Criminal Justice, BS

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Policies for Criminal Justice Majors

Field Experience courses (CJ 372 , SS 371 , SS 372 , SS 373 and SS 374 ) provide the opportunity for placement or internships in a variety of criminal justice positions. Field work positions have been available in city and county law enforcement agencies, federal and state correctional institutions, probation and parole programs, the district attorney’s office and in detention, shelter care and treatment centers. Placements in federal justice agencies in Washington D.C. are available. Students interested in the Field Experience option are responsible for their own application and placement with an appropriate agency in consultation with the Criminal Justice Program Coordinator. All potential Field Experience opportunities must be approved by the Field Experience Instructor prior to the student beginning the position with the agency.

Criminal Justice major transfer students must earn at least 12 credits of coursework in the major program at Edgewood, with a least 4 of those credits from a criminal justice course. Criminal Justice majors minoring in Sociology will be required to take at least 12 credits of sociology in addition to the sociology courses for their major.

The interdisciplinary major of criminal justice consists of:

Criminal Justice Major Requirements

The Criminal Justice major is an inter-disciplinary program anchored by a Sociological perspective, with a focus on compassion, human rights, and ethics. The Criminal Justice major seeks to educate students to become criminal justice professionals who are able to handle the technical, psychological, and ethical challenges a career in a criminal justice occupation requires. The Criminal Justice major is appropriate for those interested in a variety of careers in areas such as policing, probation, corrections, crime prevention programs, social service agencies addressing social problems such as poverty, at-risk youth, addiction, or other social issues related to crime. The Criminal Justice major also serves as a Pre-law program for those interested in attending law school.