Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts degree
Office: W363 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-3205
E-mail: Criminal.Justice@fredonia.edu
Alan LaFlamme, Chairperson of Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice, and Interim Director of the Program
Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/sociology/
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary curriculum that offers broad based knowledge of crime and delinquency, criminal law and procedure, police science and security, and the juvenile justice system. The curriculum includes courses in criminal law and procedure, crime theory, human deviant behavior, police science, security, corrections, statistics and research methods. Graduates will be prepared for careers in the field of juvenile justice, court system administration, law enforcement, adult corrections, rehabilitation, crime data analysis and security at the city, county, state and federal level. Internships are highly recommended. Participating internship sponsors include local police and sheriff departments, the county district attorney's office, Department of Probation, New York State Department of Corrections, U.S. Customs, and the Chautauqua County Victim/Witness program. In addition to the Core Curriculum and elective requirements listed below, students are strongly urged to include elective courses that will help develop effectiveness in speaking and in writing. Familiarity with bibliographic and data search routines is strongly encouraged.
Students are strongly advised to complete a minor in a related discipline given the interdisciplinary characteristics of the Criminal Justice major.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
Completion of a minimum of 39 credit hours of course work comprised of 18 credit hours of core requirements, 6 credit hours of a statistics-research methods sequence, and 15 credit hours of elective credit.
Core Courses include (18 credit hours)
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
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Law and Society |
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Introduction to Law |
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Law Enforcement Policy and Practice |
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Crime and Crime Theory |
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Introduction to Corrections |
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Senior Seminar |
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Statistics-Research Methods sequence: (6 credit hours)
Social Statistics |
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Research Methods |
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Statistics |
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Research Methods |
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Statistics |
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Research Methods |
*Sequence should be taken by Psychology/Criminal Justice double majors only
Electives: 15 credit hours from among the following courses
Criminal Law |
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Criminal Procedure |
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Homeland Security |
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Criminal Investigations |
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Special Topics |
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Criminal Justice Ethics |
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Criminal Justice Internship |
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Crime and Punishment |
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Philosophy of Law |
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Fundamentals of Public Administration |
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American Constitutional Law |
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Civil Rights and Liberties |
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Courts and Social Policy |
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Social Psychology |
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Personality |
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Abnormal Psychology |
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Psychology and the Law |
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Social Class and Inequality |
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Sociology of Deviant Behavior |
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Sociology of Addiction |
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Minority Groups |
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Law in the World |
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Victimology |
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Juvenile Delinquency |
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Family Violence |
Policy on Transfer Credit into the Major
Transfer students will be required to complete a minimum of 21 (up to 39) credit hours of course work in the Criminal Justice major. A maximum of 18 credit hours of course work completed elsewhere that are similar to classes in the major offered at Fredonia will be accepted toward completion of the B.A. degree in Criminal Justice. The student must have completed this course work with a grade of C or better to have it applied to the major.
Steven C. Croglio Scholarship
An annual scholarship given to a Senior Criminal Justice major exhibiting academic excellence and commitment to a career in law enforcement. This honor carries a financial award to be applied toward senior year tuition.
