Justice Studies - with Concentrations (B.A.)

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements Overview

General Education Requirements39-42
World Languages and Cultures Requirements3-9
Major Requirements39-40
Free Electives39-29
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Justice Studies Core
JUST 204Intro to Justice, Law, and Society3
JUST 205Perspectives on Justice Studies3
JUST 300Research Methods in Justice Studies3
JUST 310Theoretical Issues in Justice Studies3
JUST 497Senior Seminar and Internship3
Concentration Requirements
Complete one concentration. See requirements below.24-25
Total Credits39-40

International Justice Concentration

Students must maintain a G.P.A. of 2.75 in this concentration.

Required Concentration Courses
JUST 103Introduction to International Justice3
JUST 210International Justice II3
JUST/SOCI 240Statistics for Social Research4
Electives
Select 15 credits from the list below.15
Total Credits25

Concentration Electives

JUST 313Organized Crime3
JUST 324Terrorism and Social Justice3
JUST 327Comparative Criminal Justice Systems3
JUST 329Homeland Security3
JUST 330International Environmental Issues3
JUST 332Cybercrime3
JUST 341International Criminal Law and Procedure3
JUST 342Wildlife Trafficking3
JUST 349Policing Terrorism3
JUST 352Crime and Globalization3
JUST 354International Prisoners' Rights3
JUST/GSWS 355Human Trafficking3
JUST 356Genocide3
JUST 357Human Rights and International Justice3
JUST 370Human Trafficking and the Law3
JUST 397Special Topics in International Justice3
JUST 403Seminar on Gender and Crime3
JUST 406International Civil Conflicts3
JUST 407Transitional Justice: Accountability, Reconciliation and Memory3
JUST 408Justice in World Migration3
JUST 495Senior Honors Seminar in Research3
PALG 305Immigration Law3

Criminal Justice Concentration

Required Concentration Courses
JUST 101Criminology3
JUST 102Introduction to Criminal Justice3
JUST/SOCI 240Statistics for Social Research4
Electives
Select 15 credits from the list below.15
Total Credits25

Concentration Electives

JUST 209Environmental Crime3
JUST 220Crime in the Life Course3
JUST 223Ethnography in Justice Studies3
JUST 230Family Violence3
JUST 250Current Issues in Policing3
JUST 251Gangs in America3
JUST 252Community Policing3
JUST 313Organized Crime3
JUST 314Environmental Justice3
JUST 315Restorative Justice3
JUST/GSWS 316Victimology3
JUST 317Race and the U.S. Legal System3
JUST 318Animals and Justice3
JUST 319Hate Crimes3
JUST 320Women and Prison3
JUST 321White Collar Crime3
JUST 322Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice3
JUST 323Serial Killers3
JUST 324Terrorism and Social Justice3
JUST 325Police and Society3
JUST 326Death Penalty Perspectives3
JUST 327Comparative Criminal Justice Systems3
JUST 328Prisons and Punishment3
JUST 329Homeland Security3
JUST 331Police Civil Liability3
JUST 332Cybercrime3
JUST 333Media and the Criminal Justice System3
JUST 334Technology and the Criminal Justice System3
JUST 336FBI Past and Present3
JUST 340Wrongful Convictions3
JUST 351Juries and Justice3
JUST 353Corrections3
JUST/GSWS 355Human Trafficking3
JUST 358Crime Scene Investigation3
JUST 360Rights, Liberties and American Justice3
JUST 365Ethics in Justice3
JUST 370Human Trafficking and the Law3
JUST 398Special Topics in Justice Studies3
JUST 400Drugs and Society3
JUST 402Sex Crimes3
JUST/GSWS 403Seminar on Gender and Crime3
JUST 496Peer Mentoring for Justice Studies3
PALG 301Criminal Law and Procedure3
PALG 317Evidence3
PALG 440Criminal Trial Preparation3
PSYC 330Forensic Psychology3

General Education Requirements

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A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course.1
C. Communication
1. Writing 3
2. Literature3
3. Communication3
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives 3
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.3
H. Mathematics
Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course.3
I. Natural Science Laboratory
Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course.4
J. Physical Education
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course.1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History 3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives
May be fulfilled by JUST 103 in the International Justice concentration.0-3
3. Social Science Perspectives 3
L. Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Total Credits39-42

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

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World Languages
Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language.3-6
World Cultures
May be fulfilled by JUST 103 in the International Justice concentration.0-3
Total Credits3-9

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

International Justice Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication3JUST 2053
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics3JUST 2203
JUST 1033GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory4
JUST 2043 
 16 16
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives3World Language 23
World Language 13JUST 2404
Free Elective3 
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies3JUST 3103
World Cultures3Major Elective3
JUST 3003Major Elective3
Major Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Major Elective3JUST 4973
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective2
Free Elective3 
 15 11
Total Credits 120

Criminal Justice Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication3GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics3JUST 101 or 1023
JUST 101 or 1023JUST 2053
JUST 2043 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory4
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3World Language 23
World Language 13Major Elective3
JUST 2404Free Elective3
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1JUST 310 or 3003
GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies3Major Elective3
World Cultures3Major Elective3
JUST 300 or 3103Free Elective3
Major Elective3Free Elective3
Major Elective3 
 16 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Free Elective3JUST 4973
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective2 
 14 12
Total Credits 120

Paralegal Studies Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication3GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics3GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies3
JUST 1013JUST 2043
PALG 2103 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory4GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives3World Language 23
World Language 13PALG 3123
JUST 2053PALG Elective3
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
World Cultures3JUST 310 or 3003
JUST 300 or 3103PALG 339 (or PALG Elective)3
PALG 339 (or PALG Elective)3PALG Elective3
PALG Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
JUST 497 (or Free Elective)3GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1
PALG Elective3JUST 497 (or Free Elective)3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 13
Total Credits 120