The current climate in the United States and around the world makes Criminal Justice an exciting but also relevant field for students to pursue.  The BS in Criminal Justice allows adult students to select a concentration in law enforcement, corrections, or to build their own concentration based on their interests.  Graduates can select from a variety of career fields including probation, corrections, law enforcement, law school, homeland security as well as a graduate program in Criminal Justice or a related field.

Major Requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Completion of 46 semester hours of UIW Core Curriculum
Completion of 30 semester hours of criminal justice core requirements
Completion of 24 semester hours of a concentration
Completion of necessary elective hours to reach 120 credit hours

Core Criminal Justice Requirements

CRIJ 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIJ 1306 Court Systems and Practices
CRIJ 1308 Criminalistics
CRIJ 1310 Criminal Law
CRIJ 1325 Criminology
CRIJ 2313 Introduction to Corrections
CRIJ 2328 Policing
PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 3331 Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 3351 Social Psychology

Criminal Justice Specialization

Law Enforcement
Corrections
General Criminal Justice