Criminal Justice Major (B.A.)

Leading to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, the Criminology and Criminal Justice program of study can lead to professional careers in law enforcement, courts, corrections, police, and other areas relating to crime and justice. The major in criminal justice is designed to give students a broad understanding of the operation of the criminal justice system. Graduates from the program may pursue careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, courts, and corrections or undertake graduate professional degrees in areas such as criminology and criminal justice. A series of internships are offered in federal, state, and municipal agencies.

Transfer Students

All transfer students are interviewed before being accepted into the program. Transfer students have one semester to reach the minimum required GPA. Transfer students are required to take at least 18 credits from the Seton Hall University criminology and criminal justice program.

Program Requirements

In addition to fulfilling the core and credit requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, degree candidates must complete 36 credits (as follows) and earn a minimum overall GPA of 2.0: 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
CRIM 2616	Criminology	3
CRIM 2619	Criminal Procedure - Evidence	3
CRIM 2910	Research Methods	3
or CRIM 3120	Qualitative Methods of Criminal Justice Research
CRIM 3550	History Criminological Theory	3
ENGL 3514	Scientific and Technical Writing *	3
Select one of the following:		3
CRIM 3894	Internship I
CRIM 3895	Internship II
CRIM 3896	Internship III
CRIM 5988	Senior Seminar in Criminology
Subtotal		18
Elective Courses
Select two courses from each of the following specialization areas:		12
Criminology Courses
CRIM 2613	Victimology
CRIM 3310	Violent Crimes
CRIM 4400	Homicide
CRIM 5987	SpTp - Criminal Law
CRIM 5988	Senior Seminar in Criminology
Criminal Justice Courses
CRIM 1200	Criminal Justice Complex
CRIM 2614	Police in Modern Society
CRIM 2615	Penology
CRIM 2617	Juvenile Justice System
CRIM 2618	Probation and Parole
CRIM 2912	Criminal Courts
CRIM 5985	SpTp - Sex Crimes
CRIM 5986	Sp Theories Issues - Crim Just
Select two additional criminal justice or criminology courses **		6
Subtotal		18
Total Hours		36

*

ENGL 2514 Writing Workshop: Research and Analysis may be used as a substitute for ENGL 3514 Scientific and Technical Writing.

**

Remaining electives should be concentrated in either criminal justice or criminology depending on career goals.