2016-2017 Academic Year University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Degree Program Student Name: Student ID: First Semester: General Degree Requirements 120 total semester credit hours passed 6-8 semester credit hours in CU Denver general education core curriculum Minimum 45 semester hours of upper-division course work (000 and above) Minimum 21 semester hours of upper-division CRJU course work (000 and above) Minimum of 0 hours of resident credit; 21 out of the last 0 hours in resident course work Minimum of 2.0 CU cumulative grade point average Fulfillment of all college and major requirements CORE CURRICULUM: 6-8 HOURS (12 COURSES) Intellectual Competencies: 9-10 credit hours (Must earn a grade of C- or better) English Composition: 6 credit hours (2 required courses) S ENGL 1020 Core Composition I ENGL 200 Core Composition II Mathematics: -4 credit hours (1 required course) S MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1070* College Algebra for Business MATH 1080 Calculus for Social Science & Business MATH 1110* College Algebra MATH 1120 College Trig MATH 110* Pre-Calculus 4 MATH 1401 Calculus I 4 MATH 2411 Calculus II 4 MATH 2421 Calculus III 4 MATH 280 Intro to Statistics Note: Students cannot receive co-credit for MATH 1070, 1110, or 110 Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 1
Knowledge Areas: 19-22 credits hours (Must earn D- or better) Arts: credit hours (1 required course) S FINE 1001 Introduction to Art FINE 1450 Visual Culture: Ways of Seeing FITV 1115 Horror in Western Culture and Cinema PMUS 1001 Music Appreciation THTR 1001 Introduction to Theatre & Arts in the Community Knowledge Areas: 19-22 credits hours (Must earn D- or better) Natural and Physical Sciences: 7-10 credit hours (2 required courses) Two courses: 1. One biological or physical science with lab 2. One Science or Math course with or without a lab, excluding the Math used to satisfy the Mathematics requirement above Science courses with labs: 4-5 credit hours (1 required course) S CHEM 1474 Chemistry for the Consumer 4 PHYS 1052 General Astronomy I 4 ANTH 10 Intro to Bio Anthropology 4 BIOL 1550 Basic Biology I 4 BIOL 1560 Basic Biology II 4 BIOL 2051/71 General Biology I 4 BIOL 2061/81 General Biology II 4 CHEM General Chemistry I 4 201/8 CHEM General Chemistry II 5 2061/68 ENVS 1042 Intro Environmental Science 4 GEOL 1072 Physical Geology I: Surface Processes 4 GEOL 1082 Physical Geology II: Internal Processes 4 PHYS 2010/0 College Physics I 5 PHYS 2020/40 College Physics II 5 Science or Math courses WITHOUT labs: -4 credit hours (1 required course) S CSCI 150 Intro to Computing in Society GEOG 1202 Intro to Physical Geography PHYS 1100 Foundations of Physics 4 PSYC 2220 Biological Basis of Behavior MATH #### A different core Math than the one used to complete Mathematics requirement Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 2
Behavioral Sciences: credit hours (1 required course) S ANTH 102 Intro to Archaeology 4 ANTH 2102 Culture & the Human Experience COMM 1011 Fund of Communication COMM 1021 Intro to Media Studies PSYC 1000 Introduction to Psych I PSYC 1005 Introduction to Psych II Knowledge Areas: 19-22 credits hours (Must earn D- or better) CRJU 1000 and SOCY 1001 must earn C- or better Social Sciences: 9 credit hours ( required courses) S CRJU 1000* Criminology & Criminal Justice: An Overview ECON 2012 Principles of Macro Econ ECON 2022 Principles of Micro Econ EDFN 1000 Equality, Rights & Educ: Segra, Desegra, and Re-Segra ENVS 142 Environment, Society & Sustainability ETST 2000 Intro to Ethnic Studies GEOG 1102 World Regions Global Context GEOG 1602 Urban Studies and Planning GEOG 2202 Hazards to Disaster: Perception & Manag INTE 2500 Digital Media and Learning PBHL 2001 Intro to Public Health PSCI 1001 Intro to Political Science: Quest for Freedom & Justice PSCI 1101 American Political System SJUS 2000 Democratic Participation and Social Justice SOCY 1001* Intro to Sociology SOCY 2462 Intro to Social Psych *Also required for the CRJU Major Humanities: credit hours (1 required course) S CHIN 1000 China and the Chinese ENGL 1601 Tell Tales: Narrative Art in Lit & Film ENGL 2600 Works in British & America Literature ETST 2155 African American History FREN 1000 Intro to Cultures of French-Speaking World FREN 200 French Language III FREN 2004 French Language 4: Intro Advance Studie GRMN 1000 Germany & the Germans HIST 161 US History to 1876 Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016
