Program Description
The Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice prepares students for a variety of professional careers related to law enforcement, criminal justice 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 38 in the areas of criminal justice and social research methods. In addition, students take 12 hours of math and/or science courses selected from a department-approved list. These additional courses provide students greater scientific literacy on topics relevant to the technical elements of criminal investigations, and prepare students for graduate coursework. Courses that fulfill General Education requirements and departmental science and math courses may also fulfill minor requirements. Courses that fulfill core, methods, and emphasis area requirements may not double count with minor requirements. Emphasis Areas - General Justice Emphasis Area requires fifteen credits selected from any 3000- or 4000-level JUST courses not used to satisfy other requirements, or ANTH 4280 , POSC 4360 , POSC 4370 , or SOC 3920 .
- Legal Emphasis Area requires JUST 3280 and JUST 4280 ; one of JUST 4290 , JUST 4480 , JUST 4920 , POSC 4370 , or POSC 4380 ; and six additional credits selected from any 3000- or 4000-level JUST courses not used to satisfy other requirements, or ANTH 4280 , POSC 4360 , POSC 4370 , or SOC 3920 .
No more than six credits of JUST 4860 or six credits of JUST 4990 may be counted toward the requirements of either emphasis area. First Semester
- Natural Science with Lab Requirement 4 Credits 1
- Oral Communication Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 1
- South Carolina REACH Act Requirement 3 Credits 2
- Elective 3 Credits
First Semester
- JUST (SOC) 2880 - The Criminal Justice System 3 Credits
- Arts and Humanities (Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Departmental Mathematics or Science Requirement 3 Credits 3
- Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Minor Requirement 3 Credits 4
First Semester
- SOC 3040 - Social Research Methods II 4 Credits
- Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Departmental Mathematics or Science Requirement 3 Credits 3
- Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
- Global Challenges Requirement 3 Credits 1
Second Semester
- Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
- Minor Requirement 3 Credits 4
- Elective 6 Credits
First Semester
- Core Requirement 3 Credits 5
- Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
- Minor Requirement 6 Credits 4
- Elective 3 Credits
Second Semester
- Emphasis Area Requirement 3 Credits 6
- Minor Requirement 3 Credits 4
- Elective 7 Credits
Footnotes
1 See General Education Requirements . 2 See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section. 3 Select from ANTH 3310 , ANTH 3510 , ANTH 3530 , ANTH 4510 , ANTH 4530 , ANTH 4550 , ANTH 4660 , or ANTH 4740 ; or any course in AFLS, AGED, AGM, AMFG, ASTR, AUD, AUE, AVS, BCHM, BE, BIOE, BIOL, BMOL, BT, CE, CH, CHE, CPSC, CSM, CVT, ECAS, ECE, EES, EM, ENGR, ENR, ENSP, ENT, ESED, ETOX, FDSC, FNR, FOR, GEN, GEOL, HCC, HCG, HLTH, HORT, IE, MATH, ME, MICR, MSE, NURS, NUTR, PES, PHSC, PHYS, PKSC, PLPA, STAT, SUST or WFB. At least three credits must be selected from MATH or STAT. 4 See Minors . 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. NOTES: - Courses that fulfill core, methods, and emphasis area requirements (those in Footnotes 5 and 6, along with SOC 3020 and SOC 3040) may not double count with minor requirements.
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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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