2002-2003 Academic Catalog

183 Social Sciences and History School of Social Sciences and Professional Studies Criminal Justice The criminal justice major prepares students for careers in the criminal justice system. Such careers will involve a variety of law enforcement and correctional activities at all levels of government that have the potential to progress to positions of leadership. The curriculum for the criminal justice major follows criteria proposed by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and requires completion of 54 semester hours in 7 disciplinary areas. Of these hours, 45 consist of required courses and 9 are criminal justice electives. Criminal Justice Processes .......................................................... 9 1 CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice ...................... 3 1 CRJU-2310 Juvenile Delinquency .................................... 3 1 CRJU-3300 Corrections ..................................................... 3 Criminology .................................................................................. 3 1 CRJU-2200 Criminology .................................................... 3 Law Enforcement ...................................................................... 6-9 CRJU-3320 Criminal Investigation ..................................... 3 1 CRJU-3390 Criminal Evidence .......................................... 3 1 CRJU-4200 Police Administration ..................................... 3 Law/Adjudication .......................................................................... 9 1 CRJU-3330 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice ......... 3 1 CRJU-3350 Criminal Law .................................................. 3 CRJU-3400 Criminal Procedure ......................................... 3 (or CRJU-3410 Civil Liability for Criminal Justice Personnel .......................................................................... 3) Analytical Tools ............................................................................ 6 1 GSS-3670 Research Methodology .................................... 3 1 GSS-3680 Data Analysis .................................................... 3 Government and Public Sector Dynamics ................................... 6 POLS-2610 American National Government ...................... 3 (or POLS-2620 American State and Local Government ... 3) 1 PUAD-3610 Public Administration ..................................... 3 Integration ..................................................................................... 6 1 CRJU-4330 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice ...... 3 2 CRJU-4600 Senior Research in Criminal Justice ............. 3 Criminal Justice Electives ........................................................ 6-9 CRJU-4960 Independent Study in Criminal Justice ........ 1-3 3 GSS-4990 Criminal Justice Internship .......................... 3-15 (only one internship experience may be counted as credit) 1 Required course. 2 Capstone course (required). 3 A. Only one internship experience may be used for criminal justice curriculum credit. B. Students completing a free-standing (not associated with an accred- ited academic institution) police academy may register for 12 hours of internship credit. C. Students attending an academy that is associated with an accredited academic institution should register for academic credit at that insti- tution and transfer hours back to Cedarville University. However, credit cannot be granted for the same course twice. (Example: If the academy college grants credit for a course titled Criminal law and the student has already taken Criminal Law at Cedarville University, credit for only one course will apply toward the student’s degree.) Criminal Justice Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements ......................................................... 0-6 Other General Education Requirements .............................. 49-57 Criminal Justice Major Requirements ........................................54 General Electives ................................................................. 17-25 Total (minimumnot including proficiency) ........................... 128 A complete description of the General Education Requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Criminal Justice First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought ........................................... 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation ....................................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech ............................................... 3 CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice .................................... 3 ENG-1400 Composition .................................................................... 3 GSS-1000 Foundations of Social Science ....................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities ....................................... 3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life ........................... 1 Biological Science Elective ........................................................... 3.5 History Elective ................................................................................ 3 Physical Education Activity Course ................................................ 1 Elective ............................................................................................. 3 Total ............................................................................................ 32.5 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature ............................................. 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature ............................................ 3 CRJU-2200 Criminology ................................................................... 3 CRJU-2310 Juvenile Delinquency .................................................... 3 CRJU-3350 Criminal Law ................................................................ 3 POLS-2610 American National Government .................................. 3 (or POLS-2620 American State and Local Government ............. 3) Global Awareness Elective .............................................................. 3 Humanities Elective .......................................................................... 3 Literature Elective ............................................................................ 3 Physical Science Elective ............................................................. 3.5 Total ............................................................................................ 30.5 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development ............................... 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration ................................... 2 CRJU-3300 Corrections ................................................................... 3 CRJU-3320 Criminal Investigation ................................................... 3 CRJU-3330 Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice ........................ 3 GSS-3670 Research Methodology ................................................... 3 GSS-3680 Data Analysis .................................................................. 3 PUAD-3610 Public Administration ................................................... 3 Foreign Language Requirements (if necessary) ............................ 8 Elective ............................................................................................. 3 Total ............................................................................................... 33 Summer: GSS-4990 CRJU Internship ............................................................ 9 Fourth year: CRJU-3390 Criminal Evidence ........................................................ 3 CRJU 3400 Criminal Procedure ...................................................... 3 (or CRJU-3410 Civil Liability for Criminal Justice Personnel ...... 3) CRJU-4200 Police Administration ................................................... 3 CRJU-4330 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice .................. 3 CRJU-4600 Research Issues in Criminal Justice .......................... 3 Criminal Justice Electives ................................................................ 6 Electives ......................................................................................... 11 Total ............................................................................................... 32