Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science,
BS
College/School:
Watts College of Public Service & Community Solut
Plan Code: PPCRIMJBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
|
CRJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 201 Criminal Justice Crime Control Policies and Practices
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 203 Courts and Sentencing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 230 Introduction to Policing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 240 Introduction to Corrections
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 302 Research Methods
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 303 Statistical Analysis
(QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 304 Inequality, Crime and Criminal Justice
(CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
CRJ 309 Criminology
(SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Major Electives | ||
|
200-Level
CRJ Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
Upper Division
CRJ Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
400-Level
CRJ Elective
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
| Solution-Based Learning | ||
|
Successful completion of the college's Solution-Based Learning (SBL) requirement is expected of each student by degree completion. Successful completion of three credits of SBL-designated coursework will satisfy this requirement.
3 Credit Hours
|
3 | |
| Interdisciplinary Requirement | ||
|
Area 1: Community Resources and Development
Area 2: Public Affairs
Area 3: Social Work
Area 4: Public Service and Community Solutions
Students can choose courses from any of the four Watts interdisciplinary areas. To meet the requirement, students must take two courses from at least two different groups.
6 Credit Hours
|
6 | |
| Math Proficiency | ||
|
Mathematics (MATH)
Recommended:
MAT 114
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Related Area | ||
|
9 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 9 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
||
|
ASU 101-CPP The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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