Criminal Justice Curriculum Sequence

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First Year

Fall (16 Credits)

ASC 101 - Thinking Through 3 Credit(s)
CJ 105 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Reading, Thinking and Writing 3 Credit(s)
MATH 101 - Fundamentals of Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
Core Related Fields Requirement (POLS 101, PSY 105 or SOC 105) 3 Credits
First Year Seminar 1 Credit(s)

Spring (15.5 Credits)

CJ 200-level Core Requirement 3 Credit(s)
CJ Core or Elective Requirement 3 Credits
Two Core Related Fields Requirement (POLS 101, PSY 105 or SOC 105) 6 Credit(s)
Foundations & Transformations Distribution Requirement 3 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective .5 credit(s)

Sophomore

Fall (16 Credits)

CJ 200-Level Core Requirement 3 Credit(s)
CJ Core or Elective Requirement 3 Credit(s)
One Free Elective 3 Credit(s)
Foundations & Transformations Distribution Requirement 3 Credit(s)
Foundations & Transformations Science Lab Requirement 4 Credit(s)

Spring (15.5 Credits)

CJ 200-Level Core Requirement 3 Credit(s)
CJ Core or Elective Requirement 3 Credit(s)
Foundations & Transformations Distribution Requirements 6 Credit(s)
One Free Elective 3 Credit(s)
Physical Education Elective .5 Credit(s)

Junior

Fall (15 Credits)

CJ 315 - Juvenile Justice System 3 Credit(s)
CJ 325 - Criminal Law and Procedure 3 Credit(s)
Foundations and Transformations Distribution Requirement 3 Credit(s)
Foundations and Transformations Flex Course Requirements 3 Credit(s)
One Free Elective 3 Credit(s)

Spring (16 Credits)

CJ 392 - Pre-Internship Professional Development Seminar 3 Credit(s)
CJ 380 - Criminal Justice Research and Analysis (Q) 4 Credit(s)
Three Free Electives 9 Credit(s)

Senior

Fall (15 Credits)

ASC 401 - Transformations Capstone 3 Credit(s)
CJ 405 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (W) 3 Credit(s)
CJ 423 - Criminal Justice Internship 3 Credit(s)
CJ Elective 3 Credit(s)
One Free Elective 3 Credit(s)

Spring (13 Credits)

CJ 401 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice: Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s)
CJ 423 - Criminal Justice Internship 3 Credit(s)
Two Free Electives 7 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 122

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.