General Education Program
All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.
1. Major: 34 CREDITS
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- CRJ100 Introduction to Criminology (3)
- CRJ200 Policing and the American Correctional System (3)
- CRJ400 Senior Capstone Project (3)
- PSC117 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
- PSC230 U.S. Judicial Process (3)
- PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Sciences (3)
- PSY306 Forensic Psychology (3)
- PSY380 Drugs and Behavior (3)
- PSY391 Psychology and Culture (3)
- PSY333/L Statistics for Psychology and the Social Sciences (4)
- CMP101 Composition I (3)
2. Specialization: 18 CREDITS
Select one from the following tracks:
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Forensic Studies Track (for students who wish to pursue career with the physical investigation of crime)
- FOR101 Introduction to Forensic Science (3)
- PHY125 Forensic Physics (4)
- Choose 12 credits from the following:
- CHE112/L Introduction to Forensic Chemistry (4)
- BIO334/FOR334 Forensic Entomology (4)
- PSY314 Biological Basis of Behavior (3)
- BIO208/L Anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- BCH440/L Molecular Biology (4)
- ENS303 Environmental Toxicology (3)
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Mental Health Track
- PSY219 Psychology of Mental Illness (3)
- PSY304 Counseling and Interviewing (3)
- Choose 12 credits from the following:
- BSHS200 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Behavior Change (3)
- PSY210 Social Psychology (3)
- PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)
- PSY216 Learning and Behavior Modification (3)
- PSY220 Lifespan Development (3)
- PSY231 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3)
- SOC209 Social Problems (3)
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Note: SOC/SW217 Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and other Addictions and/or SOC/SW411 Contemporary Issues in Mental Health (offered only as needed) may be substituted as electives in this track.
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Criminal Law and Critical Legal Study Track
- CRJ300 Criminal Justice Theory and Practice (3)
- PSC233 Political and Civil Rights (3)
- Choose 12 credits from the following:
- PSC113 American Government (3)
- PSC114 State and Local Politics (3)
- PSC125 Public Policymaking (3)
- PSC227 Public Administration (3)
- PSC305 Constitutional Law (3)
- SOC224 Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Diversity (3)
- SOC/SW 307 The Juvenile Justice System (3)
- PHI322 Philosophy of Law (3)
- LIT329 Imagining Trauma (3)
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Note: SOC243 Child Welfare Policy and/or SOC/SW304 Social Class and inequality (offered only as needed) may be substituted as electives in this track.
3. Additional Requirements of the Major: 3 CREDITS
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- CFE97 Career Preparation Seminar (0)
- CFE4XX Career Field Experience/Internship (3)
4. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS
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- First Year Seminar (3)
- Learning Communities (6)
- Depth – Discovery (9)
- Breadth – Exploration:
- Natural Sciences and Mathematics:
- BIO103 Human Biology (3)
- Choose one course from: Math, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Computer Science. (3)
- Social Sciences:
- Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (6)
- Humanities:
- PHI216 Ethics (3)
- Choose one course from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (3)
- Natural Sciences and Mathematics:
5. Free Electives: 30 CREDITS
- 1 credit will be in BIO-103L Human Biology Lab
TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 121 CREDITS
Requirements for Admission; Admission to Upper Division; Graduation – consult the Sustainability section of the catalog or the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.
Suggested Course Sequence
Access the course sequence for the BS, Criminal Justice, from the Sustainability web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.