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Requirements of the B.S. in Criminal Justice
Effective Fall 2008

46 units of Criminal Justice Courses
and
18 Units of Cognate Courses that Satisfy University General Education Requirements

I. Required Criminal Justice Courses (all eleven of the following courses totaling 34 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Former CRIM Course Equivalent
CRJU 101

Criminal Justice and Society (3)

1 GE Foundations Course
(may be taken concurrently)

CRIM 101
CRJU 110

Justice Research, Writing, and Reasoning (3)

ENGL 100

None;
New Course

CRJU 301

Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes (3)

CRJU 101 (or CRIM 101) &
CRJU 110 (may be taken concurrently)

CRIM 351
CRJU 302

Policing (3)

CRJU 101 (or CRIM 101) &
CRJU 110 (may be taken concurrently)

CRIM 483
CRJU 303

Corrections: Theory, Policy, and Practice (3)

CRJU 101 (or CRIM 101) &
CRJU 110 (may be taken concurrently)

CRIM 468
CRJU 304

Criminological Theory (3)

CRJU 101 (or CRIM 101) &
CRJU 110 (may be taken concurrently)

CRIM 404
CRJU 320

Criminal Justice Research Methods (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 480
CRJU 325

Statistics for Criminal Justice (4)

CRJU 320
(or CRIM 480)

CRIM 303
CRJU 330

Criminal Justice Ethics, Values, and Diversity (3)

CRJU 302 (or CRIM 483) &
CRJU 303 (or CRIM 468)

CRIM 305
CRJU 340

Substantive Criminal Law (3)

CRJU 301
(or CRIM 351)

CRIM 151
CRJU 350

Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3)

CRJU 301
(or CRIM 351)

CRIM 451

 

II. Required, Restricted Options Course (any one of the following courses totaling 3 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Former CRIM Course Equivalent
CRJU 401

Victimology (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 373
CRJU 402

Crime and Inequality (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

None;
New Course
CRJU 403

Comparative Criminal Justice
and Transnational Crime (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 484
CRJU 404

Terrorism, Homeland Security,
and Criminal Justice (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

None;
New Course
CRJU 406

Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 487

 

III. Criminal Justice Elective Course (any one or more of the following courses totaling 3 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Former CRIM Course Equivalent
CRJU 401

Victimology (3)
(only if not used to satisfy restricted option)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 373
CRJU 402

Crime and Inequality (3)
(only if not used to satisfy restricted option)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

None;
New Course
CRJU 403

Comparative Criminal Justice
and Transnational Crime (3)
(only if not used to satisfy restricted option)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 484
CRJU 404

Terrorism, Homeland Security,
and Criminal Justice (3)
(only if not used to satisfy restricted option)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

None;
New Course
CRJU 406

Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System (3)
(only if not used to satisfy restricted option)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 487
CRJU 410

Police Administration (3)

CRJU 302
(or CRIM 483)

CRIM 325
CRJU 412

Criminal Investigation (3)

CRJU 302
(or CRIM 483)

CRIM 361
CRJU 420

Legal Aspects of Corrections (3)

CRJU 303
(or CRIM 468)

CRIM 356
CRJU 421

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections (3)

CRJU 303
(or CRIM 468)

CRIM 470
CRJU 423

Correctional Environments (3)

CRJU 303
(or CRIM 468)

CRIM 369
CRJU 430

Criminal Evidence and Trials (3)

CRJU 301 (or CRIM 351), CRJU 340 (or CRIM 151), and CRJU 350 (or CRIM 451), or permission of the instructor

None;
New Course
CRJU 440

Criminalistics: Forensic Science
and the Crime Laboratory (3)

CRJU 220
or permission of the instructor

CRIM 462

CRJU 441

Investigating High-Tech Crimes (2)

CRJU 220
or permission of the instructor

CRIM 463
CRJU 442

Forensic Psychology and the Criminal Justice System (3)

CRJU 301 (CRIM 151) &
CRJU 340 (CRIM 151), or permission of the instructor

None;
New Course
CRJU 443

Forensic Pathology:
The Medical-Legal Investigation of Death (3)

CRJU 201
or permission of the instructor

None;
New Course
CRJU 450

Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 492
CRJU 460

Substance Abuse and the Criminal Justice System (3)

CRJU 304
(or CRIM 404)

CRIM 339
CRJU 490 Advanced Special Topics in
Criminology and Criminal Justice (3)
Varies
 CRIM 499

 

IV. Integrative Experience (any one of the following three options totaling 6 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites Former CRIM Course Equivalent
Internship Option

CRJU 492: Internship (6 units)

Permission of the Internship Coordinator.

CRIM 495
Research Paper
and
Extra Upper-Division
Elective Option

CRJU 497: Independent Study (3 units)

and

Any 400-Level Course
Not Used to Satisfy
Any Other Requirement (3 units)

Completion of 300-Level Core --
CRJU 301, 302, 303, 304, 320, 325, & 330 (or their CRIM equivalents), and permission of the instructor.

