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:

CRJU 150	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3 credits
CRJU 215	The American Court System	3 credits
CRJU 216	Juvenile Justice	3 credits
SOCI 217	Introduction to Criminology	3 credits
CRJU 250	Corrections	3 credits
CRJU 251	Police Organization and Administration	3 credits
SOCI 254	Quantitative Analysis in Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice	3 credits
CRJU 302/SOCI 302	Social Inequality, Crime and Justice	3 credits
SOCI 312	Research Methods	3 credits
SOCI 344	Social Deviance	3 credits
CRJU 475	Ethics in Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOCI 495	Seminar	3 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	36

two of the following Criminal Justice courses:

CRJU 151	Introduction to Security	3 credits
CRJU 252	Organized Crime	3 credits
CRJU 253	Violence in Society	3 credits
CRJU 350	The Criminal Process	3 credits
CRJU 351	Police Investigation	3 credits
CRJU 352	Police and Society	3 credits
CRJU 353	Crisis Management in Law Enforcement	3 credits
CRJU 354	Drug Use and Abuse in Society	3 credits
CRJU 355/SOWK 355	Victimology	3 credits
CRJU 356	Community Corrections	3 credits
CRJU 460	Schools, Gangs, and Violence	3 credits
CRJU 490	Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice	3 credits
SOCI 486	Field Work and Observation	1 - 15 credits
	Total Credit Hours:	6

two of the following Interdisciplinary elective courses:

SOCI 102	GN: Introduction to Cultural Diversity	3 credits
SOCI 201	GN: The Comparison of Societies	3 credits
SOCI 241	GN: Contemporary Social Problems	3 credits
SOCI 265	GN: Culture and Society in the Middle East	3 credits
SOCI 280	Sociological Perspectives in Globalization	3 credits
SOCI 310	Introduction to Social Welfare Policy and Services	3 credits
SOCI 333	Chinese Culture and Society	3 credits
SOCI 341	Advanced Criminology	3 credits
SOCI 231	GN: Marriage and Family	3 credits
SOCI 342	Juvenile Delinquency	3 credits
SOCI 343	Racial and Cultural Minorities	3 credits
SOCI 344	Social Deviance	3 credits
SOCI 345	Sociology of Sexuality	3 credits
SOCI 370	Sociological Theory	3 credits
SOCI 374	Political Sociology	3 credits
SOCI 377	Sociology of Women	3 credits
SOCI 487	Foreign Study I	3 credits
SOWK 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
CMSC 103	GN: Introduction to Information Technology	3 credits
CMSC 105	GN: PC Security and Privacy	3 credits
CMSC 327	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3 credits
MGMT 211	Financial Accounting Fundamentals	3 credits
MGMT 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
POLI 413	American Constitutional Law	3 credits
POLI 414	Constitutional Civil Liberties	3 credits
POLI 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:

SOCI 111	GN: Introduction to Sociology	3 credits
PSYC 100	GN: General Psychology	3 credits
POLI 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

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

Spring

CRJU 215	The American Court System	3 credits
CRJU 251	Police Organization and Administration	3 credits
POLI 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

CRJU 216	Juvenile Justice	3 credits
CRJU 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
SOCI 217	Introduction to Criminology	3 credits
SOCI 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

SOCI 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

CRJU 302/SOCI 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

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

Spring

SOCI 495	Seminar	3 credits
SOCI 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.