	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3 credits
MGT 211	Financial Accounting Fundamentals	3 credits
MGT 225	Business Law I	3 credits
GEOG 341	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	3 credits
GEOG 402/GEOG 502	Applied Geographic Information Science (GIS)	3 credits
POLS 413	American Constitutional Law	3 credits
POLS 414	Constitutional Civil Liberties	3 credits
POLS 416	Administrative Law	3 credits
HIST 341	U.S. Military History	3 credits
HIST 346	History of Urban America	3 credits
HIST 354	African Americans and the Courts	3 credits
HIST 357	History of the Supreme Court: 1789-1914	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	6

Directed General Education:

SOC 111	GN: Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
PSY 100	GN: General Psychology	3 credits
POLS 120	GN: American Government	3 credits
PHIL 110	GN: Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits

4 Year Curriculum Program Plan

(Subject to change by the university without notice)

Freshman Year

Fall

SOCJ 150	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOC 111	GN: Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
ENGL ____	English Composition	3 credits
FYE 100	University Studies	3 credits
PSY 100	GN: General Psychology	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

SOCJ 215	The American Court System	3 credits
SOCJ 251	Police Organization and Administration	3 credits
POLS 120	GN: American Government	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Sophomore Year

Fall

SOCJ 216	Juvenile Justice	3 credits
SOCJ 250	Corrections	3 credits
PHIL 110	GN: Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits

Spring

HPLW 105	Health Promotion and Lifetime Wellness	3 credits
SOC 217	Introduction to Criminology	3 credits
SOC 254	Quantitative Analysis in Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice	3 credits
XXXX ___	Interdisciplinary Elective	3 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Junior Year

Fall

SOC 312	Research Methods	3 credits
GenEd ____	General Education Elective	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective	3 credits
GenEd ___	General Education Elective	3 credits
XXXX ____	Major Elective	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

SOCJ 302/SOC 302	Social Inequality, Crime and Justice	3 credits
XXXX ___	Interdisciplinary Elective	3 credits
XXXX ___	Free Electives	9 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Senior Year

Fall

SOCJ 475	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3 credits
XXXX ____	Major Elective	3 credits
XXXX ___	Free Electives	9 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Spring

SOC 495	Seminar	3 credits
SOC 486	Field Work and Observation	1 - 15 credits
XXXX ___	Free Electives	9 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	15

Total Credit Hours: 120

For more information, contact the department at 570-422-3453 or visit www.esu.edu/soc.