Major Requirements
The Criminal Justice Major has the option of graduating with a
Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of
Science degree.
Criminal Justice Core
CJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 hours
CJ 202 Criminal Law, 3 hours
CJ 270 Criminal Procedure, 3 hours
CJ 301 Constitutional Aspects of Criminal Justice, 3 hours
CJ 314 Social Deviance, 3 hours
or
CJ 315 Criminology
CJ 331 Social Science Research Methods, 3 hours
CJ 480 Senior Thesis, 3 hours
Total 21 hours
Other Requirements
Students must complete an additional nine hours from the courses listed
below.
CJ 201 Police Organization and Management, 3 hours
CJ 203 History of Corrections, 3 hours
CJ 204 Global Crime, 3 hours
CJ 205 Administration of Correctional Institutions, 3 hours
CJ 308 American Constitutional Law, 3 hours
CJ 309 Law in American Society ,3 hours
CJ 320 Women and Crime, 3 hours
CJ 330 Principles of Public Administration, 3 hours
CJ 350 Policing in a Democracy, 3 hours
CJ 260/360 Special Problems in Criminal Justice, 1-3 hours
CJ 268/368 Internship in Criminal Justice, 1-5 hours
CJ 290/390 Special Topics in Criminal Justice, 1-5 hours
Students complete the program’s exit assessment examination.
To earn the BS in Criminal Justice, transfer student with AS or AAS
degrees from designated institutions must fulfill all of Central
Methodist University's general education requirements and all of the
specific requirements of CMU’s criminal justice major.
