Criminal Justice B.S. – Homeland Security Option - Program Code 9705

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A major may be selected from either of the three options (Criminal Justice, Legal Studies, or Homeland Security) in the Criminal Justice program. Two majors in Criminal Justice are not permitted.

Minor Fields of Study

Non-Criminal Justice majors may earn a minor in Justice Studies. Justice Studies is an unstructured minor, students may complete any eighteen (18) hours of CrJ courses. A structured minor field of study may be earned in either CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGAL STUDIES or HOMELAND SECURITY. Eighteen (18) semester hours minimum are required. The following restrictions apply:

Individuals with a major in Criminal Justice may earn a minor in Legal Studies which is restricted to CRJ courses listed for this option.
Individuals with majors in Legal Studies may earn a minor in Criminal Justice which is restricted to CRJ courses listed for this option.
Individuals with majors other than Criminal Justice or Legal Studies may earn a minor in Criminal Justice or in Legal Studies.
Courses may not apply to both major and minor.

Requirements

Elective courses to be selected from

(12 hours)

CR J 3103 - Introduction to Security
CR J 3123 - Forensics I *
CR J 3213 - Criminal Investigation #
CR J 3663 - Disaster Response and Recovery #
CR J 3673 - Emergency Management Skills
CR J 4313 - Forensics II
CR J 4613 - Social Dimensions of Disasters #
CR J 4623 - Community Management of Hazardous Materials
CR J 4683 - Legal Aspects of Terrorism and Disaster Response
CR J 4090 - Workshop (Criminal Justice/Legal Studies) #
Student may repeat CR J 4093 for a total of 9 hours. However, only 6 of the 9 hours can be in classes graded as Pass/Fail.

Total 39 hours

Note

At least 20 hours of advanced (3000,4000) courses are required in the Criminal Justice major. Twenty hours of this major must be earned at NSU. A second major may not be earned in Legal Studies.

*Prerequisites

Liberal Arts and Science Courses

# – Liberal Arts & Sciences Courses

Policies of the College of Liberal Arts

LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:

At least 55 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. This major, together with general education hours, provides for 44 hours. The student is advised to take a Minor or second major in Liberal Arts and Sciences field in order to satisfy this requirement.

Criminal Justice

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT:	A. Minimum grade of “C” in all required (core) courses. B. 2.5 GPA in all Criminal Justice courses.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.