Criminal Justice, B.A.: Forensic Track

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Successful completion of the Criminal Justice program requires a criminal background check prior to an internship placement. The presence of any criminal conviction on a student’s record may affect his/her eligibility for participating in the internship, completing the degree and/or securing a job in the field. For further information, see Department of Criminal Justice .

For a complete list of courses that meet Rockhurst Core Curriculum requirements, see also The Core Curriculum .

Lower Division Requirements:

CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
BL 1350 - Forensic Biology (3)
BL 1351 - Forensic Biology Laboratory (1)
CH 1110 - Forensic Chemistry (3)
CH 1120 - Forensic Chemistry Laboratory (1)
CJ 2500 - The Courts and Criminal Procedure (3)
BSS 2100 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (3)
Total lower division hours: 17

Upper Division Requirements:

CJ 3300 - Fundamentals of Crime Scene Investigation (3)
CJ 3310 - Principles of Forensics I (3)
CJ 3320 - Principles of Forensics II (3)
CJ 3500 - Criminal Law (3)
CJ 3700 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3)
CJ 4969 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Internship (1)
CJ 4970 - Criminal Justice Internship (2)
Total Upper Division Hours: 18

Completion of two of the courses listed below:

CJ 3010 - Counterterrorism (3)
CJ 3200 - Gangs in Society (3)
CJ 3601 - Sex Crimes: Theory, Practice and Policy (3)
EC 3750 - Law and Economics (3)
PS 3130 - American State and Local Politics (PA) (3)
PS 3600 - Principles of Public Administration (PA) (3)
PS 3710 - Legal Process and Systems (CL) (3)
PS 3715 - Law and Popular Culture (CL) (3)
PS 3720 - The Supreme Court (CL) (3)
PS 3750 - Civil Rights (CL) (3)
PY 3810 - Psychology and Law (3)
CJ 4510 - Psychopathy (3)

Total upper division credit hours: 24

Notes:

Students must also take 12 additional hours of upper division non-CJ coursework. All courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
A minimum grade of C or better is required in all upper division coursework of the major. (A grade of C- will not fulfill the requirement).

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