Criminal Justice (B.A.)
Administered by Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice
Effective Spring 2020
As per PRP3604: All students earning a first baccalaureate degree will take at least 30 of their last 45 credits at Bloomsburg University, no more credits are required than the 30 credits. All first baccalaureate students will take at least 50% of credits required for the Major from a PASSHE university. Bloomsburg University may require up to a maximum of 50% of the Major credits. Program exceptions to the policy are to be approved by the Office of the Chancellor.
In addition to general education, the criminal justice major requires 33 to 39 credits: 30 credits of classes and three to nine credits of internship. Students cannot use criminal justice courses, beyond requirements, to fulfill their free elective courses. Required courses:
General Education: Required
ENGLISH.101 Foundations of College Writing
CRIMJUST.255 Criminal Justice Research
CRIMJUST.260 Criminal Justice Statistics
MATH.101 Mathematical Thinking
POLISCI.120 U.S. Government
PSYCH.101 General Psychology
SOC.211 Principles of Sociology
Foundation Courses: 4 Courses, 12 Units
CRIMJUST.101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIMJUST.200 Criminology
CRIMJUST.255 Criminal Justice Research
CRIMJUST.260 Criminal Justice Statistics
Core Electives – Choose 6 Courses, 18 Units
CRIMJUST.212 Restorative Justice
CRIMJUST.230 Police and Society
CRIMJUST.240 Corrections in the US Justice System
CRIMJUST.300 Juvenile Delinquency
CRIMJUST.310 Penology
CRIMJUST.320 Victimology
CRIMJUST.330 White Collar Crime
CRIMJUST.340 Criminal Investigations
CRIMJUST.350 Community Corrections
CRIMJUST.360 Interview and Interrogation
CRIMJUST.400 Mass Media and Crime
CRIMJUST.410 Criminal Law
CRIMJUST.420 Crime, Inequality, and Social Identity
CRIMJUST.430 Special Topics:____________________
CRIMJUST.430 Special Topics:____________________
CRIMJUST.440 Death Investigation
CRIMJUST.450 American Street and Prison Gangs
CRIMJUST.470 Cults and Apocalyptic Movements
POLISCI.446 Constitutional Law
CHEM.105 Introduction to Forensic Science
Internship Experience: 1 Course, Choose 3 to 9 Units
CRIMJUST.495 Criminal Justice Internship