Program Details
The degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology requires 42 credit hours: 33 in CJC, 6 in IDS and 3 in CART. All students must have a cumulative 2.0 average to earn a BS degree. Every student must also complete Kentucky Wesleyan College’s degree requirements of 120 total credit hours, which will include the required General Education Requirements and 42 credit hours of upper-division coursework. All Criminal Justice and Criminology majors must complete the following to meet the requirements for a B.S. degree. It is incumbent upon the student to know the requirements for their major and make continual progress toward their degree.
Major Requirements
42 Semester Credit Hours
Core Course Requirements
18 Semester Credit Hours
- CART 141 – Basic Public Speaking (3)
- CJC 100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
- CJC 350 – Criminology (3)
- CJC 480 or CJC 499 – Advanced Research Methods OR Criminal Justice Senior Seminar (3)
- IDS 202 – Statistics in the Behavioral Science (3)
- IDS 203 – Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences (3)
Must complete at least two (2) of the following content core courses: 6 Semester Credit Hours
- CJC 310 – Critical Issues in Policing (3)
- CJC 340 – Courts and Procedure (3)
- CJC 345 – Juvenile Delinquency (3)
- CJC 370 – Corrections (3)
Must complete 18 additional hours of CJC elective courses: 18 Semester Credit Hours
- CJC 210 – Criminal Investigation (3)
- CJC 230 – Global Perspective on Crime and Justice (3)
- CJC 301 – Practicum in Criminal Justice (1-3)
- CJC 310 – Critical Issues in Policing (3) (if not completed for core content credit)
- CJC 325 – Forensic Psychology (3)
- CJC 340 – Courts and Procedure (3) (if not completed for core content credit)
- CJC 344 – Minority Relations (3)
- CJC 345 – Juvenile Delinquency (3) (if not completed for core content credit)
- CJC 347 – Drugs, Crime and Justice (3)
- CJC 360 – Criminal Law (3)
- CJC 370 – Corrections (3) (if not completed for core content credit)
- CJC 390 – Deviant Behavior (3)
- CJC 401 – Independent Study (1-3)
- CJC 405 – Offender Rehabilitation (3)
- CJC 415 – Gender and Crime (3)
- CJC 420 – Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (3)
- CJC 450 – Terrorism and Counterterrorism (3)
- CJC 460 – Victimology (3)
- CJC 470 – Advanced Criminology (3)
- CJC 480 – Advanced Research Methods (3) (if not completed for core credit)
- CJC 499 – Criminal Justice Senior Seminar (3) (if not completed for core credit)
Criminal Justice and Criminology Minor
18 Semester Credit Hours
Minor Requirements
- CJC 100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
- CJC 350 – Criminology (3)
Must complete an additional twelve (12) elective credit hours in CJC