 

Varies by Course

CRIM 490

 

 

Varies
Research
and
Thesis Option

CRJU 497: Independent Study (3 units)

and

CRJU 498: Senior Thesis (3 units)

Completion of 300-Level Core --
CRJU 301, 302, 303, 304, 320, 325, & 330 (or their CRIM equivalents) -- with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and permission of the instructor.

CRIM 490

 

None;
New Course

 

V. Required, Cognate Courses (all of the following General Education courses totaling 18 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
SOC 100

Principles of Sociology (3) [Gen Ed D.2.]

Any GE Foundation Course
(may be taken concurrently)

PSY 100

General Psychology (3) [Gen Ed D.2.]

ENGL 100
(may be taken concurrently)

PSY 370I

Abnormal Psychology (3) [Gen Ed E.]

Completion of the GE Foundation, PSY 100, and completion of a minimum of 60 units.

POSC 100

Introduction to American Government (3) [Gen Ed D.1.b.]

Any GE Foundation Course
(may be taken concurrently)

PHIL 170 Critical Reasoning (3) [Gen Ed. A.3.] Completion of GE Foundation
Category A.1: Written English
(may be taken concurrently)
PHIL 352I

Philosophy of Law (3) [Gen Ed C.2.b.]

Completion of the GE Foundation and completion of a minimum of 60 units.

  1. All cognate classes "double count" insofar as they may be used to simultaneously satisfy the requirements of CSULB's General Education Program and the Department of Criminal Justice's cognate requirements. Thus, students are not required to take any additional courses, but rather will complete their GE requirements in a thematic way with courses related to the study of law and justice.

  2. While students should complete SOC 100, PSY 100, POSC 100, and PHIL 170 in their first-year in residence at CSULB, if possible, all four of these lower-division courses should be completed before taking any 300-Level or 400-Level Criminal Justice course. PHIL 352I and PSY 370I must be taken in the junior or senior year after a minimum of

  3. Press here to download a two-page advising sheet summarizing these requirements.

  4. Press here to download roadmaps to completing the requirements for graduation on four-year, five-year, and six-year plans.

Notes:

  • 30 units are required to enroll in 300-level courses.
  • 60 units are required to enroll in 400-level courses.
  • CRJU 101 (Introduction to Criminal Justice) is a prerequisite to all 300-level and 400-level courses.
  • CRJU 110 (Justice Research and Writing) must be taken either as a prerequisite to or concurrently with CRJU 301 (Courts), 302 (Policing), and/or 303 (Corrections).
  • CRJU 110 (Justice Research and Writing) is a prerequisite to all courses numbered 304 and higher.
  • CRJU 301 (Courts) is a prerequisite to CRJU 340 (Criminal Procedure) and 350 (Criminal Law).
  • CRJU 302 (Policing) and 303 (Corrections) are prerequisites to CRJU 330 (Ethics and Diversity).
  • CRJU 304 (Criminological Theory) is a prerequisite to CRJU 320 (Research Methods).
  • CRJU 320 (Research Methods) is a prerequisite to CRJU 325 (Statistics).
  • Some 400-level elective courses require completion of the 30 units of core criminal justice courses as a prerequisite to enrollment.  Check the University Undergraduate Catalogue for details.
  • All students must complete at least 120 units to earn the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.
  • A grade of C or higher is required in all core and restricted options courses as well as in the integrative experience.
  • Students may not enroll in any integrative experience without having first completed the 30 units of requirements in the criminal justice core.
  • Lower-division courses will not be substituted for upper-division courses.
  • Students who took an approved, four-unit statistics course (see an advisor for details), may substitute any upper-division CRJU elective numbered 400-499 (not used to satisfy the requirements of the restricted options) in lieu of CRJU 325.
  • More than one restricted options course may be taken, and the additional units earned by taking additional restricted options course will count toward satisfying the Criminal Justice Upper-Division Elective Requirement.
  • Students may take CRJU 490 (Advanced Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice) for up to 9 units provided that each topic is different.
  • Upper-division criminal justices courses from another four-year university may be substituted for CRJU requirements with the approval of an advisor or the department chair.
  • Consult the University Catalogue for the year in which you declared the major in Criminal Justice for a detailed explanation of all major and GE requirements, as well as descriptions of all courses.
  • Consult the Schedule of Classes and the Department's web site for additional helpful information, such as course conversions/equivalencies from former departmental offerings with the CRIM prefix:  http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/cj/
  • Consult the College of Health and Human Services' Academic Advising & Resource Center ("AARC") for help with both General Education and major-related advising, including declaring the major, substituting courses, obtaining permits to register for classes, and conducting an audit of your degree progress.  AARC is located in HSD-117 and can be reached by phone at (562) 985-2691.

    • *See advisor for details