{"id":10203,"date":"2015-02-10T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T16:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&p=10203"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:55:31","slug":"criminal-justice","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The criminal justice major is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in a variety of careers and to enable experienced persons to expand their knowledge and improve their skills. This program may qualify a person for careers in law enforcement, juvenile justice, corrections, courts, and private investigations.<\/p>\n

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Learning Goals<\/h3>\n
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  1. Our graduates communicate effectively with a variety of audiences.<\/li>\n
  2. Our graduates understand diversity of gender, race, social class, ethnicity, and sexuality in their own and other cultures and societies.<\/li>\n
  3. Our graduates use critical thinking to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from multiple perspectives.<\/li>\n
  4. Our graduates will demonstrate the use of electronic databases to conduct literature searches, and use the peer-reviewed articles to access and synthesize information.<\/li>\n
  5. Our graduates will demonstrate knowledge of statistical analysis and date organization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The criminal justice major is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in a variety of careers and to enable experienced persons to expand their knowledge and improve their skills. This program may qualify a person for careers in law enforcement, juvenile justice, corrections, courts, and private investigations. Learning Goals Our graduates communicate effectively with… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15482,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[311,18304],"delivery":[255,28834],"types":[28854,28853,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-10203","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-behavioral-and-social-sciences","8":"college_department-college-of-liberal-and-performing-arts","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"delivery-online","11":"types-major","12":"types-minor","13":"types-undergraduate","14":"entry"},"acf":{"page_layout":"legacy","department_college":"Behavioral & Social Sciences<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0College of Liberal & Performing Arts<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"

    University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n

    General Education (32 hours)<\/h4>\r\nNote: 3 hours of social science requirements are included in the major.\r\n

    Criminal Justice (48 hours)<\/h4>\r\nCRJU 2003 - Introduction to Criminal Justice\r\nCRJU 3003 - Multiculturalism\r\nCRJU 3023 - Criminal Evidence and Procedures\r\nCRJU 3033 - Criminal Investigations\r\nCRJU 3043 - Criminal Law\r\nCRJU 3073 - Corrections\r\nCRJU 3103 - Ethics in Criminal Justice\r\nCRJU 3153 - Research Methods\r\nCRJU 3183 - Statistics\r\nCRJU 4053 - Criminology\r\n18 hours of Criminal Justice electives\r\n

    Other Requirements (21 hours)<\/h4>\r\nFIN 2003 - Personal Finance\r\nPSYC 2003 - General Psychology\r\nSOC 2003 - Introduction to Sociology\r\nIS 2053 - Business Information Systems or EDUC 2023 - K-12 Education Technology\r\nPSCI 2003 - American Government: National or PSCI 2013 - State and Local Government: Arkansas and the United States\r\nSPCH 1113 - Introduction to Public Speaking or ENGL 3003 - Advanced Professional Writing\r\n3 hours of Natural Science or Mathematics electives\r\n

    Electives (17 hours)<\/h4>\r\n17 hours of unrestricted electives","Admission Requirements or Deadlines":"","minor_requirements":"Minor in Criminal Justice - 18 hours\r\n\r\nCRJU 2003 - Introduction to Criminal Justice\r\nCRJU 3043 - Criminal Law\r\nCRJU 3103 - Ethics in Criminal Justice\r\n9 hours of Criminal Justice electives","Degree Plans":"