1991-1992 Academic Catalog

Criminal Justice The criminal justice major prepares students for careers in the criminal justice system. Course requirements involve sixty-two quarter hours including: POLS-161 Introduction to PublicAdministration .................................... 4 SOC-230 Principles of Sociology ........................................................... 5 SOC-367 Research Methodology ............................................................ 3 SOC-368 DataAnalysis .......................................................................... 3 POLS-262 American State and Local Government ................................. 5 SOC-331 Juvenile Delinquency ............................................................. 4 SOC-332 Criminology ........................................................................... 4 POLS-362 The Supreme Court .............................................................. .4 SWK-231 Introduction to Social Work ................................................... 5 SWK-232 Social Casework .................................................................... 5 POLS-433 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice ............................... 5 POLS-463 American Constitutional Law ................................................ 5 SOC-440 Seminar in Sociology .............................................................. 5 (or POLS-460 Seminar in Political Science ............................................ 5) GSS-499 Social Science Internship ................................................... 5-15. Additional required cognates include: *BEPH-220 Introduction to Philosophy .................................................. 5 BEPH-225 Ethics ................................................................................... 5 PYCH-160 General Psychology ............................................................. 5 PYCH-264 Psychology ofAbnormal Behavior .......................................5 *satisfies a General Education requirement Criminal Justice Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ..................................................................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements ............................................. 70-92 Criminal justice major requirements (including cognates) ...................... 82 Electives .......................................................................................... 18-40 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) .................................. ~ .. 192 Social Sciences andHistory 189 "Practically, the emphasis on writing in the department prepared me well for law school and the legal profession. But beyond that, the grounding in the Scriptures that I received at Cedarville has helped me keep a proper perspective in the midst of aprofession often characterized by materialism." -George Reede, a 1987political science graduate and attorney with Niles, Barton, and Wilmer in Baltimore, Maryland, attended the Washington and Lee University School of Law.