Courses Required After Associate’s Degree Obtained

Fifth Semester Completion Program

• CJUS 310 - Research Methods of Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 345 - New York State Criminal Code Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 350 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 365 - Applications of Technology in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 240 - Civil Liberties Credit Hours: 3

Sixth Semester Completion Program

• Upper Division Restricted Elective(s) Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 330 - Treatment of Offenders Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 340 - Criminal Courts and Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 355 - Forensics Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 300 - Public Policy  or GOVT 310 - The U.S. Supreme Court  Credit Hours: 3

Seventh Semester Completion Program

• Upper Division Restricted Elective(s) Credit Hours: 6 ¹
• CJUS 370 - Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Elective(s) Credit Hours: 3 ²
• MATH 115 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3

Eighth Semester Completion Program

• Upper Division Restricted Elective(s) Credit Hours: 3 ¹
• CJUS 348 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 430 - Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4
• HUMN 300 - Ethical Issues in the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Elective(s) Credit Hours: 3 ²

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 122

¹ Students will take four courses that are either CJUS 300-499 or HONR 300-499 with the CJUS attribute.

² Students will take two courses that are 300-499 with LASC, LAUP attributes, or HONR 300-499 with LASC, LAUP attributes

Courses Required - Freshman Admit

First Semester

• CJUS 100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 110 - American Government Credit Hours: 3
• General Education 23WC/23IL: ENGL 100 - Composition I  or ENGL 200 - Composition II  Credit Hours: 3
• General Education 23OC: COMM 100 - Public Speaking  or COMM 310 - Argumentation and Debate  Credit Hours: 3
• General Education 23SS: PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology  or SOCI 100 - Introduction to Sociology  Credit Hours: 3
• UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar  Credit Hours: 1 or UNIV 101 - Student Success  Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester

• GOVT 170 - Introduction to Law Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 110 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 130 - Corrections Credit Hours: 3
• General Education  23NS/23RE: Lab Sciece course Credit Hours: 3-4
• General Education 23SS: PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology  or SOCI 100 - Introduction to Sociology  Credit Hours: 3 (take the course that was not taken in semester 1)

Third Semester

• CJUS 210 - Criminal Law Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 240 - Civil Liberties Credit Hours: 3
• Unrestricted Liberal Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 115 - Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• General Education Elective: 23WG  or 23WL  Credit Hours: 3

Fourth Semester

• CJUS 220 - Criminal Evidence and Procedure Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 200 - Topics in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 180 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 100 - Early American History Credit Hours: 3
• Unrestricted Elective Credit Hours: 3

Fifth Semester

• CJUS 310 - Research Methods of Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 375 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 345 - New York State Criminal Code Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 350 - Comparative Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 365 - Applications of Technology in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3

Sixth Semester

• CJUS 340 - Criminal Courts and Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 355 - Forensics Credit Hours: 3
• HUMN 300 - Ethical Issues in the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 330 - Treatment of Offenders Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective(s) Credit Hours: 3 ¹

Seventh Semester

• CJUS 370 - Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 300 - Public Policy  or GOVT 310 - The U.S. Supreme Court  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 320 - History of Law Enforcement Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Elective Credit Hours: 3 ²
• LITR 100 - Introduction to Literature  or LITR 110 - Introduction to Fiction  Credit Hours: 3

Eighth Semester

• CJUS 348 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
• Upper Division Restricted Elective(s) Credit Hours: 6 ¹
• CJUS 430 - Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4
• Upper Division Elective Credit Hours: 3 ²

Minimum Total Credit Hours = 123

¹ Students will take four courses that are either CJUS 300-499 or HONR 300-499 with the CJUS attribute.

² Students will take two courses that are 300-499 with LASC, LAUP attributes, or HONR 300-499 with LASC, LAUP attributes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Criminal Justice BS program should be able to:

• demonstrate their ability to summarize and interpret the nature and administration of the three components of criminal justice: enforcement, the court systems, and corrections. 
• demonstrate their comprehension of statutory criminal law, federal and state constitutions, and federal and state judicial systems in the historical development, and evolution of the American criminal justice system.
• integrate and apply knowledge of the nature of crime and criminal behavior to effectively analyze criminal situations in research and written work.
• demonstrate proficiency in research and writing, including the ability to analyze criminal justice data and incorporate it into their written work.

SUNY General Education Requirement

Students should be aware that GE requirements vary by degree type. Some majors require additional categories and/or credits. Consult with your academic advisor for program-specific information; for more information, visit: General Education  

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