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General Catalog 2022-2023

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General Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminology - Corrections Option, B.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

A grade of C or higher is required for all courses to be counted toward the major (excluding CR/NC classes).

Criminology - Corrections Option Major Requirements (53 units)

Lower-Division Requirements: (10 units)

CRIM 1 - Strategies for Success in the Criminology Department Units: 1
CRIM 2 - Administration of Justice Units: 3
CRIM 20 - Criminal Law Units: 3
CRIM 50

Upper-Division Core: (18 units)

CRIM 100 - Criminology Units: 3
CRIM 102 - Criminal Justice Organization and Management Units: 3
CRIM 109 - Comparative Systems of Criminal Justice Units: 3
CRIM 112 - Professionalism in Criminal Justice Units: 3
CRIM 170 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Units: 3
CRIM 174 - Ethnic and Gender Issues in Criminal Justice Units: 3

Upper-Division Requirements: (19 units)

CRIM 119 - Legal Aspects of Corrections Units: 3
CRIM 131 - Correctional Institution Visitations Units: 1-3
CRIM 133 - Institutional Corrections Units: 3
CRIM 135 - Community-Based Corrections Units: 3
CRIM 138 - Punishment and Society Units: 3
CRIM 141 - Alcohol, Drugs, and Criminality Units: 3
CRIM 180I - Internship Units: 3
OR
CRIM 180HI - Honors Internship Units: 3

Electives (6 units)

Any upper-division course offered by the Criminology Department that is not already required by the option, or any of the following courses:

AFRS 146 - Law and the Minority Community Units: 3
CLAS 120 - Latina/o Cultural Changes Units: 3
PHIL 121 - Ethics in Criminal Justice Units: 3
AND
PAX 100 - Peace and Conflict Studies Units: 3 or any other suitable course with permission from the department

General Education Requirements (48 units)

Other Requirements (9 units)

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 ), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing.

Total Units: 120*

* Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies) (See Degree Requirements); may be used toward a double major or minor

* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.

Advising Notes

From Fall 2019, students wishing to change their major to Criminology or Forensic Behavioral Sciences will need to have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
CRIM 108 - a maximum of three units can be used as a criminology elective, or as a substitution for the internship requirement, but not both. Excess units from CRIM 108 will count as general elective units which can be used as part of the 120 unit graduation requirement.