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The Criminal Justice curriculum leads to a bachelor of arts degree and requires a minimum of 120 credits. To earn the degree, students must complete all of the degree requirements of the University described in the Degree Requirements section of the undergraduate catalog.
The program for Criminal Justice consists of 30 credits of 3000/4000-level course work. Students who begin FAU as freshmen are required to take CCJ 2002 as a prerequisite to 3000/4000-level criminal justice courses. In this case, CCJ 2002 will apply toward the 30-credit requirement. The remaining 30 credits may be taken from electives throughout the various colleges in the University. No more than 42 credits in the major may be counted toward the degree. Additionally, the last 30 upper division credits (3000/4000-level courses) must be earned in residence at FAU.
To earn a bachelor of arts degree from a state university in Florida, students must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the college level. Earning college credit at the Language II level (courses such as FRE 1121 or SPN 1121) satisfies this mandate. Students meeting the FAU foreign language admission requirement with two years of high school language have not satisfied the graduation requirement. Students must demonstrate additional proficiency either by earning Language II-level college credit or by satisfying the requirement through other means, such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam.
A minimum grade of “C” is required for every CCJ-, CJC-, CJE-, or CJL-prefixed course. If a grade below a “C” (such as “C-”) is earned in a CCJ-, CJC-, CJE-, or CJL-prefixed course, the course will not count toward any portion of the 120-credit program.
| Required Criminal Justice Core (9 credits): | ||
|---|---|---|
| CCJ 3014 CCJ4054 CCJ4700* CJE3692C | Criminology Ethics in the Justice System Methods of Research In Criminology & Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Technology | 3 3 3 3 |
| * Requires STA 2023 or STA 3163 as prerequisites | ||
| Restricted Electives – 6 credits (Choose two of the following five restricted electives.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| CCJ4450 CJC4310 CJE4352 CJJ4010 CJL4510 | Criminal Justice Management Corrections Policing in America Juvenile Justice Administration Judicial Administration and the Criminal Courts | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| Free Electives – 12 credits (Choose four of the following 17 elective courses.) | ||
|---|---|---|
| CCJ3660 CCJ3666 CCJ4141 CCJ4450 CCJ4481 CCJ4501 CCJ4623 CCJ4642 CCJ4644 CCJ4670 CCJ4905 CCJ4931 CCJ4934 CCJ4940++ CJC4310 CJE4174 CJE4412 CJE4444 CJE4610 CCJ4663 CJE4668 CJJ4010 CJL4064 CJL4510 DSC4012 | Crime in the Schools Victimology Restorative Community Justice Criminal Justice Management Policing in America Juvenile Justice Studying Violence Organized Crime and the Business of Drugs White Collar Crime Women and Criminal Justice Directed Independent Study Issues in Criminal Law Special Topics Crim. Justice Field Experience Corrections Int’l. Criminal Justice System Problem Solving in Crime Situations Crime Prevention Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation Crime Analysis Computer Crime Juvenile Justice Administration Criminal Law & Constitution Judicial Administration and the Criminal Courts Terrorism Out-of-Department Electives | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1-3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 30 |
| + Does not count toward graduation. ++ Grading: S/U. | ||
Minor in Criminal Justice
A minor in Criminal Justice shall consist of a minimum of 15 credits in upper division criminal justice courses. The student must complete:
- Law, Crime, and the Criminal Justice System (CCJ2002), Criminology (CCJ 3014), and Ethics in the Justice System (CCJ4054) (9 credits); and
- Any two of the electives at the course level of 3000 or above (6 credits).
In the case of transfer students, a minimum of 15 credits of upper division courses with the CCJ, CJC, CJE, or CJL prefix must be taken in residence at Florida Atlantic University, including core courses, if lacking.
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