Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Sample Online Curriculum
This sample course of study is based on the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog. This is not an official advising document. It can serve as a guide for how your existing credits may transfer. All efforts have been made to provide accurate information. However, this information is subject to change by the department.
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Lower Division General Education and Departmental Requirements
This bachelor's program is available completely online at ODU, which means you can start as a freshman. If you already have college credits, you may be able to transfer them to ODU and satisfy many of these lower division course requirements.
| Old Dominion University Course | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GEN ED. Written Communication | 3 | ENGL 110C English Composition |
| GEN ED. Written Communication II | 3 | ENGL 211C Intro to Academic Writing |
| GEN ED. Literature | 3 | |
| GEN ED. Oral Communication Skills | 3 | |
| GEN ED. Language and Culture* | 0-12 | |
| GEN ED. Information Literacy/Research Skills | 3 | |
| GEN ED. Human Creativity | 3 | |
| GEN ED. Interpreting the Past | 3 | |
| GEN ED. Philosophy and Ethics | 3 | |
| GEN ED. The Nature of Science | 4 | |
| GEN ED. The Nature of Science | 4 | |
| GEN ED. Impact of Technology | 3 | Any ODU "T" course |
| GEN ED. Math Skills | 3 | STAT 130M Elementary Statistics |
| GEN ED. Human Behavior | 3 | SOC 201S Intro to Sociology |
* For the Bachelor of Arts degree, you must have language competence through the 202 level. You may receive credit for prior coursework or demonstrated competence, but an associate degree usually does not complete this requirement in full.
Program Coursework
Some course requirements may vary depending on whether you pursue the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science.
| Old Dominion University Course | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 201S Intro to Psychology | 3 | |
| CRJS 215S Introduction to Criminology | 3 | |
| CRJS 222 The Criminal Justice System | 3 | |
| CRJS 262 Law and the Criminal Justice System | 3 | |
| SOC 337 Introduction to Social Research | 3 | |
| CRJS 426W Criminological Theory | 3 | |
| CRJS 436 Capstone Research Project | 3 | |
| One Stratification course | 3 | Choose from SOC 320, 323, 340, 402, or 426 |
| One upper-level Law course | 3 | Choose from CRJS 320, 406, 462, or other approved course |
| Six Criminal Justice elective courses | 18 | Any 300-400 level CRJS courses. Up to six hours of internship coursework may be used. |
| B.S. only: One additional Human Behavior course | 0-3 | This is in addition to the GEN ED course. CRJS 215S cannot be used to meet this requirement. |
Upper-Division General Education Requirements
- Option A. An approved minor, second degree or second major (12 credit hours minimum)
- Option B. Interdisciplinary Minor (12 credit hours)
- Option C. International business and regional courses or an approved certification program, such as teaching licensure.
- Option D. Two upper division courses from outside the College of Arts and Letters, or two upper division courses not required by the major from the Arts and Humanities Component. (6 credit hours)
View this program in ODU's Undergraduate Catalog
This bachelor's degree requires a minimum of 120 credit hours total.
To complete this degree at ODU as a transfer, a minimum of 30 credit hours must be earned at ODU.