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THE
MAJOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The major in criminal justice consists of 42 semester hours.
The major in criminal justice is a broad criminal justice program that studies
the administration of justice and the resolution of conflict within society.
More specifically, the major focuses on the three major aspects of the
criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections.
Leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts, the major consists of a
21-semester-hour core and 21 semester hours of secondary requirements.
Core courses provide a conceptual understanding of criminal justice institutions
and processes, theories of crime and punishment, criminal law,
and social science research methods.
The program offers a major and minor designed to prepare students
for graduate studies and for careers in criminal justice and allied fields.  Rather than training individuals for a particular occupation through
instruction in specific vocational skills, the program offers a broad, liberal
education focused on the cultivation of analytical and creative thought
and on the ability to read, write, and speak effectively.
Students majoring or minoring in criminal justice must earn at least
a C in each course counted as part of the major or minor.
Core Requirements (21 semester hours)
JUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
JUS 200 Police in America 3
JUS 201 Corrections in America 3
JUS 203 The Criminal Court System 3
JUS 302 Criminal Law 3
JUS 317 Perspectives on Crime 3
JUS 315 Criminal Justice Research Methods 3 or PSC 315 Scope and Methods 3
Secondary Requirements (21semester hours)
Students must complete a minimum of 12 hours at 300 level or above
JUS 204 Criminal Investigation
JUS 205 Criminal Evidence
JUS 210 Legal Research
JUS 215 Private Sector Security
JUS 220 Liability and Ethics in Criminal Justice
JUS 231 Race, Gender and Crime
JUS 294 Special Topics
JUS 303 Criminal Procedure
JUS 310 Police Management
JUS 311 Police in the Community
JUS 312 Institutional Corrections
JUS 313 Rights of the Convicted
JUS 318 The African American, The Law and The Courts
JUS 319 Criminal Justice in Film
JUS 320 Advanced Crime Scene Technology & Criminalistics
JUS 321 Black Women, Crime and Politics
JUS 351 Organized/White Collar Crime
JUS 400 Juvenile Justice System
JUS 401 Correctional Rehabilitation
JUS 402 Alternatives to Incarceration
JUS 409 Alternative Dispute Resolution
JUS 430 The Politics of Criminal Justice
JUS 494 Special Topics
JUS 496 Criminal Justice Internship
PSC 304 Introduction to the Law
PSC 305 The Judicial Process
PAD 412 Administrative Law
SOC 202 Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 305 Criminology
SOC 350 Women and Crime
SOC 357 Sociology of Firearms
SOC 488 Sociology of Law
SOC 455 Comparative Criminal Justice
HSR 212 Crises Intervention
PHI 330 Philosophy of Law
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 The associate degree in criminal justice consists of 66-68 semester
hours.
The associate degree in criminal justice promotes student understanding
of the three major aspects of the criminal justice system: police,
courts, and corrections. The program seeks to prepare students for pursuing
a bachelor’s degree and/or careers in criminal justice and allied fields.
Rather than training individuals for a particular occupation through
instruction in specific vocational skills, the program offers a broad, liberal
education focused on the acquisition of substantive knowledge, the cultivation
of analytical and creative thought, and the ability to read, write,
and speak effectively.
Students in the Associate Degree program in criminal justice must
earn at least a C in each course to be counted as part of the program.
First Year
First semester (15 semester hours)
JUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
ENG 101 College Writing 3
PSC 100 American Politics (or PSC 101 State and Local
Politics) 3
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3
Second semester (15-16 semester hours)
JUS 200 Police in America 3
JUS 201 Corrections in America 3
JUS 203 The Criminal Court System 3
SPE 101 Principles of Speech Communication 3
General education natural science requirement from
approved list 3(4)
Second Year
First semester (18 semester hours)
JUS 231 Race, Gender, and Crime 3
ENG 291 Advanced Writing 3
Three courses from list of criminal justice electives
General education humanities/fine arts requirement
from approved list 12
Second semester (18-19 semester hours)
One course from list of criminal justice electives 3
General education mathematics requirement
from approved list 3(4)
Twelve hours of free electives 12
Criminal Justice Electives
JUS 204 Criminal Investigation
JUS 205 Criminal Evidence
JUS 210 Legal Research
JUS 215 Private Sector Security
JUS 220 Ethics and Liability in Criminal Justice
JUS 294 Special Topics
HSR 212 Crises Intervention
SOC 202 Juvenile Delinquency
Students may take 300 or 400 level courses with consent of
instructor.
THE MINOR IN CRIMINALISTICS
The minor in Criminalistics is recommended for students majoring in
either Biology or Chemistry with a forensic track. This minor is offered
by NKU’s criminal justice faculty. The program will provide students
with an understanding of the significant role science is accorded in the
criminal justice system especially in criminal investigations and criminal
trials. Students minoring in this criminalistics program must earn at least a
grade of C in each course counted as part of the minor.
Core Requirements (21 hours)
JUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (general education-social
sciences)
JUS 204 Criminal Investigation
JUS 205 Criminal Evidence
JUS 231 Race, Gender and Crime (general education-diversity)
JUS 303 Criminal Procedure
JUS 320 Advanced Crime Science Technology & Criminalistics
JUS 404 Evidence Preparation and Courtroom Testimony
THE MINOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Students minoring in criminal justice (21 semester hours) complete
a 12 semester-hour core and 9 semester hours of secondary requirements.
Students minoring in criminal justice must earn at least a C in each course
counted as part of the minor.
Core Requirements (12 hours)
JUS 101Introduction to Criminal Justice
JUS 200 Police in America
JUS 201 Corrections in America
JUS 203 The Criminal Court System
Secondary Requirements (9 hours at the 300-level or above)
 JUS 302 Criminal Law
JUS 303 Criminal Procedure
JUS 310 Police Management
JUS 311 Police in the Community
JUS 312 Institutional Corrections
JUS 313 Rights of the Convicted
JUS 317 Perspectives on Crime
JUS 319 Criminal Justice in Film
JUS 320 Advanced Crime Scene Technology & Criminalistics
JUS 321 Black Women, Crime and Politics
JUS 351 Organized/White Collar Crime
JUS 400 Juvenile Justice System
JUS 401 Correctional Rehabilitation
JUS 402 Alternatives to Incarceration
JUS 409 Alternative Dispute Resolution
JUS 430 The Politics of Criminal Justice
JUS 494 Special Topics
JUS 496 Criminal Justice Internship
PAD 412 Administrative Law
PHI 330 Philosophy and Law
PSC 304 Introduction to Law
PSC 305 The Judicial Process
SOC 305 Criminology
SOC 350 Women and Crime
SOC 455 Comparative Criminal Justice
SOC 357 Sociology of Firearms
SOC 488 Sociology of Law
CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
For information on careers in Criminal Justice, contact either Dr. Julie Kunselman (kunselmanj1@nku.edu) or Prof. Jill Shelley (shelleyj@nku.edu).
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