| Program Components |
Credit
Hours |
| LINK (General Education and Physical Education) |
50 |
| Computer Applications |
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| COM 130 PC Applications (unless exempted) |
(3) |
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Required Courses |
24 |
| POL 123 Introduction to Law & the Legal System |
(3) |
| CRM 220 Survey of the Criminal Justice System |
(3) |
| CRM 321 Substantive Criminal Law |
(3) |
| CRM 322 Criminal Procedure |
(3) |
| CRM 350 Criminal Justice Ethics |
(3) |
| CRM 419 Police Organization & Administration |
(3) |
| CRM 426 Criminal Behavior |
(3) |
| CRM 496 Senior Exam |
(0) |
CRM 499 Senior Seminar
|
(3) |
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Concentration Courses |
15 |
| (Any five courses from the following): |
| CRM/POL 222 Intro to Homeland Defense |
(3) |
| CRM 225 Criminal Investigation |
(3) |
| CRM 230 Intro to Crime Scene Investigation |
(3) |
| CRM 231 Forensic Science & Criminal Justice |
(3) |
| CRM 300 Special Topics |
(3) |
| CRM 301 Leadership & Management in Criminal Justice |
(3) |
| CRM 302 Critical Incidents in Policing |
(3) |
| CRM 303 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Administration |
(3) |
| CRM 330 Organized Crime |
(3) |
| CRM 331 White Collar Crime |
(3) |
| CRM 332 Terrorism |
(3) |
| CRM 333 Violent Crime |
(3) |
| CRM 341 History & Science of Criminal Identification |
(3) |
| CRM 342 Evidence Collection & Preservation |
(3) |
| CRM 343 Bodily Fluids as Evidence |
(3) |
| CRM 344 Scientific Writing & Courtroom Testimony |
(3) |
| CRM 370 Juvenile Justice |
(3) |
| CRM 422 Law Enforcement Systems |
(3) |
| CRM 430 Correctional Systems |
(3) |
| PSY 330 Forensic Psychology |
(3) |
| SSC 328 Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 361 Legal Issue in Counter-Terrorism |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 363 Exploitable Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 365 Local Response to Terrorism |
(3) |
(In lieu of completing five Criminal Justice Concentration courses,
Majors may elect to earn Specializations in Criminalistics or Homeland Security)
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Criminalistics Specialization (Take all six)
|
|
| CRM 230 Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation |
(3) |
| CRM 231 Forensic Science and Criminal Justice |
(3) |
| CRM 341 History and Science of Criminal Identification |
(3) |
| CRM 342 Evidence Collection and Preservation |
(3) |
| CRM 343 Bodily Fluids as Evidence |
(3) |
| CRM 344 Scientific Writing and Courtroom Testimony |
(3) |
|
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|
Homeland Security Specialization (Take all six)
|
|
| CRM/POL 222 Introduction to Homeland Defense |
(3) |
| HTY/POL 223 The Modern Middle East |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 332 Terrorism |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 361 Legal Issues in Counter-Terrorism |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 363 Exploitable Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations |
(3) |
| CRM/POL 365 Local Response to Terrorism |
(3) |
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|
Electives |
30-33 |
|
Total Credits |
122 |
Seniors without prior experience are urged to pursue an intensive professional 6 to 15 credit hours of field placement in Criminal Justice. The field placement course, CRM 425, serves as an elective course. Students attending the University Campus as majors may elect to attend the Pasco-Hernando Police Academy as their field placement for up to 15 semester hour credit.