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 Psychology, Justice, and Society .

To find which courses will fulfill core requirements, search the Course Schedule by “Attribute Type” to locate courses in the current and upcoming semester that fulfill specific core requirements. The Course Schedule is located on the Rockhurst Registrar’s webpage at www.rockhurst/registrar.

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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