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Criminology

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg · Middletown, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Credits (computed from items)
146-149
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214713
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214713_7bbbebfe
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Common Requirements for the Major (All Options)

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

        44 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
          Computer Fundamentals and Applications
          Not resolved to a course
        4. CMPSC 101
          Introduction to Programming
          Not resolved to a course
        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 6 credits in race, ethnicity, and gender from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        10. AFAM 100N
          Black Freedom Struggles
          Not resolved to a course
        11. AFAM 101N
          African American Women
          Not resolved to a course
        12. AFAM/SOC/WMNST 103
          Racism and Sexism
          Not resolved to a course
        13. AMST/WMNST 104
          Women and the American Experience
          Not resolved to a course
        14. AMST 105
          American Popular Culture and Folklife
          Not resolved to a course
        15. AMST 432
          Ethnicity and the American Experience
          Not resolved to a course
        16. ANTH 146
          Indigenous North America
          Not resolved to a course
        17. CAS 271N
          Intercultural Communication
          Not resolved to a course
        18. CAS 422
          Contemporary African American Communication
          Not resolved to a course
        19. CAS 455
          Topics in Gender and Communication
          Not resolved to a course
        20. CAS 471
          Intercultural Communication Theory and Research
          Not resolved to a course
        21. CMLIT 101
          3
        22. CRIM 451
          Race, Crime, and Justice
          Not resolved to a course
        23. CRIMJ/WMNST 453
          Women and the Criminal Justice System
          Not resolved to a course
        24. ENGL 135
          3
        25. ENGL 139
          3
        26. ENGL 462
          3
        27. HIST 154
          History of Welfare and Poverty in the United States
          Not resolved to a course
        28. LER/WMNST 136
          Not resolved to a course
        29. PHIL 9
          Race, Racism, and Diversity
          Not resolved to a course
        30. PSYCH 432
          Multicultural Psychology in America
          Not resolved to a course
        31. SOC 119N
          Race, Ethnicity and Culture
          Not resolved to a course
        32. SOC 409
          Racial and Ethnic Inequality in America
          Not resolved to a course
        33. SOC 419
          Race and Public Policy
          Not resolved to a course
        34. SOC 429
          Social Stratification
          Not resolved to a course
        35. WMNST 1
          Introduction to Women's Studies
          Not resolved to a course
        36. Select 6 credits from the core courses of the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          6
        37. CRIM 430
          American Correctional System
          Not resolved to a course
        38. CRIM/CRIMJ 432
          Crime and the American Court System
          Not resolved to a course
        39. CRIM 435
          Policing in America
          Not resolved to a course
        40. CRIM/CRIMJ 451
          Race, Crime, and Justice
          Not resolved to a course
        41. CRIM/CRIMJ/WMNST 453
          Women and the Criminal Justice System
          Not resolved to a course
        42. CRIM/CRIMJ/SOC 467
          Law and Society
          Not resolved to a course
        43. CRIM 490
          Crime Policy
          Not resolved to a course
        44. Select 6 credits from non-core CRIM/CRIMJ courses at the 400 level (including no more than 3 credits of LA 495, CRIM 494, or CRIM 499)
          Not resolved to a course
          6

        Requirements for the Option

        0 items

          Requirements for the Option: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. Select an option
            Not resolved to a course
            21-23

          Requirements for the Option

          0 items

            Prescribed Courses

            0 items

              Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

              2 items
              1. ECON 102
                Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
                Not resolved to a course
                3
              2. ECON 104
                Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
                Not resolved to a course
                3

              Additional Courses

              0 items

                Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                1 item
                1. Select 15 credits with at least 3 credits each from groups A, B, C, and D:
                  Not resolved to a course
                  15

                Group A

                2 items
                1. ECON 302
                  Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BA 301
                  Finance
                  Not resolved to a course

                Group B

                6 items
                1. BA 303
                  Marketing
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. BA 304
                  Management and Organization
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. PSYCH 281
                  Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. PSYCH 482
                  Selection and Assessment in Organizations
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. PSYCH 484
                  Work Attitudes and Motivation
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. PSYCH 485
                  Leadership in Work Settings
                  Not resolved to a course

                Group C

                6 items
                1. BLAW 243
                  3
                2. LER 401
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. LER 434
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. LER 435
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. LER 437
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. SOC 455
                  Work and Occupations
                  Not resolved to a course

                Group D

                10 items
                1. CAS 404
                  Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. CAS 450W
                  Group Communication Theory and Research
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. CAS 452
                  Organizational Communication Theory and Research
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. CAS 471
                  Intercultural Communication Theory and Research
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. CAS 483
                  Communication and Information Technology II
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. ENGL 418
                  3
                7. ENGL 419
                  3
                8. ENGL 421
                  3
                9. GER 408
                  3
                10. HIST 458Y
                  History of Work in America
                  Not resolved to a course

