UMT’s criminal justice program is comprised of a two-year, lower-level Associate of Science in Criminal Justice (ASCJ) and a follow on two-year, upper-level Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice (BSCJ).

A maximum of 75 percent of the required credit-hours for either degree may be transferred toward either program and 25 percent of the credit-hours may include credit for relevant professional and work experience.

BSCJ PROGRAM

The BSCJ requires completion of a total of 120 semester credit-hours of instruction, 60 of which are at the upper level (junior and senior years). Students must have completed a minimum of 60 semester credit-hours of college-level studies at the lower level (freshman and sophomore years). Within the required 120 semester credit-hours a student must also complete at least 30 semester credit-hours in General Education in total to receive a BSCJ degree.

Upon successful completion of the bachelor’s in criminal justice, students will be able to:

• Explain the fundamental concepts, roles, and functions of criminal justice and the criminal justice system.
• Evaluate the value of leading management theories and practices as applied to criminal justice administration.
• Synthesize new knowledge as a result of independent research using up-to-date information technology.
• Demonstrate knowledge of general education topics consistent with graduates of comparable Bachelor of Science degree programs.
• Apply basic statistical methods and research methods to problems in criminal justice.

BSCJ Degree Requirements

The curriculum is divided into three areas:

• Core courses (30 semester credit-hours)
• General Education (30 semester credit-hours)
• Electives (60 semester credit-hours)

BSCJ Prerequisites

Students must complete or be able to transfer either Psy 100 & 101 (Psychology I & II) or Soc 100 & 101 (Sociology I & II) as a prerequisite for completion of the BSCJ program.

BSCJ Core Courses

The BSCJ Core comprises ten courses. Note that for students who have earned the ASCJ at UMT, they will have completed the first five of these ten courses as part of the ASCJ.

The ten Core courses address the fundamental topics that are relevant to criminal justice, including criminal justice, corrections, law enforcement, statistics, management, criminology, ethics, and law.

CJ 100. Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 105. Introduction to Juvenile Justice
CJ 110. Introduction to Criminal Law
CJ 115. Introduction to Corrections
CJ 125. Introduction to Law Enforcement
CJ 130. Criminology
CJ 140. Criminal Justice Management
CJ 150. Introduction to Forensic Science
CJ 155. Criminal Courts System
CJ 170. Criminal Procedure

Criminal Justice Electives

Electives provide more-in-depth coverage of specific content areas to meet the needs and interests of students. The electives offered for the criminal justice student include criminal justice, management, statistics, and relevant social science courses:

CJ 120. Introduction to Criminal Justice Ethics
CJ 135. Community Policing
CJ 145. Constitutional Law
CJ 160. Criminal Investigation
CJ 165. Criminal Evidence
CJ 198. Directed Readings and Research
Mgt 101. Principles of Management
Mgt 131. Human Resources Management
Mgt 133 Communications & Soft Skills
Mgt 135 Leadership & Organization

General Education Courses

To meet the general education requirement, students can select from the following courses:

Comm 100. Business Communications
Comm 101. Technical Writing
Econ 100. Microeconomics
Econ101. Macroeconomics
Econ125. Economics for Managers
Econ 160. International Economics I
Econ 161. International Economics II
Engl 100. English Grammar
Engl 101. English Composition
Gov 100. U.S. Government and Politics I
Gov 101. U.S. Government and Politics II
Hist 100. World Civilizations I
Hist 101. World Civilizations II
Math 100. Business Mathematics
Math 110. Finite Math and Calculus I
Math 111. Finite Math and Calculus II
Psy 100. Psychology I
Psy 101. Psychology II
Soc 100. Sociology I
Soc 101. Sociology II
Soc 103. Business and Society
Stat 100. Basic Statistics
Stat 101. Business Statistics I
Stat 102. Business Statistics II
Stat 125. Statistics for Managers