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Program checklist · B.A.

Criminology

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
40
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214777
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214777_912e5083
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      5 items
      1. CRIM/CRIMJ/SOC 12
        Criminology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. CRIM/CRIMJ 100
        Introduction to Criminal Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. CRIM 249
        Criminology Theory and Evidence
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. CRIM 250W
        Research Methods in Criminology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. STAT 200
        Elementary Statistics
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        42 items
        1. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. CAS 283
          Communication and Information Technology I
          Not resolved to a course
        3. CMPSC 100
          3
        4. CMPSC 101
          3
        5. Select one of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. SOC 1
          Introductory Sociology
          Not resolved to a course
        7. SOC 3
          Introductory Social Psychology
          Not resolved to a course
        8. SOC 5
          Society's Problems: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
          Not resolved to a course
        9. Select two of the following core courses:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        10. CRIM 430
          American Correctional System
          Not resolved to a course
        11. CRIM/CRIMJ 432
          Crime and the American Court System
          Not resolved to a course
        12. CRIM 435
          Policing in America
          Not resolved to a course
        13. CRIM/CRIMJ 451
          Race, Crime, and Justice
          Not resolved to a course
        14. CRIM/CRIMJ/WMNST 453
          Women and the Criminal Justice System
          Not resolved to a course
        15. CRIM/CRIMJ/SOC 467
          Law and Society
          Not resolved to a course
        16. CRIM 490
          Crime Policy
          Not resolved to a course
        17. Select 6 credits from non-core CRIM/CRIMJ courses at the 400 level (including no more than 3 credits of LA 496, CRIM 494, or CRIM 499)
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        18. Select 6 credits in race, ethnicity and gender:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        19. AA 100
          3
        20. AMST 105
          American Popular Culture and Folklife
          Not resolved to a course
        21. AMST 432
          Ethnicity and the American Experience
          Not resolved to a course
        22. ANTH 146
          Indigenous North America
          Not resolved to a course
        23. CAS 271N
          Intercultural Communication
          Not resolved to a course
        24. CAS 455
          Topics in Gender and Communication
          Not resolved to a course
        25. CAS 471
          Intercultural Communication Theory and Research
          Not resolved to a course
        26. CMLIT 101
          Race, Gender, and Identity in World Literature
          Not resolved to a course
        27. CRIM 451
          Race, Crime, and Justice
          Not resolved to a course
        28. CRIM 453
          Women and the Criminal Justice System
          Not resolved to a course
        29. ENGL 135
          3
        30. ENGL 139
          3
        31. ENGL 462
          3
        32. HIST 154
          History of Welfare and Poverty in the United States
          Not resolved to a course
        33. PHIL 9
          Race, Racism, and Diversity
          Not resolved to a course
        34. PSYCH 432
          Multicultural Psychology in America
          Not resolved to a course
        35. SOC 103
          3
        36. SOC 119N
          3-4
        37. SOC 409
          3
        38. SOC 419
          3
        39. SOC 429
          3
        40. WMNST 1
          Introduction to Women's Studies
          Not resolved to a course
        41. WMNST 104
          Women and the American Experience
          Not resolved to a course
        42. WMNST 136
          Race, Gender, and Employment
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/liberal-arts/criminology-ba/. Captured page pages/0589.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.