Criminal Justice BS

Students are provided a set of core courses and experiences to orient them to the broader criminal justice system. Thereafter, they have the opportunity to specialize in law enforcement, corrections, legal studies, juvenile justice, international justice, or management in criminal justice.

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The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program provides an extensive overview of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, corrections, the judiciary, juvenile justice, probation and parole, and international justice. The program builds upon a solid liberal arts core to achieve a balanced criminal justice perspective, which includes an emphasis upon the victim, the offender, the criminal justice system, and society. The program’s objective is to develop a sound educational foundation for graduate work or professional practice at the bachelor’s level. Students are provided a set of core courses and experiences to orient them to the broader criminal justice system. Thereafter, they have the opportunity to specialize in law enforcement, corrections, legal studies, juvenile justice, international justice, or management in criminal justice.

Degree through distance learning. The BS degree in Criminal Justice is available through distance learning via the Internet. Students with an AA or an articulated AS degree from a Florida public community college may complete the upper division portion of this program (60 credit hours) via distance learning. See the college academic advisor for information.

Department Contacts

Seay, Pamella

Chair/Professor

MERWIN 0163

239-590-1301

pseay@fgcu.edu

International/Constitutional Law

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Program Requirements
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Program Requirements for the 2024-2025 Catalog Year
The General Education Program Website is located at https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
- Attend an orientation session.
- Sign an Advising Agreement document.
In addition to the program requirements, students must:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000 - 4999) level.
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Complete the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Program Requirements
1. FGCU General Education Program (https://www.fgcu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudies/generaleducation/)
  To prevent or minimize excess hours, select general education courses that satisfy common prerequisite requirements for your intended major.
2. Common Prerequisites
  None.
3. Required Courses in the Major (36 credits)
  A minimum grade of C is required in each course
  
  Any lower division (1000-2999 level) course with prefix CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJL, PLA (3)
  CCJ 3095 Professional Development in CJ (3)
  CCJ 3117 Theories of Criminal Behavior (3)
  CCJ 3453 Organization and Admin. of CJ (3)
  CCJ 3700 Meth Criminal Justice Research (3)
  CCJ 3701 Criminal Justice Data Analysis (3)
  CCJ 4054 Ethics in the Crim Justice Sys (3)
  CCJ 4450 Ldrship & Mgmt in CJ Agencies (3)
  CCJ 4934 Senior Seminar (3)
  CCJ 4940 Internship (3)**
  CJJ 4015 Juvenile Justice System (3)
  CJL 4114 Substantive and Con. Crim. Law (3)
4. Restricted Electives in the Major (9 credits)
  A minimum grade of C is required in each course
  
  Select 9 credits from the following:
  Any upper division (3000-4999 level) course(s)* with any of the following prefixes: CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJJ, CJL, DSC (3)
  PLA 3205 Courtroom Techniques (3)
  PLA 4570 Globalization &the Rule of Law (3)
  SYP 3520 Sociology of Crime (3)
  
  *Courses used to fulfill required courses in the major cannot also be used to fulfill restricted electives.
  **CCJ 4940 Internship can be taken for a maximum of 6 credits total, 3 of which fulfill required courses in the major; up to three additional credits can be used as restricted electives.
5. University Requirements (3 credits)
  Select one of the following:
  IDS 3920 University Colloquium (3)
  Or at least 3 credits in sustainability coursework (SCGR Attribute)
6. Additional Electives - as needed to reach total credits required for the degree
Total Credits Required: 120
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Degree Maps are to be used as a general guideline for students. Some students scheduling needs may vary based upon completed courses and transfer credits. Please see your advisor for assistance and verification.
2024-2025 Criminal Justice BS Degree Map

Additional Graduation Requirements include:
- A minimum of 120 credit hours.
- A minimum of 48 of the 120 hours must be at the upper division (3000 - 4999) level.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- A minimum grade of C for each course used to satisfy the following categories: common prerequisites, required courses in the major, and courses in the concentration.
- Satisfaction of the College-Level Skills and foreign language entrance requirements.
- Satisfaction of the Service Learning requirement (See www.fgcu.edu/connect).
- Satisfaction of the residency requirement: thirty of the last sixty credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Completion of the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an online Application for Graduation via Gulfline by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
Transfer Notes and Acceptable Substitutes

For All Majors: Students are strongly recommended to select required lower division electives that will enhance their General Education coursework and that will support their intended baccalaureate degree program. Students should consult with an academic advisor in their major degree area.
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Academic Learning Compact

Consistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.

Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills

Graduates will be able to:

Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the value of leadership among various criminal justice related agencies.

Communication Skills

Graduates will be able to:

Graduates will be able to communicate an understanding of a sound ethical framework necessary to criminal justice professionalism.

Graduates will be able to demonstrate consistent use of important conventions particular to criminal justice and writing tasks including organization, content, presentation, and stylistic choices.

Critical Thinking Skills

Graduates will be able to:

Graduates will be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to adapt to the evolving nature of the research, theory, & practice of criminal justice.
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