Criminal Justice Studies, B.A.S.

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The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Criminal Justice Studies integrates knowledge from a diverse selection of academic areas to provide students with the skills necessary to enhance their personal and career potential in their selected area of technical specialization. Please see the Bachelor of Applied Science in Criminal Justice Studies handbook for more information.

All required core courses must be completed with a “C” or better to meet graduation requirements.

Prerequisite/Corequisite Requirements

Depending on the BAS applicant’s previously completed degree and/or previously completed academic coursework, the applicant may be required to complete up to 9.0 additional academic credits to support upper-division required BAS coursework. These 9.0 additional credits may be attempted prior to (prerequisite), or after (corequisite), BAS program admittance, as determined by the student’s Academic Advisor at the time of the BAS student’s program application.

Note: students needing to complete any, or all, of these courses will be able to count those credit hours toward their additional 18 elective credit hours needed for graduation in the BAS program. A minimum of a C grade, or higher is required for these 3 courses to count toward the BAS of CJS program requirements.

CRMJ 1001 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
PSYC 1000 - General Psychology (3)
SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles (3)

Total Credits: 9

General Education Requirements:

General Education Requirements
Category	Course Options	Hours
FYS	Any First Year Seminar (FYS) Course	3
CM	ENGL 1010 and any additional Communication (CM) Course	6
GOV	Any Government (GOV) Course	3
QR	Any Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Course	3
PNW	Any Physical/Natural World (PNW) Course	4
HC	Any 2 Human Condition (HC) Course	6
CR	Any Creativity (CR) Course	3

Total		28

Core Requirement Term Sequence

Term 1

CRMJ 3400 - Deviant Behavior (3) MR
CRMJ 3490 - Issues in Policing (3) MR
CRMJ 3600 - Communication & Technology in Criminal Justice (3) MR
CRMJ 4370 - Criminal Psychopathology (3) MR
CRMJ 0000 - BAS Elective Courses (3) ME

Total Credits: 15

Term 2

CRMJ 3630 - Interview and Interrogation (3) MR
CRMJ 4130 - Leadership and Management in Criminal Justice (3) MR
CRMJ 4200 - Ethics in Administration of Justice (3) MR
CRMJ 4800 - Victimology (3) MR
CRMJ 0000 - BAS Elective Courses (3) ME

Total Credits: 15

Term 3

CRMJ 3550 - Homeland Security & Emergency Management (3) MR
CRMJ 3685 - Advanced Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3) MR
CRMJ 4270 - Organized Crime and Gangs (3) MR
CRMJ 4705 - Terrorism (3) MR
CRMJ 0000 - BAS Elective Courses (3) ME

Total Credits: 15

Term 4

CRMJ 4870 - Race, Class, and Gender in Criminal Justice (3) MR
CRMJ 4950 - Criminal Justice Senior Seminar (3) MR
CRMJ 0000 - BAS Elective Courses (9) ME

Total Credits: 15

Area of Specialization

A minimum of 18 semester hours within an area of specialization to be determined in conjunction with the BAS of CJS advisor.

Minimum Credits Required for the Degree=120

Course Type Key

FYS=First Year Seminar* GOV=U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions* CM=Communications* QR=Quantitative Reasoning* PNW=Physical and Natural World* HC=Human Condition* CTY=Creativity* MR=Major Requirement ME=Major Elective GE=General Elective

*General Education Requirements

FYS 0000 First Year Seminar

GOV 0000 U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions

CM 0000 Communication

QR 0000 Quantitative Reasoning

PNW 0000 Physical and Natural World

HC 0000 Human Condition

CTY 0000 Creativity

The General Education courses and General Elective courses listed in the above sequence are recommended courses to fulfill the degree. Any changes to these courses should be discussed with an advisor.

**Remedial education courses may result in additional semesters of study.