Criminal Justice, B.A.A.S.

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Freshman Year
Semester 1Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 Rhetoric and Composition 3
SOCI 1301 Principles of Sociology 3
Life/Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics 3
CRIJ 1301 Intro to Criminal Justice 1 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
ENGL 1302 Rhetoric and Composition 3
Creative arts 3
Life/Physical Sciences 3
Component B 3
CRIJ 1310 Fundamentals of Criminal Law 2 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Sophomore Year
Semester 1
HIST 1301 American History to 1877 3
POLS 2301 Government and Politics of US 3
Communications 3
Select one of the following: 3 3
Criminal Investigation
Legal Aspects of Law Enf
BAAS 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
HIST 1302 American History since 1877 3
POLS 2302 Government and Politics of TX 3
Lang/Phil/Culture 3
Select one of the following: 4 3
Court System and Practices
Correctional Syst & Practices
Police Systems & Practices
PSYC 3381
Statistics for Behavioral Sci
or Statistics for Behavioral Sci
3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Junior Year
Semester 1
PHIL 3313 Applied Ethics 3
CRIJ, adv. 3
CRIJ, adv. 3
CRIM 3321 Introduction to Criminology 3
BAAS 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
CRIJ 4301
Criminal Justice Theory
or Criminological Theory (WI)
3
CRIJ, adv. 3
BAAS 3
BAAS 3
BAAS 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Senior Year
Semester 1
CRIJ 3304
Research Methods in CRIJ
or Methods of Social Research
3
CRIJ 4305 Sem in Criminal Justice (WI) 3
CRIJ, adv. 3
CRIJ, adv. 3
BAAS 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
Semester 2
CRIJ, adv. 3
BAAS or elective 3
BAAS or elective 3
BAAS or elective 3
BAAS or elective 3
 Semester Credit Hours15
 Total Credit Hours Required: 120

CRIJ 1301 & CRIM 3321 may be substituted with credits from Prior Learning and Experience Assessment. 

1

CJSA 1322 may be used upon approval by department

2

CJSA 1327 may be used upon approval by department

3

CJSA 1308 or CJLE 1333 may be used upon approval by department

4

CJSA 1313 may be used upon approval by department