Program: Criminal Justice (CRJUS.BA) - Lee University - Modern Campus Catalog™

May 28, 2025

Lee University Catalog 2021-2022

Degree Checklist

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General Education Core

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General Education Core

Students majoring in Criminal Justice must take MTHS-135 Introduction to Statistics to fulfill their general core mathematics requirement.

Criminal Justice majors must also take SOCI-200 Understanding Contemporary Society.

PSYC-200 Understanding Human Behavior, while not required, is strongly recommended.

This major requires 6 hours of a foreign language at the Intermediate level or higher.

Specialty Area Requirements

Major Foundational Courses (9 hrs)

CRJU 212 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 325 - Research Methods and Statistics I Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 326 - Research Methods and Statistics II Credit Hours: 3

Criminal Justice Required Courses (12 hrs)

CRJU 270 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 378 - Ethics in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 495 - Criminal Justice and Christian Faith Credit Hours: 3
AND one of the following courses:
CRJU 380 - Juvenile Delinquency Credit Hours: 3 OR
CRJU 440 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3

Choose one of the following Tracks (12 hrs)

Correction and Law Enforcement Track

Choose four courses from the following:

CRJU 370 - Introduction to Homeland Security and Emergency Management Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 376 - Corrections Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 377 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 421 - Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 470 - Probation and Parole Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 480 / 490 - Special Topics Seminar in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 363 - Constitutional Law I Credit Hours: 3
PLSC 364 - Constitutional Law II Credit Hours: 3

Community and Criminal Behavior Track

Choose four courses from the following:

ANTH 310 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 351 - Social Deviance Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 379 - Human Trafficking Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 410 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 420 - The Urban Community Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 435 - Community Trauma Management Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 463 - Criminal Behavior Credit Hours: 3
CRJU 480 / 490 - Special Topics Seminar in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3 / 3
PSYC 380 - Physiological Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 381 - Drugs and Behavior Credit Hours: 3
PSYC 481 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Internship (3 hrs)

CRJU 412 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3 ^N
^NNew course to be developed

General Electives or Minor: (26-31 hrs)

Total Hours in Program: 120