Degree Requirements
Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. In addition, students must earn a minimum grade of "C" in all the upper-division Criminal Justice Core and Selective courses at Governors State University.
I. General Education Requirements (37-41 Hours)
See front of catalog for general education requirements.
II. Foundation Courses (15 Hours)*
The following courses should be taken at either the lower-or upper-division level. (Substitutions are allowed with the permission of the student's advisor):
CJUS 2100 Criminal Justice Organization and Process (3)
CJUS 2200 Correctional Process (3)
CJUS 2300 Juvenile Justice (3)
CJUS 2400 Law Enforcement and the Community (3)
CJUS 2500 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
III. Core Courses (24 hours)
The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:
CJUS 3090 Junior Seminar (1)
CJUS 3100 Foundations of Social Justice (3)
CJUS 3530 Computer Applications for Criminal Justice (3)
CJUS 3600 Judicial Process and Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice (3)
CJUS 4411 Theories of Crime and Deviance (3)
CJUS 4415 Justice System Research Design (3)
CJUS 4440 Exploring Ethics in the Justice System (3)
CJUS 4565 Comparative International Criminal Justice Systems (3)
CJUS 4800 Internship: . . . (3)
CJUS 4990 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice (2)
IV. Selectives (15 Hours)
Students must also take 15 credits of selective courses in any of the following concentrations. Students may take courses in different concentrations.
A. Law Enforcement and Security Concentration:
CJUS 3550 Computer Security, Law, and Justice (3)
CJUS 4120 Policing and the Community (3)
CJUS 4500 Race, Gender, and the Justice System (3)
CJUS 4545 White Collar Crime (3)
CJUS 4616 Quantitative Research Applications in Law Enforcement (3)
CJUS 4770 Management of Criminal Justice Organizations (3)
CJUS 5300/CPSC 4540 Digital Forensics (3)
B. Corrections and Punishment Concentration:
CJUS 3200 Corrections Policy and Practice (3)
CJUS 3330 Juvenile Justice, Policy and Practice (3)
CJUS 4130 History of Corrections and Punishment (3)
CJUS 4210 Alternatives to Institutional Corrections (3)
CJUS 4220 Institutional Corrections (3)
CJUS 4230 Health Issues in Corrections Systems (3)
C. Restorative and Community Justice Concentration:
CJUS 4140 Restorative Justice (3)
CJUS 4350 Victims and the Justice System (3)
CJUS 4360 Mediation and Conferencing (3)
CJUS 4361 Mediation and Conferencing Lab (1)
CJUS 4380 International Peace Initiatives (3)
CJUS 4520 Substance Abuse in the Criminal Justice System (3)
CJUS 4750 Justice Systems Planning (3)
SOCW 3300 Diversity and Social Justice (3)
V. Elective Credits (18-26 Hours)
In addition to the core and selective credits required, students must take an additional 22-27 hours of elective credits in criminal justice or related courses.
Students in this major are encouraged to complete a minor in Addictions Studies, Business Administration, Gender Studies, Public Administration, Psychology, or another field that complements their degree and career objectives.
VI. Total - 120 Hours
Advisor approved courses can be substituted for the Criminal Justice Foundation, Selective and Core courses. Criminal Justice majors may have CJUS4800 - Internship waived and another upper-divisional course substituted with the approval of the advisor.
Criminal Justice Minor
Requirements for the Minor
Students must meet all university requirements for a minor. In addition, students must:
1. complete a minimum of nine hours of course work at Governors State University from the list of core and elective courses (CJUS3110, CJUS4411, CJUS4120, CJUS4130, CJUS4140, CJUS4415, CJUS 4400, CJUS3600, CJUS 4565, or CJUS 4800), each with the grade of “C” or better; and
2. Submit up to nine hours of transfer courses (each with a grade of “C” or better) from the list of IAI equivalent transfer courses (CRJ910, CRJ911, CRJ912, CRJ913, CRJ914) to the minor advisor for approval prior to the deadline for filing graduation applications in the term of intended graduation, or complete up to nine additional hours of Criminal Justice Core or Selective courses at Governors State University.
Total - 18 Hours
