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Major in Criminology | 120+ credits

First Semester
Second Semester
ENG 101 Composition OR Distribution Requirement 4 OR 3 ENG 101 Composition OR Distribution Requirement 4 OR 3
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 3
Major Elective 3
PSY 101 Intro to Psychology 3   Distribution Requirements 6
  Distribution Requirement 3
Free Elective 3
FRF 101 First-Year Foundations 3      
15-16 15-16
 
Third Semester
Fourth Semester
SOC 222 Criminology 3   Major Elective 3
PSY 242 Personality 3   Free Elective 3
  Distribution Requirement 3 EC 102 Microeconomics 3
  Free Elective 6 PS 233 Law & Society 3




Distribution Requirement 3
15 15
 
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
EC 320 Economics of Crime 3   Major Elective 3
PS 232 Criminal Law 3   Distribution Requirement 3

Free Elective 3
Free Elective 3

Distribution Requirements 6 PSY 352 PSY 355 Psychopathology Forensic Psychology 3



SOC 371 PS 261 Methods of Social Research Concepts & Methods in PS 3
15 15
 
Seventh Semester Eighth Semester
SOC 373/
PS 265
Quantitative Reasoning for the Social Sciences 3 SOC 390 Senior Project 3

Distribution Requirements 6
Free Electives 11

Free Electives 6


15 14


Minor | 18+ credits

SOC 222: Criminology and at least one course from each of the content areas listed below must be completed for the minor.
Content Area I: Economics | 3 Hours
EC 320 Economics of Crime*
Content Area II: Political Science | 3 Hours
PS 232 Criminal Law
PS 233 Law & Society
PS 332 Civil Rights & Liberty*
Content Area III: Psychology | 3 Hours
PSY 352 Psychopathology*
PSY 355 Forensic Psychology*
Content Area IV: Sociology | 3 Hours
SOC 215 Family Violence*
SOC 223 Drugs & Alcohol in American Society*
SOC 224 Corrections, Probation, and Parole
SOC 225 Juvenile Deliquency
SOC 228 Deviance & Social Control
SOC 239 Corrections Counseling
* Students must complete all course prerequisites.
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