                LER 400-level course(s)

                11 items
                1. PLSC 412
                  International Political Economy
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. PLSC 417
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. PLSC 419
                  The Bureaucratic State
                  Not resolved to a course
                4. PLSC 444
                  Government and the Economy
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. PLSC 490
                  Policy Making and Evaluation
                  Not resolved to a course
                6. PSYCH 482
                  Selection and Assessment in Organizations
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. PSYCH 484
                  Work Attitudes and Motivation
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. PSYCH 485
                  Leadership in Work Settings
                  Not resolved to a course
                9. SOC 455
                  Work and Occupations
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. SOC 456
                  Gender, Occupations, and Professions
                  Not resolved to a course
                11. SPAN 412
                  Translation
                  Not resolved to a course

                Prescribed Courses

                0 items

                  Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                  2 items
                  1. SOC 470
                    Intermediate Social Statistics
                    Not resolved to a course
                    4
                  2. STAT 480
                    Introduction to SAS
                    Not resolved to a course
                    1

                  Additional Courses

                  0 items

                    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                    8 items
                    1. Select 16 credits of the following:
                      Not resolved to a course
                      16
                    2. CAS 483
                      Communication and Information Technology II
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. CMPSC 203
                      Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. MATH 110& MATH 111
                      Techniques of Calculus I and Techniques of Calculus II
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: MATH 140& MATH 141 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I and Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
                    5. MIS 204
                      Introduction to Management Information Systems
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. STAT 460
                      Intermediate Applied Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. STAT 462
                      Applied Regression Analysis
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. STAT 464
                      Applied Nonparametric Statistics
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Prescribed Courses

                    0 items

                      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                      1 item
                      1. PHIL 12
                        Symbolic Logic
                        Not resolved to a course
                        3

                      Additional Courses

                      0 items

                        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                        24 items
                        1. Select one of the following:
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        2. CAS 213
                          Persuasive Speaking
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. CAS 215
                          Argumentation
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. CAS 250
                          Small Group Communication
                          Not resolved to a course
                        5. CAS 321
                          Rhetoric and Law
                          Not resolved to a course
                        6. Select 12 credits of the following:
                          Not resolved to a course
                          12
                        7. BLAW 243
                          3
                        8. COMM 403
                          Law of Mass Communications
                          Not resolved to a course
                        9. CRIM 432
                          Crime and the American Court System
                          Not resolved to a course
                          or: CRIM/SOC 467 Law and Society
                        10. CRIM 469
                          Seminar in the Law
                          Not resolved to a course
                        11. LST 370
                          Not resolved to a course
                        12. PHIL 105
                          3
                        13. PHIL 108
                          3
                        14. PHIL 408W
                          3
                        15. PLSC 403
                          The Legislative Process
                          Not resolved to a course
                        16. PLSC 431
                          Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Political Theories
                          Not resolved to a course
                        17. PLSC 432
                          Modern and Contemporary Political Theories
                          Not resolved to a course
                        18. PLSC 471
                          American Constitutional Law
                          Not resolved to a course
                        19. PLSC 472
                          The American Legal Process
                          Not resolved to a course
                        20. SOC 405
                          Sociological Theory
                          Not resolved to a course
                        21. Select one of the following:
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        22. HIST 449
                          Constitutional History of the United States to 1877
                          Not resolved to a course
                        23. HIST 450
                          Constitutional History of the United States since 1877
                          Not resolved to a course
                        24. PLSC 474
                          Civil Liberties and Due Process
                          Not resolved to a course

                        Prescribed Courses

                        0 items

                          Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                          2 items
                          1. SOC 470
                            Intermediate Social Statistics
                            Not resolved to a course
                            4
                          2. STAT 480
                            Introduction to SAS
                            Not resolved to a course
                            1

                          Additional Courses

                          0 items

                            Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

                            8 items
                            1. Select 8-9 credits of the following:
                              Not resolved to a course
                              8-9
                            2. MATH 110& MATH 111
                              Techniques of Calculus I and Techniques of Calculus II
                              Not resolved to a course
                              or: MATH 140& MATH 141 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I and Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
                            3. STAT 460
                              Intermediate Applied Statistics
                              Not resolved to a course
                            4. STAT 462
                              Applied Regression Analysis
                              Not resolved to a course
                            5. STAT 464
                              Applied Nonparametric Statistics
                              Not resolved to a course
                            6. Select 9 credits of the following:
                              Not resolved to a course
                              9
                            7. HDFS 401
                              3
                            8. PLSC 490
                              Policy Making and Evaluation
                              Not resolved to a course

                            Any 400-level STAT course

                            0 items
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