A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 45.1301
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- This combined major educates students in criminal justice and sociology and in the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of sociology courses provide students with a foundation in social theory and social systems. Criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding individual and systemic aspects of criminology and criminal justice. Students successfully completing this program should be able to understand the ways that crime and the justice system are situated in larger social systems and structures.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_fd6885b1
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Criminal Justice Requirements
0 items
Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
0 items
What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, students have an opportunity to develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process.
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
Current Crime and Justice Issues
0 items
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 5 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Understanding and Experiencing Criminal Justice Institutions and Systems
0 items
How does justice work and for whom? These courses introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 7 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Crime Problems
0 items
The following courses provide students with a deeper look at a range of crime problems.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 10 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Criminal Justice Electives
electives · 0 items
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice.
1 item
- Complete four additional criminal justice electives. Two must be from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.Not resolved to a course16
Sociology Requirements
0 items
Sociology Requirements
2 items
- As published: “Introduction to Sociology”4
- 4
Sociology Introductory Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete two courses in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirementsNot resolved to a course8
SOCL 1100 to SOCL 1999
0 items
Sociology Intermediate Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete two courses in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirements.Not resolved to a course8
SOCL 2000 to SOCL 3999
0 items
Sociology Advanced Elective
electives · 1 item
- Complete one course in the following range not used to satisfy other program requirements.Not resolved to a course4
SOCL 4000 to SOCL 5999
0 items
Introduction, Methods, and Statistics
0 items
Introduction
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 3 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course1
- 1
- 1
Research Methods
1 item
- or: INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences4
Statistics
1 item
- or: INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences4
Supporting Courses
0 items
Co-op Integration Requirements
6 items
- Complete before the first co-op:Not resolved to a course1
- 1
- Complete after the first co-op:Not resolved to a course1
- 1
- Complete after the second co-op:Not resolved to a course1
- 1
Integrative Requirement
0 items
Senior Capstone Requirement
1 item
- or: SOCL 4600 Senior Seminar4
Integrative Elective Courses
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · electives · 9 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
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