HIST 162 US History since 1876 HIST 181 Paths to the Present HIST 1400 Controversies in History LCRT 2000 Children s & Adoles Lit in the 21 st Century PHIL 1012 Intro to Philosophy: Relation of Individual to World PHIL 1020 Intro to Ethical Reasoning PHIL 2441 Logic, Language & Scientific Reasoning RLST 1610 Intro to Religious Studies RLST 2660 World Religions SPAN 1000 Intro. To Cultures Span Speaking World Knowledge Areas: 19-22 credits hours (Must earn D- or better) Cultural Diversity: credit hours (1 required course) S ANTH 142 Cultural Diversity in the Modern World COMM 271 Communication & Diversity ECON 100 Econ of Race & Gender EDFN 000 Undocumented Latin@ Immigration EDFN 4000 Food Justice in the City and Schools ENGL 795 Race and Ethnicity in American Literature ENGR 400 Technology & Culture ETST 704 Culture, Racism, and Alienation ETST 794 HIST 45 Ethnicity & Race in Contemp American Culture Immigration & Ethnicity in American History HIST 49 Social Movements in 20 th Century America MGMT 4100 Leveraging Diversity & Inclusion in Business PHIL 500 Ideology & Culture: Racism & Sexism PMUS 110 Social & Political Implications of American Music PSCI 04 Race, Gender, Law & Pub Policy PSCI 05 Political Movements: Race & Gender PSYC 4485 Psych Cultural Diversity Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 4
RLST 4000 Religion & Diversity SOCY 020 Race & Ethnicity in U.S THTR 611 Drama of Diversity WGST 020 Gender, Sexuality and Race in Pop Culture International Perspectives: credit hours (1 required course) ANTH 000 Globalization, Migration, and CLDE 1000 Transnationalism Language, Identity & Power: Intnl Perspectives S ENGL 798 Inter. Pers. in Literature and Film ETST 110 Indigenous Studies ETST 272 Global Media ENGR 600 Inter. Dimensions of Tech and Culture FREN 200 Francophone World in Post-Colonial Era GRMN 200 German Society and Culture HDFR 250 Families in Global Perspectives HIST 121 The World at War, 1914-1945 HIST 402 Globalization in World History Since 1945 INTB 000 Global Perspectives PBHL 2052 Global Demography and Health PSCI 022 Intro to Comparative Politics PSCI 042 Intro to International Relations SOCY 720 Global Perspectives on Social Issues THTR 550 World Theatre Foreign Language- 2 nd semester proficiency, 0-10 credit hours MUST EARN C- OR BETTER Students must demonstrate foreign language proficiency through a second semester level course equivalent to CU Denver with a minimum grade of C- (1.7), satisfactory proficiency testing through the Department of Modern Languages, or submitting a copy of their high school transcript detailing completion of a second year (LEVEL II) high school course with a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in the second semester of the second year. Any courses students complete that are below the second semester level (1010, 1001) will be applied to general elective credit. Spanish: Completion of SPAN 1020 Beginning Spanish II with grade of C- or better French: Completion of FREN 1002 French Language II with grade of C- or better German: Completion of GRMN 1020 Beginning German II with grade of C- or better Chinese: Completion of CHIN 1020 Beginning Chinese II with grade of C- or better Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 5
S MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 6 HOURS (11-12 COURSES) MUST EARN C- OR BETTER 21 semester credit hours in required criminal justice courses 15 semester credit hours in elective criminal justice courses and outside fields Minimum 21 semester hours of upper-division CRJU course work (000 and above) Sociology 1001- Intro Sociology (also fulfills core social science requirement) Completion of a credit hour internship unless officially waived from prior experience Minimum of a C- in each undergraduate course used to satisfy major requirements, 2.0 GPA Required Courses: 24 credit hours (8 required courses) S SOCY 1001 Intro to Sociology CRJU 1000 Criminal Justice: An Overview CRJU 2041 Crime Theory & Causes CRJU 100 CRJU Research Methods CRJU 150* Statistics for CJ CRJU 4042 Corrections CRJU 404 Law Enforcement CRJU 4044 Courts & Judicial Process *Students must complete CRJU 100 with a grade of C- or better before they will be allowed to take CRJU 150 Criminal Justice Electives: 9 credit hours (2- required courses) S CRJU 499 Internship* -6 *REQUIRED COURSE, unless officially waived by BACJ Program Director due to prior professional experience. Students must complete CRJU 1000 and CRJU 2041, earned 15 credits at CU Denver and have minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA in order to be eligible for an internship. S CRJU **** CRJU **** ****CRJU electives are any Criminal Justice courses that are not already required CRJU Electives change every semester, ask your Academic Advisor for an updated list Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 6
Major Electives Outside of CJ Department: 6 credit hours (2 required courses) S ANTH 4090 Political Economy of Drug Culture COMM 4040 Communications, Prisons, and Social Justice COMM 4750 Legal Reasoning & Writing COMM 4265 Gender & Communication ECON 00 Economics of Crime & Punishment HIST 408 Crime, Policing & Justice in American History HDFR 4075 Family Policy & Law PSCI 04 Race, Gender, Law, and Public Policy PSCI 4124 Denver Politics PSCI 4185 Corruption in the US & Abroad PSCI 427 American National Security PSCI 4427 Law, Politics & Justice PSCI 447 Coercion and the State PSCI 4477 Constitutional Law I PSCI 4487 Constitutional Law II PSCI 4494 Judicial Politics PSCI 4545 Immigration Politics PSCI 487 Contemporary Issues in Civil Liberties PSYC 15 Organizational Psych PSYC 205 Hum Dev I: Child Psych PSYC 215 Hum Dev II: Adolescence & Adulthood PSYC 265 Drugs, Brain, & Behavior PSYC 05 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 505 Psychology and the Law PSYC 610 Psychological Trauma PSYC 612 Domestic Abuse SOCY 2462 Social Psychology SOCY 020 Race & Ethnicity in USA SOCY 040 Drugs, Alcohol & Society SOCY 600 Social Relations SOCY 700 Sociology of the Family SOCY 490 Criminology SOCY 440 Juvenile Delinquency SOCY 4440 Social Inequality SOCY 4460 Hate Groups & Group Violence SOCY 4471 Sociology of Corrections SOCY 4690 Crime and Inequality of the Life Course SOCY 4700 Sociology of Law SOCY 4770 Women & Crime Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 7
GENERAL ELECTIVE S: 46-48 HOURS (15-16 REQUIRED COURSES) Students are encouraged to seek advisement on how to best utilize ancillary and elective credits. The credits are used to meet the 120 total credits required by the degree. Courses can be used to complete a minor, study abroad, or to increase knowledge/skills in any field of interest. S Total Credits: GPA: Advising Notes: Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 8
Core Curriculum: BACJ Checklist English 1020 English 200 Math Bio & Phys Sciences With lab Without lab Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences Intro to Sociology Other Arts Humanities Cultural Diversity International Perspectives Foreign Language CRJU Major Requirements: CRJU 1000 CJ Electives: / CRJU 2041 CRJU 100 CRJU 499 Internship: Outside CJ electives: CRJU 150 CRJU 4042 CRJU 404 CRJU 4044 Upper Division Credit Courses: CRJU 100 CRJU 150 CRJU 4042 CRJU 404 CRJU 4044 CRJU 499 Upper Division Credits Earned: /45 CRJU Upper Division Credits Earned: /21 Document Created on 6/14/2007 Updated 0/24/2016 9