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Criminal Justice Core courses and core elective courses
Criminal Justice Online Core Courses
All Criminal Justice and Criminal Justice Online majors are required to complete each CJ core course with a 2.0 or higher grade and maintain a 2.0 GPA in all major coursework.
Note: The courses listed below are not required to be taken in numerical order. See the CJ Online Model Program of Study for course sequencing details.
- T CRIM 225: Diversity and Social Justice in Criminology (5 cr)
- T CRIM 361: Mental Health, Substance Use and the Criminal Justice System (5 cr)
- T CRIM 362: Criminological Theory (5 cr)
- T CRIM 390:Introduction to Criminal Justice Research [W] (5 cr)
- Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course (2.0/C grade or better)
- T CRIM 370: Police and Society (5 cr)
- T CRIM 371: Helping Skills in the Criminal Justice System (5 cr)
- Prerequisite: T CRIM 225
- T CRIM 372: Adult Corrections (5 cr)
- T CRIM 395: American Criminal Courts (5 cr)
- T CRIM 441: Senior Seminar: Professionalism and Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice [W] (5 cr)
- Prerequisites: T CRIM 371 and T CRIM 390
Criminal Justice Online Core Electives
CJ Online majors must complete 20 credits from a list of approved CJ core electives to fulfill degree requirements. CJ core electives are only offered online during the quarter indicated in the Model Program of Study. Check with the CJ Advisor with any questions.
CJ Curriculum Overview
The Criminal Justice major is a 65-credit program comprised of core courses (45 credits) in five content areas: administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, law adjudication, and research and theoretical methods. Core electives (20 credits) are drawn from multiple disciplines. Through the core courses and electives, students will be able to augment their interest in specific aspects of criminal justice.
CATEGORY |
CREDITS |
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| Transferable college-level credits: General education, prerequisites, and/or elective courses | 90 credits minimum |
| Core courses | 45 |
| Core electives | 20 |
| General electives | Varies |
| Total | 180 |
CJ Online Model Program of Study
To qualify for graduation with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with cumulative GPA of 2.0. Below is the sequenced curriculum plan based on entry to the CJ Online major with at least 90 college-level quarter credits already completed.
Year 1 in CJ Online Program
AUTUMN |
WINTER |
SPRING |
SUMMER |
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| 15 credits | 15 credits | 15 credits | 15 credits |
Year 2 in CJ Online Program
AUTUMN |
WINTER |
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| 15 credits | 15 credits |
*General Electives or Areas of Inquiry deficiency – Natural Sciences (NSc), Arts and Humanities (A&H). Please note: online courses in NSc or A&H are limited.
T CRIM Course Descriptions and Tentative Time Schedule
General Electives
The course requirements for a degree will not always total the 180 credits needed to graduate. The additional credits needed to complete 180 college-level quarter credits are called "general electives." Students may choose from a variety of disciplines outside their major to fulfill general electives.
Please note: Students students who have not met the minimum of at least 15 credits of Arts and Humanities [A&H], 15 credits of Natural Sciences [NSc] and 15 credits of Social Sciences [SSc] within their lower-division course work must meet with the program advisor regarding selection of appropriate courses within an elective category to complete these Areas of Inquiry (AoI) requirements.
Program Petition for Course Substitution
Current social welfare majors, criminal justice majors or students who have declared the minor in criminal justice are eligible to submit course substitution petitions for review. You must supply documentation as outlined on the Program Petition for Course Substitution along with the signed form. Please allow a minimum of 7 -10 days for review. Decision notifications will be sent to your UW email address. Only college-level transferable courses are eligible for course substitutions (vocational-technical coursework is not eligible). All CJ core or core elective course substitutions must be approved by petition after CJ admission. A maximum of 10 transfer equivalent credits are allowed towards the 65 credit major.
