Undergraduate Programs

Degree Programs

B.S. in Criminal Justice

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice requires 120 credit hours. The program includes three main areas: general education (including a foreign language and a non-foreign language component), management and policy, and criminal justice.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Communications (9 credit hours)

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

Quantitative Methods (9 credit hours)

Select one of the following computer courses:

  • SPEA-V 261 Computer in Public Affairs (3 cr.) OR
  • BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-J 426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)

Select one of the following mathematics courses:

  • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
  • MATH-M 119 Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.)
  • MATH 163 Integrated Calculus and Analytic  Geometry I (5 cr.)
  • MATH 164 Integrated Calculus and Analytic  Geometry II (5 cr.)

Take the following statistics course (or another statistics course approved by your faculty advisor):

  • SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques (3 cr.) P: 110 or 111. R: M118.

Social Sciences (12 credit hours minimum)

Take the following course:

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

Select three courses from the following:

  • 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 (3cr.)

Humanities and Natural Sciences (16-20 credit hours)

Students must complete one of the following two options:

OPTION ONE - FOREIGN LANGUAGE (RECOMMENDED)

Total of 16 to 18 credit hours.

Complete first-year foreign language requirements: only required for Option One.

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 course numbered 117 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 W131 and ENG W132 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 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 H105 American History I (3 cr.)

Select one of the following natural science courses:

  • 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-N212 Human Biology (3 cr.)
  • BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 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.)
  • 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 Advanced 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.)
  • GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate-Tropical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems (3 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  • GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (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 (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.)

OPTION TWO - NO FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Total of 19-20 credit hours.

Humanities and Natural Sciences 

Take both of the following:

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

Select 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.)
  • CMLT-C 190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
  • COMM-T 130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
  • COMM-C 190 Introduction to Film (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.)

Select 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 (3 cr.)
  • BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.)
  • BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 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.)
  • 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 Advanced 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.)
  • GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 108 Physical Geography Laboratory (2 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate-Tropical Seminar in Urban and Regional Systems (3 cr.)
  • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: Distribution of Life (3 cr.)
  • GEOG/GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (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

Management and Policy (9 credit hours)

Select three of the following courses:

  • SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (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 Resource 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 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.)
  • SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice Concentration (39 credit hours)

Take the following 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 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.) or
     SPEA-J 302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.) - students may take both of these courses, but only one will count toward this requirement
  • 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.)

Take four additional criminal justice courses totaling 12 credits. SPEA J260 and SPEA J380 may count toward this requirement, but are limited to a maximum of three credit hours each.

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.

Public Safety Management Major

Management and Policy (9 credit hours)

Select three of the following courses:

  • SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 373 Human Resources 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.)

Public Safety Management Concentration (36 credit hours)

Take the following twelve courses:

  • SPEA-J 101 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/ V 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)*
  • SPEA-J 376 Principles of Public Safety (3 cr.)*
  • SPEA-J 387 Foundations of Homeland Security (3 cr.)
  • SPEA J426 Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (3 cr.)**
  • SPEA J429 Public Safety Management Capstone (3 cr.)

* Students who are graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training Academy may receive credit for J376 and V375 upon admission.

**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.

Public Safety electives

Select three of the following courses:

  • SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) or
  • SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-J 324 Technology, Crime, and Public Safety (3 cr.)
  • SPEA V348 Management Science (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.) or
  • SPEA-V 361 Financial Management (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 cr.)
  • SPEA-V 380 Internship for Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)*

*Students who are graduates of the Indianapolis Fire Department Training Academy may receive credit for 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.

GENERAL ELECTIVES

A sufficient number to total a minimum of 120 credit hours with a 2.0 (C) cumulative GPA and a minimum GPA of 2.3 (C+) in all courses taken to satisfy the public affairs and policy and the concentration-area requirements.


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