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Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts Degree Program

The Major

The undergraduate degree program in criminal justice is broad-based in nature, stressing the interrelationships between the various components of the criminal justice system – police, courts and corrections – and familiarizing students with each of these components and their theoretical bases. The program also recognizes and builds upon the interdisciplinary nature of the field it seeks to address. Criminal Justice as a discipline draws together all the social and behavioral sciences, the natural sciences, the mathematical and computer sciences, as well as law and jurisprudence to focus on the problem of crime in society. Indeed, accreditation guidelines for post-secondary criminal justice education programs clearly specify that the curricula "must give explicit recognition to the multi-disciplinary character of the field." The UNF program is designed to comply with that standard. There are no specific criminal justice prerequisites at the lower level, though CCJ 2002 or its equivalent and STA 2014 are prerequisites to some courses in the major.

Major: Criminal Justice

Track:

Criminal Justice

Degree:

Bachelor of Arts

Foreign Lang / Foreign Cultures (08 SEMESTER HOURS)

Select 1 Sequence

CHI 1120 4.0 BEGINNING CHINESE I

CHI 1121 4.0 BEGINNING CHINESE II

FRE 1120 4.0 BEGINNING FRENCH I

FRE 1121 4.0 BEGINNING FRENCH II

GER 1120 4.0 BEGINNING GERMAN I

GER 1121 4.0 BEGINNING GERMAN II

POR 1120 4.0 BEGINNING PORTUGUESE I

POR 1121 4.0 BEGINNING PORTUGUESE II

RUS 1120 4.0 BEGINNING RUSSIAN I

RUS 1121 4.0 BEGINNING RUSSIAN II

SPN 1120 4.0 BEGINNING SPANISH I

SPN 1121 4.0 BEGINNING SPANISH II

SPA 4620 3.0 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I

SPA 4620 L 1.0 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LAB I

SPA 4623 3.0 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II

SPA 4623 L 1.0 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LAB II

Or (3000 - 4000 LEVEL) 3 foreign cultures (only if state requirement is satisfied) See list of foreign culture courses through the online schedule booklet. May not include cultural diversity courses unless CD-(FC) in the course title.

Major Requirements (21 SEMESTER HOURS)

ELEMENTARY STATISTICS IS REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING RESEARCH METHODS.

• CCJ 3014 3.0 CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY
• CCJ 3023 3.0 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CCJ 3700 3.0 RESEARCH METHODS CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE; PREREQUISITE: STA 2014
• CJC 4015 3.0 CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS & PROCESS
• CJE 4017 3.0 LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM/PROCESS
• CJL 4310 3.0 CRIMINAL LAW & PROCESSES
• CJL 4510 3.0 COURT SYSTEM & PROCESSES

Major Electives (3000 - 4000 LEVEL) (09 SEMESTER HOURS)

In-service students select 4 courses; non-service select 3 courses

• CCJ 3930 3.0 CRIMINAL JUSTICE JUNIOR SEMINAR
• CCJ 3932 1.0-4.0 SPECIAL TOPICS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CCJ 4283 3.0 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
• CCJ 4604 3.0 INSANITY AND CRIME
• CCJ 4641 3.0 ORGANIZED CRIME
• CCJ 4662 3.0 MINORITIES AND CRIME
• CCJ 4663 3.0 WOMEN AND CRIME
• CCJ 4664 3.0 WHITE COLLAR CRIME
• CCJ 4680 3.0 FAMILY VIOLENCE
• CCJ 4905 1.0-4.0 DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDY
• CCJ 4931 3.0 CONTROVERSIAL LEGAL ISSUES
• CCJ 4935 1.0-4.0 SPECIAL TOPICS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION
• CCJ 4938 1.0-4.0 SPECIAL TOPICS: CRIMINOLOGY
• CCJ 4990 AB 3.0 CHILD ABUSE AND INCEST
• CJC 3410 3.0 TREATMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS
• CJC 4510 3.0 PUNISHMENT AND SOCIETY
• CJE 3281 3.0 WOMEN IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM
• CJE 4144 3.0 SECURITY AND SOCIETY
• CJE 4211 3.0 HATE CRIMES
• CJE 4232 3.0 DRUGS AND SOCIETY
• CJJ 3010 3.0 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY/JUVENILE JUSTICE
• CJL 4111 3.0 CRIMIMINAL LAW AND PROCDURE II
• SYP 3570 3.0 DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL

Required Capstone Experience (06 SEMESTER HOURS)

NON-SERVICE INTERNSHIP REQUIRES COMPLETION OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CORE COURSES WITH A GRADE OF "C" OR ABOVE: CCJ 3014,CCJ 3023, CCJ 3700, CJC 4015, CJE 4017, CJL 4310 AND CJL 4510.

• CCJ 4939 3.0 PRE-INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CCJ 4940 3.0 INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Required Minor

(3000 - 4000 LEVEL) (15 SEMESTER HOURS)

All minors require 15 hours. Refer to catalog for list.

Free Electives (03 SEMESTER HOURS)

• Final free electives and upper level hours will depend on the major electives selected. Lower level courses may affect total upper hours that may need to be taken for graduation.
• Important note: students must earn the appropriate number of upper level and overall hours to graduate (even if the major requires lower level courses).
• A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation (48 hours must be upper level).
• All prerequisites, major, minor, foreign language (if applicable), foreign culture and Gordon Rule courses require grades of “C” or higher.
• Third repeats of attempted courses, including W, WP, WF, F and courses in which passing grades were earned, will be assessed excess hour surcharges. Exceptions include courses approved to repeat academic credit (students should consult their academic advisor).
• Students must pass or meet exemption criteria for all sections of the CLAST exam prior to earning an AA and before earning 36 upper level hours.
• Students who started at a state university prior to earning 60 semester hours must satisfy the 9 hour summer requirement before being approved for graduation.
• All students must apply to graduate during registration for the last semester of courses at UNF. Deadlines are published in the course schedule booklet.
• An approved dual/concurrent enrollment form is required prior to registering for courses at another institution.
• Students may not enroll at another institution during their last semester at UNF. Graduation will most likely be delayed for students who do attempt dual/concurrent enrollment in their last semester.

Criminal Justice Minor

Students in other majors may select to minor in Criminal Justice as part of their overall program of study. The minor in Criminal Justice is recommended for those students who anticipate that their future career will involve them is some contact with the Criminal Justice System, its employees, victims or offenders, and who would therefore benefit from some knowledge about this area to complement their major area of interest.