Criminal Justice Concentration
The School for Continuing and Professional Studies criminal justice concentration prepares students with an understanding of the moral, philosophical, historical and scientific base to understand and make decisions and judgments within the area of criminal justice. The concentration provides basic preparation that relates to the practical field of criminal justice and a liberal arts education.
The concentration in criminal justice involves 18 credit-hours; 9 hours must be taken at Saint Xavier University.
Program Requirements (120 Credit-Hours)
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Adult general education core requirements (48)
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Liberal studies core requirements (9):
Interpretation of Text (3) Theme Course (3) Ideas, Methods and Resources (3) -
Area of concentration requirements (18):
CJ 200 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3) CJ 201 Law Enforcement and Society (3) CJ 202 Corrections (3) CJ 213 Analytical Writing in Social Science and Law (3) CJ 312 Crime Theory (3) Any one of the following: CJ 210 Criminal Law (3) CJ 305 Sociology of Law (3) CJ 308 American Constitutional Law (3) CJ 314 Law, Courts and Justice (3) CJ 345 Jurisprudence and Gender (3) -
General distribution courses requirements (15): select from (five courses from three areas) art, criminal justice, computer studies, foreign language, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, religious studies, science, sociology/anthropology.
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Electives to complete 120 credit-hours.
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