Public Affairs BSPA - Criminal Justice 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year:

• ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I Cr. 3.
• MA 14000 - Practical Quantitative Reasoning Cr. 3.      OR any higher level math course
• PPOL 10100 - The American Criminal Justice System Cr. 3.
•     Pre-requisite for ALL Criminal Justice major courses
•     C- grade required
• ENGL 19000 - Rhetorical Reading Cr. 3.

•      Or HIST 10501 if ENGL 19000 is not required

• HPER 16300 - Emerging Health Topics Cr. 1-3.      OR any university freshman success course

• Please see advisor to determine appropriate section of HPER 16300

Spring 1st Year:

• ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
• PPOL 17000 - Introduction to Public Affairs Cr. 3.
•      Prerequisite for PPOL 37101 Financing Public Affairs.
• C- grade required
• PPOL 12000 - Contemporary Health Issues Cr. 1-3.
• C- grade required
• HIST 10501 - American History I Cr. 3.

• OR HIST 10601 if HIST 10501 taken in first semester.

Fall 2nd Year:

• Choose any one B.5 Social and behavioral Ways of Knowing class. [Except PPOL 17000]

• Choose any one B.6 Humanities & Artistic Ways of Knowing class

  Credits / Units: 6
• PPOL 20100 - Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies Cr. 3.
• ECON 20101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Cr. 3.

• Prerequisite for PPOL 37101 with C- grade

• HIST 10601 - American History II Cr. 3. OR general elective /minor class.

Spring 2nd Year:

• Choose any one B.5 Social and behavioral Ways of Knowing class [Except PPOL 17000] (3 credits)

• Choose any one B.6 Humanities & Artistic Ways of Knowing class (3 credits)

  Credits / Units: 6
• ECON 20201 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Cr. 3.
• Prerequisite for PPOL 37101 with passing grade
• PPOL 20200 - Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources Cr. 3.
• PPOL 30100 - Substantive Criminal Law Cr. 3.

Fall 3rd Year:

• PPOL 30000 - Statistical Techniques Cr. 3.

• Or, if previously approved by advisor, ECON 27000, SOC 35100, STAT 30100, PSY 20100

  Completion recommended prior to enrollment in PPOL 37101

• PPOL 37601 - Law and Public Policy Cr. 3.
• PPOL 33100 - Corrections Cr. 3.

• Choose any one B.4 Scientific Ways of Knowing class.

• Choose one class from a minor or choose a free elective.

• Choose any one (1) credit hour course

Spring 3rd Year:

• PPOL 32100 - American Policing Cr. 3.
• PPOL 37200 - Government Finance and Budgets Cr. 3.
• Choose one class from Public Policy not required for the major
• Choose one (3) credit class from a minor or choose a free elective
• Choose one (3) credit class from a minor or choose a free elective
• Choose any one (1) credit hour course

Fall 4th Year:

• PPOL 37101 - Financing Public Affairs Cr. 3.
• PPOL 43900 - Crime and Public Policy Cr. 3.

• Choose any one B.4 Scientific Ways of Knowing class

• Choose one class from a minor or choose a free elective

• Choose one class from a minor or choose a free elective

• Capstone Course

  C- grade required

Spring 4th Year:

• Choose one class from Public Policy not required for the major.

• PPOL 16200 - Environment and People Cr. 3.
• Choose three (3 credit hour) classes from a minor or choose a three (3 credit hour) free electives

• C- grade required

Total Credits: 120