A minor is required with this major.
Requirements: (39 credits)
Required Courses:
| CRM 110 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| CRM 230 | Law Enforcement & Society | 3 |
| CRM 231 | Criminal Procedure and the Courts | 3 |
| CRM 238 | Corrections | 3 |
| CRM 260 | Criminology | 3 |
| CRM 322 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CRM 435 | Supervised Field Studies in Criminal Justice I | 3 |
| | and | |
| | 3 credits of 200-level CRM elective | |
| | 6 credits of 300-level CRM elective | |
| | 8 credits of 400-level CRM electives | |
Related Requirements:
All related requirements courses must have a grade of C- or higher
Five Year Accelerated Program in Criminology & Criminal Justice
Eligible students can apply for admission to the Five Year Accelerated B.A./M.S. in the Spring of their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.A. in Criminology and a M.S. in Criminal Justice in 5 years. For accepted students, two graduate courses will double-count as two 300-level undergraduate CRM courses. Students typically apply in the Spring of their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
a) Completed 84 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU
b) Completed CRM 322 (research methods) and a statistics course with at least a B-
c) Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average
d) Have at least a 3.0 grade point average in Criminology courses
How to apply: Students will submit a School of Graduate Studies online application, a resume, essay, and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Criminology professor by March 1st of their junior year. Instruction for submitting the recommendation letter and for uploading the resume and essay will be found within the online application. CCSU transcripts will be obtained automatically by the Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office. Applications will be reviewed after the March 1st closing date.
Note: After acceptance, students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.