Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice requires 120 credit hours.

General Education

Communications
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)
The following courses:

• ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (3 cr.) (C or higher)
• ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.)
• COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

Quantitative Methods
(Three courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours)
Choose one computer course:

• SPEA-J 426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)

One of the following mathematics courses:

• MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
• MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
• MATH-16500 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5 cr.)
• MATH-16600 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (5 cr.)

The following statistics course:

• SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) or another statistics course approved by your faculty advisor.

Social Sciences
(Four courses for a minimum of 12 credit hours.)

The following course:

• SPEA-J 275 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)

Select three courses from social science course list below:

• ANTH-A 104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
• ECON-E 202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 130 World Geography (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
• PSY-B 104 Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)
• PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
• PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 461 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women's Studies (3 cr

Humanities and Natural Sciences
(16-20 credit hours)

Students must complete one of the following two options:

OPTION ONE—FOREIGN LANGUAGE (RECOMMENDED OPTION): (16 to 18 credit hours)

Foreign Language Requirements:
This requirement may be satisfied in one of the following ways:

1. By completing first-year (10 credit hours) courses in a single language with passing grades;
2. By completing second- or third-year course with a grade of C or higher;
3. By taking a placement test and placing into the 200 level or higher; this waives the 100-level requirement but does not carry with it credit toward graduation.

This requirement may be met with first-year proficiency in American Sign Language.

Placement Test—Students with previous experience in French, German, or Spanish should take the Foreign Language Placement Test at the Testing Center to assess their level of language preparation.

Students who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in any other foreign language should confer with the Foreign Languages and Cultures department for placement in the correct level of that foreign language.

Students who complete the course into which they were placed with a grade of C or higher are eligible for special credit at a reduced fee for the appropriate lower-division course(s) that precede the course taken. Foreign language special credit counts toward graduation and toward the foreign language requirements.

117 Courses—Courses numbered 117 are reserved for students who have never studied the language before. Students who have had two or more years of formal study in a language may take a 117-level course in that language as a refresher course before enrolling in a more advanced course, but they must recognize that their work will be graded on a Satisfactory/Fail basis. A grade of S is equivalent to a grade of C.

Non-Native Speakers—Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from the foreign language requirement, without credit, by completion of ENG-W 131 and ENG-W 132 with the required grade of C or higher.

Students whose native language is not English may demonstrate proficiency in their native language and earn 3 to 6 credit hours of 298/299 special credit by successfully completing an appropriate 300-level course. They may not, however, receive credit for taking first- and second-year courses in their native language.

Humanities and Natural Sciences
Take the following course:

• HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)

Take one of the following natural science courses (3-5 cr.):

• ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
• AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
• AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
• BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I – Plants (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II – Animals (5 cr.)
• BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 107 Exploring the World of Animals (4 cr.)
• BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (2 cr.)
• BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (2 cr.)
• BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
• GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) Topical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems
• GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
• GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.)
• GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) or GEOL-G 206 Adv. Physical Geology Laboratory (2 cr.)
• GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
• PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
• PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
• PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)
• PHYS 219 General Physics II (4 cr.)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
• PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)
• PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
• PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3cr.)

OPTION TWO—NO FOREIGN LANGUAGE:
(19-20 credit hours)

Humanities and Natural Sciences

• HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)

Take two of the following humanities courses:

• AFRO-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.)
• CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.)
• COM-C 190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
• COMM-T 130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
• ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
• HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)
• HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
• HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.)
• FOLK-F 101 Folklore (3 cr.)
• FLAC-F 200 World Cultures through Literature (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.)
• HIST-H 217 The Nature of History (3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)
• PHIL-P 120 Ethics (3 cr.)
• REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.)
• REL-R 173 American Religion (3 cr.)
• REL-R 180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)
• REL-R 212 Comparative Religion (3 cr.)

Take two of the following natural science courses (one must be a course with an accompanying lab):

• ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
• AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.)
• AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.)
• BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I – Plants (5 cr.)
• BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II – Animals (5 cr.)
• BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 107 Introduction to Zoology (4 cr.)
• BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (2 cr.)
• BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (2 cr.)
• BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
• BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
• BIOL-N 322 Introductory Principles of Genetics (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 102 Elementary Chemistry II (5 cr.)
• CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
• CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
• GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.) Topical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems
• GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
• GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
• GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Lab. (1 cr.)
• GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) or GEOL-G 206 Advanced Physical Geology Lab. (2 cr.)
• GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3cr.)
• GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
• GEOL-G 180 Dinosaurs (3 cr.)
• PHYS 100 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
• PHYS 200 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
• PHYS 218 General Physics (4 cr.)
• PHYS 219 General Physics II (4 cr.)
• PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
• PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
• PHYS 152 Mechanics (4 cr.)
• PHYS 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
• PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.)

Majors

Criminal Justice Major

Requirements: (Sixteen courses for a minimum of 48 credit hours)

The following required courses:

• SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 321 American Policing (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 331 Corrections (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 439 Crime and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Choose one criminal law course:

• SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.) 

Choose three management and policy courses from the following:

• PBHL-A 316 Environmental Health Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

In consultation with a faculty advisory, choose four criminal justice elective courses totaling 12 credit hours. With approval by the faculty advisor, other non-criminal justice SPEA courses may be substituted. SPEA-J 260 and SPEA-J 380 may count toward this requirement, but are limited to a maximum of three credits each.

Transfer Course Policy

On the Indianapolis campus, no more than 50 percent of courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the Criminal Justice Concentration may be transfer courses from other accredited institutions of higher learning, including all IU campuses.

Public Safety Management Major

Requirements: (Fifteen courses for a minimum of 45 credit hours)

The following required courses:

• SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 272/SPEA-V 272 Terroris and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 376* Principles of Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 387 Foundations of Homeland Security (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 426 Mapping and Analysis for Pubic Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 429 Public Safety Management Capstone (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 375* Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)

Choose three public safety courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours. These courses will be counted only in the major and may not be used to satisfy the general education computer requirement. *Students may select only SPEA-V 263 or SPEA-V 366, not both.

• SPEA-J 324 Technology, Crime and Public Safety (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) or SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 380 Internship in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)***

Choose three management and policy courses for a minimum of 9 credit hours:

• PBHL-A 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)

** For public safety management majors, this course will be counted only in the major and may not be used to satisfy the general education computer requirement.
*** Students who are graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training Academy may receive 3 credits of V 380 upon admission.

Transfer Course Policy
On the Indianapolis campus, no more than 50 percent of courses taken to satisfy the requirements of the Public Safety Management Concentration may be transfer courses from other accredited institutions of higher learning; including all IU campuses.