{"id":9572,"date":"2024-07-15T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/?page_id=9572"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:36:58","slug":"bachelor-of-science-in-criminal-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/academic-programs\/global-and-local-sustainability\/bachelor-of-science-in-criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General Education Program<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All degree programs require completion of the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>1. Major: 34 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>CRJ100 Introduction to Criminology (3)<\/li>\n<li>CRJ200 Policing and the American Correctional System (3)<\/li>\n<li>CRJ400 Senior Capstone Project (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC117 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC230 U.S. Judicial Process (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY103 Introduction to Psychological Sciences (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY306 Forensic Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY380 Drugs and Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY391 Psychology and Culture (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY333\/L Statistics for Psychology and the Social Sciences (4)<\/li>\n<li>CMP101 Composition I (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Specialization: 18 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<p>Select one from the following tracks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Forensic Studies Track<\/strong> (for students who wish to pursue career with the physical investigation of crime)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>FOR101 Introduction to Forensic Science (3)<\/li>\n<li>PHY125 Forensic Physics (4)<\/li>\n<li>Choose 12 credits from the following:\n<ul>\n<li>CHE112\/L Introduction to Forensic Chemistry (4)<\/li>\n<li>BIO334\/FOR334 Forensic Entomology (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSY314 Biological Basis of Behavior (3)<\/li>\n<li>BIO208\/L Anatomy &amp; Physiology I (4)<\/li>\n<li>BCH440\/L Molecular Biology (4)<\/li>\n<li>ENS303 Environmental Toxicology (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Mental Health Track<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>PSY219 Psychology of Mental Illness (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY304 Counseling and Interviewing (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose 12 credits from the following:\n<ul>\n<li>BSHS200 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Behavior Change (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY210 Social Psychology (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY216 Learning and Behavior Modification (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY220 Lifespan Development (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSY231 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3)<\/li>\n<li>SOC209 Social Problems (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>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.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>Criminal Law and Critical Legal Study Track<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CRJ300 Criminal Justice Theory and Practice (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC233 Political and Civil Rights (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose 12 credits from the following:\n<ul>\n<li>PSC113 American Government (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC114 State and Local Politics (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC125 Public Policymaking (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC227 Public Administration (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC305 Constitutional Law (3)<\/li>\n<li>SOC224 Ethnicity, Race, and Cultural Diversity (3)<\/li>\n<li>SOC\/SW 307 The Juvenile Justice System (3)<\/li>\n<li>PHI322 Philosophy of Law (3)<\/li>\n<li>LIT329 Imagining Trauma (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>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.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>3. Additional Requirements of the Major: 3 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>CFE97 Career Preparation Seminar (0)<\/li>\n<li>CFE4XX Career Field Experience\/Internship (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>First Year Seminar (3)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Communities (6)<\/li>\n<li>Depth \u2013 Discovery (9)<\/li>\n<li>Breadth \u2013 Exploration:\n<ul>\n<li>Natural Sciences and Mathematics:\n<ul>\n<li>BIO103 Human Biology (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose one course from: Math, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics, and Computer Science. (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social Sciences:\n<ul>\n<li>Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology. (6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Humanities:\n<ul>\n<li>PHI216 Ethics (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose one course from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Free Electives: 29 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Requirements for <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/academic-programs\/global-and-local-sustainability\/\">Admission; Admission to Upper Division; Graduation<\/a> &#8211; consult the Sustainability section of the catalog or the Program Plans\u00a0site on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggested Course Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Access the course sequence for the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/suggested-course-sequence-4\/\">BS, Criminal Justice,<\/a> from\u00a0the Sustainability web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Program All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. 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