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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, BA


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Program Description


The Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary degree that prepares students for a variety of professional careers related to law enforcement, social services and criminal investigation. In addition, the degree provides excellent preparation for graduate education in criminology and public policy. The major offers two emphasis areas: the General Emphasis Area and the Legal Emphasis Area. The General Emphasis Area allows students to pursue a science-oriented education while still selecting from a wide variety of course options. The Legal Emphasis Area prepares students for careers and future study in the field of law. The Criminal Justice degree requires a total of 120 credits, including 34 credits in criminal justice as outlined in the curriculum. In addition, students take a modern language and nine additional credits of relevant social science or humanities courses. These additional courses provide students a greater depth and broader diversity of skills and knowledge useful for careers in these fields. Courses that fulfill General Education requirements and departmental social science and humanities courses may also fulfill minor requirements. Courses that fulfill core and emphasis area requirements may not double count with minor requirements.

Emphasis Areas

No more than six credits of JUST 4860  or six credits of JUST 4990  may be counted toward the requirements of either emphasis area.

Program Requirements


Freshman Year


First Semester


  • Modern Language Requirement 3 Credits 1
  • Natural Science with Lab Requirement 4 Credits 2
  • Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • South Carolina REACH Act Requirement 3 Credits 3
Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Sophomore Year


First Semester


  • 3 Credits
  • Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Departmental Humanities/Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 4
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


Credit Hours: 15

Junior Year


First Semester


  • Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Departmental Humanities/Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 4
  • Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
  • Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 2
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits 7
  • Elective 6 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Senior Year


First Semester


  • Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
  • Emphasis Area Requirement 6 Credits 6
  • Minor Requirement 3 Credits 7
  • Elective 3 Credits
Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester


  • Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
  • Minor Requirement 6 Credits 7
  • Elective 5 Credits
Credit Hours: 14

Total Credits: 120


Footnotes


1 Students must complete through 2020 in a modern language. See Modern Languages Requirement  at Clemson University statement.

2 See General Education Requirements .

3 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations  section. 

4 Select from ART 2100 , MUSC 2100 , or THEA 2100 , or any 3000- or 4000-level course in AAH, ANTH, ARAB, ARCH, ART, ASL, CAAH, CHIN, COMM, DANC, DSGN, EAS, ECON, ENGL, FR, GEOG, GER, GW, HIST, HUM, IS, ITAL, JAPN, LANG, LATN, MUSC, PA, PAS, PCPC, PHIL, PORT, POSC, PSYC, REL, RS, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, THEA, WCIN or WS.

5 The Core Requirement consists of JUST 2890 ; either JUST 4280  or JUST 4680 ; JUST 4910 ; and JUST 4930 . Legal Emphasis Area students must select JUST 4680 , as JUST 4280  is a required emphasis area course.

6 See emphasis area requirements in the program description above.

7 See Minors .

NOTES:

  1. Courses that fulfill core and emphasis area requirements may not double count with minor requirements.
  2. A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.

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