Transcript Penn State Altoona

Welcome to Penn
State Altoona
An Introduction to
The Criminal Justice Program
Part Two
The CJ Program
There are three degrees to explore:
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Associate Degree of Science in Criminal
Justice (64 credits)
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal
Justice (128 credits)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
(128 credits)
The CJ Program
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All Criminal Justice degrees begin with a
list of general education requirements
followed by prescribed courses for the
major of criminal justice.
Associate Degree
General Education Requirements:
 Writing/Speaking (GWS) – 3 credits
 Quantification (GQ) – 3 credits
 Natural Science (GN) – 3 credits
 Arts (GA) – 3 credits
 Humanities (GH) – 3 credits
 Social Sciences (GS) – 3 credits
 One additional general education course from
any of the above categories – 3 credits
Associate Degree
Other University-Wide Requirements
 United States Cultures (US) or
International Cultures (IL) – 3 credits of
either one (courses which fulfill either US
or IL requirements have a USI
designation)
 Writing Across the Curriculum (any course
with a W suffix – PHIL 103W is
recommended if it is offered) – 3 credits
Associate Degree
Requirements for the Major – a grade of “C”
or better is required.
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CRIMJ-100,
CRIMJ-210,
CRIMJ-220,
Process (3)
CRIMJ-230,
Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
Law Enforcement Function (3)
Courts and Prosecution
Corrections in America (3)
Associate Degree
Requirements for the Major, continued – a
grade of “C” or better is required.
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MIS-103, Micro Applications for Business
(3)
SOC-007, Research Methods (3)
Associate Degree
Requirements for the Major, continued – a grade of “C” or
better is required.
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SOC-012, Criminology (3) GS*
SOC-119, Race and Ethnic Relations (3) US*
STAT-200, Statistics (4) GQ*
PHIL-103, Introduction to Ethics (3) GH*
(recommend PHIL 103W for Writing Across the
Curriculum credit)
* May be double counted as General Education but does not count as
double credits
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
General Education Requirements:
 Writing/Speaking (GWS) – 9 credits
 Quantification (GQ) – 6 credits
 Health Sciences (GHA) – 3 credits
 Natural Science (GN) – 9 credits
 Arts (GA) – 6 credits
 Humanities (GH) – 6 credits
 Social Sciences (GS) – 6 credits
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Additional baccalaureate degree requirements
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First Year Seminar (typically, PSU 003, taken
during first two semesters [30 credits]) – 1
credit. Consider ADM J 083, a 3 credit course
which meets the FYS requirement.
United States Cultures (US) and International
Cultures (IL) – 6 credits (courses which fulfill
either requirement are designated USI – you still
need 6 credits)
Writing Across the Curriculum (W) – 3 credits
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Requirements for the Major –a grade of
“C” or better is required.
 37 credits of prescribed courses
 9 additional credits of criminal justice
courses at the 400 level courses
 12 credits for the skills enhancement
component
 128 total credits required for graduation
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Prescribed Courses for the Major
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CRIMJ-100,
CRIMJ-210,
(3)
CRIMJ-220,
Process (3)
CRIMJ-230,
Intro to Criminal Justice (3)
Law Enforcement Function
Courts and Prosecution
Corrections in America (3)
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Prescribed Courses for the Major,
continued
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CRIMJ-450W, Criminal Justice Policy (3)
CRIMJ-495, Internship (3 to 12 credits)
SOC-007, Research Methods (3)
MIS-103, Micro Applications for
Business (3)
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Prescribed Courses for the Major, continued
 PHIL-103, Introduction to Ethics (3) GH*
 SOC-119, Race and Ethnic Relations (4) US*
 STAT-200, Statistics (4) GQ*
 SOC-012, Criminology (3) GS*
* May also be applied to General Education
requirements but does not count as double
credits
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Criminal Justice
Skills Enhancement (12 credits) (Get form
from advisor)
 Students seeking this degree are
required to plan and fulfill a skills
enhancement portion of their academic
plan.
 Using the program form, choose an
area you want to develop, a special
body of skills that will complement
your criminal justice degree.
Skills Enhancement
For example: you might develop a body of
course work that supports any one of
these topics - You are NOT limited to
these but this may spur your thinking…
Juveniles
Psychology
Political Science Law
English
Chemical Dependency
History
Health
Skills Enhancement
Courses identified on the skills enhancement
petition may not be counted towards
general education credits nor towards
other requirements for the major. They
can be courses that are being used to
fulfill requirements for a minor.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice
General Education Requirements (identical to the
BS degree):
 Writing/Speaking (GWS) – 9 credits
 Quantification (GQ) – 6 credits
 Health Sciences (GHA) – 3 credits
 Natural Science (GN) – 9 credits
 Arts (GA) – 6 credits
 Humanities (GH) – 6 credits
 Social Sciences (GS) – 6 credits
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice
Additional Bachelor of Arts Requirements
(Please refer to the web site on the CJBA checklist for a list of courses
which meet these requirements)
 Foreign Language (12th credit level)
 9 credits in the following knowledge domains: arts, humanities,
natural sciences, quantification, social & behavioral sciences, 2nd
foreign language *
 3 credits in “Other Cultures” *
* Courses used to fulfill these requirements must be chosen from the
course lists published at:
http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/gened/bad.html
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice
Additional baccalaureate degree requirements
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First Year Seminar (typically, PSU 003, taken
during first two semesters [30 credits]) – 1
credit
United States Cultures (US) and International
Cultures (IL) – 6 credits (courses which fulfill
either requirement are designated USI – you still
need 6 credits)
Writing Across the Curriculum (W) – 3 credits
Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice
Requirements for the Major –a grade of
“C” or better is required.
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37 credits of prescribed courses – the
same set required for the BS degree
9 additional credits of criminal justice
courses at the 400 level
128 total credits required for graduation
Summary
Bachelor of Arts (CJBA) – Four-Year
program with 128 credits
Requires foreign language and other
additional gen ed courses
Bachelor of Science (CJBS) – FourYear program with 128 credits
Requires skills enhancement area
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Associate in Science (2CJ) – TwoYear program with 64 credits
Remember..
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You have faculty supporting your
academic development
You get to make the decisions about your
future
You can be a success!
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Questions?
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