Criminal Justice (B.A.)

Student Learning Outcomes for Criminal Justice:

Students will be able to:

• Identify, describe, and differentiate the functions of the four major components of the criminal justice system.
• Conceptualize and apply criminological theories to understand causes and consequences of criminal behavior.
• Explain the importance and application of social justice and diversity within the criminal justice system.
• Create clear, concise, and supported verbal and written forms of communications using criminal justice resources.
• Demonstrate the analytical skills and knowledge to create a quality criminal justice research design.
• Integrate quality criminal justice course material with experiential learning opportunities to develop a career plan.

The Criminal Justice Program prepares students by offering quality courses, hands-on faculty mentorship, and real-world experiences in policing, courts, corrections, and victim services that will enhance student understanding of the criminal justice system in both college courses and criminal justice careers. These opportunities will create highly respected and educated professionals to succeed in the field of criminal justice or in pursuit of graduate education.

The Criminal Justice major consists of 44 required credits and eight credits of approved electives.