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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Degree Plan
| OU College of Liberal Studies - Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Degree Plan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation Requirements | ||||
- A minimum of 120 hours is needed for a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. - A minimum of 30 hours must be earned from the OU College of Liberal Studies. - A minimum of 60 hours must be earned from a baccalaureate (four-year) institution. - A minimum of 40 hours must be upper-division coursework. - No more than 30 lower-division and upper-division hours can be waived with advanced standing credit. - A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is needed for graduation. | ||||
| Degree Components | ||||
| A. General Education Requirements - 40 to 50 hours; all grades must be a "D" or higher | ||||
- An Associate of Arts (A.A.) or an Associate of Science (A.S.) from an accredited Oklahoma institution waives the lower-division general education requirements | ||||
| Subject | Hours | Courses | College of Liberal Studies Equivalency | Grade |
| I. Symbolic & Oral Communication | 9-19 | English Composition I | LSTD 1113 Interdisciplinary Comp I | |
| English Composition II | LSTD 1133 Interdisciplinary Comp II | |||
| Math for Critical Thinking | LSTD 1053 Math for Liberal Studies | |||
| Liberal Arts & Sciences Course | Met by Degree Completion Requirements (LSTD 3253) | N/A | ||
| Foreign Language - 2 courses in the same language (10 hours) or 2 years in high school | Must be taken outside of the College of Liberal Studies | |||
| ll. Natural Science | 7 | One Lab Science (4 hours) | LSTD 2553 Life Sciences and LSTD 1513 Physical Sciences | |
| One Non-Lab Science (3 hours) | LSTD 2533 Science as a Process | |||
| III. Social Science | 6 | American Federal Government | LSTD 1333 Governing Ourselves | |
| Any Social Science Class | LSTD 1313 What are Social Sciences | |||
| IV. Humanities | 12 | Understanding Art Forms | LSTD 3223 Renaissance Art | |
| U.S. History | LSTD 1153 History of the United States | |||
| Upper-Division Western Civilization and Culture | LSTD 3113 or 3133 Humanities of the Ancient or Modern World | |||
| Non-Western Culture | LSTD 3263 Non-Western Art | |||
| V. Senior Capstone | 3 | Capstone Course | Met by Degree Completion Requirements (LSTD 4953) | |
| B. B.S. in Criminal Justice Major Requirements - 39 hours; all grades must be a "C" or higher. | ||||
| Course | Title | Credits | Grade | Semester Taken |
| LSTD 3003 | Interdisciplinary Inquiry | 3 | ||
| LSTD 3253 | Foundations of Ethics | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 3113 | Comparative Justice Systems | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 3173 | Deviance and Social Control | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 3133 | Theories of Criminal Behavior | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 3063 | Statistics in Criminal Justice | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 4123 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 | ||
| LSCJ 4143 | Drugs and Society | 3 | ||
| LSCJ | Elective | 3 | ||
| LSCJ | Elective | 3 | ||
| LSCJ | Elective | 3 | ||
| LSTD 3953 | Study-in-Depth Prospectus | 3 | ||
| LSTD 4953 | Study-in-Depth | 3 | ||
| C. Electives - 0 to 72 Hourse; all grades must be a "D" or higher. | ||||
- Electives fulfill the remaining hours necessary for the completion of a B.S. degress after general education and B.S. major requirements have been met. - Electives can be taken online through the College of Liberal Studies and/or transferred from another college or university, subject to the minimum graduation requirements presented above. | ||||
| Elective Hours Earned | Elective Hours Needed | |||
| Degree Summary | ||||
| Degree Component | Hours Already Earned | Hours Still Needed | Total Hours | |
| 1. General Education Requirements | ||||
| 2. B.S. Major Requirements | ||||
| 3. Electives | ||||
| Total Hours (need at least 120) | ||||