Sociology & Anthropology

Criminology Major

CRIMINOLOGY MAJOR, B.S. DEGREE

A.  General Education Core Requirement. 41 credits

       See General Education Requirements

NOTE:  Goal 8 is not satisfied by SOCL 102 (it is strongly recommended that Criminology/Criminal Justice majors take SOCL 101 for Goal 8); Goal 13 (Ethics, 3 credits) must be satisfied through PHIL 308, PHIL 315, or PHIL 316; Goal 15 must be satisfied with CRIM 492, Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice, CRIM 490, Directed Independent Study, or CRIM 496, Professional Study in Criminal Justice 

B.   Additional Degree Requirements, B.S. 7 credits.

See Additional Requirements for Specific Degrees 
under Academic Requirements in Catalog

C.   Major Requirements. 41 credits

       CRIM 100  Survey of Criminal Justice/3 credits
      
CRIM 200  Introduction to Corrections/3 credits  
      
CRIM 210  Introduction to Policing/3 credits  
      
CRIM 375  Criminology/3 credits  
      
CRIM 461  Senior Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice/3 credits
      
SOCL 102  Contemporary Social Problems/3 credits  
      
SOCL 345  Social Research/3 credits  
      
SOCL 346  Basic Statistics/3 credits  
      
SOCL 389  Sociological Theory/3 credits  
      
POSC 355  Constitutional Law and Liberties I/3 credits

       Choose three credits from the following (one credit of these three credits fulfills General Education Goal   15):

      CRIM490  Directed Independent Study/3 credits  
     
CRIM 492  Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice/3 credits  
     
CRIM 496  Professional Study in Criminal Justice/3 credits

      Choose 9 credits from the following:

      CRIM 201-CRIM 499 
     
SOCL 205  Deviance/3 credits  
     
SOCL 232  Minority Groups/3 credits  
     
SOCL 233  Race, Class, and Gender/3 credits  
     
SOCL 241  Sociology of Marriage and the Family/3 credits  
     
SOCL 326  Sociology of Civil Rights Movement/3 credits  
     
SOCL 350  Power and Privilege:  Social Stratification/3 credits  
     
SOCL 351  Sociology of Family Violence/3 credits  
     
SOCL 360  Urban Sociology/3 credits  
     
SOCL 376  Sociology of Law/3 credits  
     
POSC 230  Administration of Justice  
     
POSC 356  Constitutional Rights and Liberties II/3 credits

      TOTAL 41 credits 

D.  No grade below C- is accepted for graduation in major course work. 

E.   General Electives B.S. Degree: 31 credits 

F.   Total Credits Required for B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice  - 120.

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Dr. Brian Bates, Department Chair, (434) 395-2875, batesbd@longwood.edu

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