Sociology Standard Major: Criminal Justice Emphasis

Program Requirements

All standard majors require a minor in a second discipline or a second major.

A minimum of 42 credits is required including:

POLS 301Constitutional Law II3
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3)3
SOC 225Self and Society3
SOC 259Introduction to Criminal Justice3
SOC 285Criminology3
SOC 302Origins of Sociological Theory3
SOC 310Qualitative Research Methods3
SOC 349Law Enforcement3
SOC 367Corrections3
SOC 380Social Class, Status, and Power3
SOC 498Capstone3
One of the following:3
Statistics and Data Analysis
Quantitative Research Methods
Select at least two of the following:6-12
INTRO GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
Psychopathology
Environmental Sociology
Social Problems
Contemporary Sociological Theory
Sociology of Families
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
Cultural Studies
Social Movements
Deviance
Juvenile Delinquency
Drugs and Society
Special Topics
Internship in Sociology
Independent Study
Total Credits42-48

Capstone Course Requirement

The following courses in the Sociology Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: SOC 498 CAPSTONE, or SOC 399 Internship in Sociology.

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) 3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
Gen Ed Social Sciences 3
Gen Ed Arts & Humanities 3
 Credits13
Spring
SOC 225 Self and Society 3
MATH 113 Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) 3
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
Gen Ed Social Sciences 3
Gen Ed Arts & Humanities 3
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
SOC 211 Quantitative Research Methods 3
SOC 259 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
Gen Ed Social Sciences 3
Gen Ed Natural Sciences w/lab 4
MINOR Minor of Interest 3
 Credits16
Spring
Gen Ed Natural Sciences w/lab 4
Gen Ed Arts & Humanities 3
MINOR Minor of Interest 3
SOC 285 Criminology 3
SOC 150
Environmental Sociology (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Criminology
or Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
or Special Topics
or INTRO GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
3
 Credits16
Year Three
Fall
Minor should be declared by the beginning of third year.
SOC 302 Origins of Sociological Theory 3
SOC 349 Law Enforcement 3
SOC 380 Social Class, Status, and Power 3
MINOR: Minor Course 3
SOC 168
Social Problems (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Sociology of Families
or Cultural Studies
or Social Movements
or Deviance
or Juvenile Delinquency
or Drugs and Society
or Special Topics
or INTRO GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
3
 Credits15
Spring
SOC 310 Qualitative Research Methods 3
SOC 367 Corrections 3
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective 6
SOC 150
Environmental Sociology
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Criminology
or Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
or Special Topics
or INTRO GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
3
 Credits18
Year Four
Fall
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective 9
SOC 168
Social Problems (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Sociology of Families
or Cultural Studies
or Social Movements
or Deviance
or Juvenile Delinquency
or Drugs and Society
or Special Topics
or INTRO GEOGRAPHIC INFO SYSTEMS
3
 Credits15
Spring
POLS 301 Constitutional Law II 3
SOC 498 Capstone 3
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective 9
 Credits18
 Total Credits126