Sample Four-year Plan for Criminal Justice Major (B.A.)
Note: The four-year plan below is for example purposes only. Students should refer to the catalog in effect upon their entry to Viterbo for more specifics on requirements of the core curriculum, major, and degree. Also, some courses have certain semester rotations that may or may not be reflected below. Your advisor will assist you with actual registration planning to accommodate these rotations. For complete information see the current undergraduate catalog.
| Freshman Fall |
17 credits |
| ENGL 103 - Composition and Elements of Argument |
3 |
| SOCL 125 - Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
| CRMJ/SOCL 150 - Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
| VUSM 100 - Franciscan Values and Traditions |
3 |
| SOCL 149 Human Service Experience |
1 |
| World Language, Natural Science, or Math |
4 |
| Freshman Spring |
16 credits |
| ENGL 104 - Composition and Literature |
3 |
| Math (unless MATH 130) |
3 |
| Integrating Faith and Practice |
3 |
| Philosophical and Moral Inquiry |
3 |
| World Language or Elective |
4 |
| Sophomore Fall |
16 credits |
| VUSM 200 - Living in a Diverse World |
3 |
| CRMJ 203 - Police in American Society |
3 |
| CRMJ 280 - Corrections |
3 |
| Natural Science |
4 |
| World Language or Elective |
3 |
| Sophomore Spring |
15 credits |
MATH 130 - Statistics OR SOCL/PSYC 233 - Applied Statistics for Social Sciences |
3 |
| CRMJ 265 - Sophomore Seminar |
3 |
| CRMJ 270 Interviewing and Report Writing |
3 |
| Literary Analysis |
3 |
| World Language or Elective |
3 |
| Junior Fall |
18 credits |
| SOCL 353 - Social Stratification |
3 |
| CRMJ 310 - Judicial Process |
3 |
| VUSM 300 - Serving the Common Good |
3 |
| Theological Inquiry |
3 |
| Artistic Awareness |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective |
3 |
| Junior Spring |
16 credits |
| SOCL 430 - Sociological Theory |
3 |
| SOCL 320 - Racial and Ethnic Groups |
3 |
| CRMJ/SOCL 351 - Crime and Delinquency |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
4 |
| Senior Fall |
18 credits |
| SOCL 338 - Quantitative Research Methods |
3 |
| Historical Analysis |
3 |
| VUSM 400 - The Ethical Life |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Elective |
3 |
| Elective |
3 |
| Senior Spring |
12 credits |
| CRMJ 465 - Senior Seminar |
3 |
| CRMJ 487 - Experiential Learning |
6 |
| Elective |
3 |