Criminal Justice (B.A. or B.S.)

General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

• None

Core Requirements: Basic Level

• None

Core Requirements: Advanced Level (30 Credit Hours)

See “Common Prerequisites ” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.

¹ PR: CCJ 4701 

• CJE 3001 - Careers in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4
• CCJ 3024 - Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3
• CCJ 3014 - Crime in America Credit Hours: 3
• CCJ 4701 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4
• CCJ 4746 - Data Analysis for Criminal Justice Credit Hours: 4 ¹
• CJE 4014 - Police and Society Credit Hours: 3
• CJL 3510 - Prosecution and Adjudication Credit Hours: 3
• CJC 3010 - Corrections and Penology Credit Hours: 3
• CCJ 4054 - Capstone: Criminal Justice Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives (30 Credit Hours)

Criminal Justice Upper Level Electives

• 21 hours of upper division criminal justice course work. Seniors can satisfy up to six hours of this requirement with internship and up to six hours with directed independent study; however, the combination of these non-class options shall not exceed nine hours. Program standards must be met to be eligible for either internship or independent study credit.

Supporting Electives

• 9 additional semester hours of supporting courses to be selected from an approved list provided by the department. These courses may vary from student to student depending upon individual needs or objectives, but include selected courses from public administration, legal studies, sociology, statistics, and psychology. The supporting course requirements may also be met by using a portion of the completed hours from a minor in another program approved by the department.

Capstone Requirements

• CCJ 4054 - Capstone: Criminal Justice Ethics Credit Hours: 3 (is required for this major.)

Electives

• None

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Graduation

• Students pursuing the B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year at college level. Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. The foreign language credits may be used toward the 9 hour supporting course requirement. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency examination. 

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• None

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Students must take a minimum of 36 hours of upper-division CJ credit from the UCF Criminal Justice department to obtain the UCF degree in Criminal Justice.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• Interested students should consult with a faculty advisor.

Related Programs

• Political Science, Prelaw Track (B.A.)   

Certificates

• Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping Certificate  
• Criminal Profiling Certificate  
• Security Management Certificate  
• Crime Scene Investigation Certificate  
• Victim Advocacy Certificate  
• Criminal Justice Management and Leadership Certificate  

Related Minors

• Intelligence and National Security Minor   
• Public Administration Minor  
• Psychology Minor  
• Emergency Management and Homeland Security Minor  

Advising Notes

• None

Transfer Notes

• Grades below a “C” (2.0) are not accepted in the core.
• Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• None

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Plan of Study