Criminal Justice-Criminal Justice Generalist Option (CJGO)

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Criminal Justice-Criminal Justice Generalist Option CJGO

College(s): Education and Human Services

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Junior-Senior Level
Entrance into the junior year of the criminal justice program is on a grade point competitive, space available basis.
By the end of the sophomore year winter semester, students must choose one of the three program concentrations: (1) law enforcement specialist, (2) criminal justice corrections, or (3) criminal justice generalist.
Criminal Justice Generalist Concentration
Major Courses
CRIM 305	Ethical Issues in Crim Justice	4
CRIM 310	Corrections and Society	3
CRIM 311	Police and Society	3
CRIM 322	Report Writing for Corrections	3
CRIM 385	Current Issues in CJ	3
CRIM 391	Criminal Justice Internship	4
CRIM 411	Crime Control Policy	3
CRIM 425	Michigan Criminal Law	4
CRIM 430	Michigan Criminal Procedure	4
CRIM 499	CJ Assessment Course	1
LITR 343	Crime-Violence in Literature	3
SOCY Elective		3
Choose one:	SOCY 340, SOCY 341, SOCY 344, SOCY 345, SOCY 443, SOCY 450 or SOCY 460
Electives		22
Minimum semester credit hours required for criminal justice BS degree-criminal justice generalist option:		120

Criminal Justice Generalist Option

This option provides general education in criminal justice. Coursework is designed to provide an understanding of criminal justice, while allowing students to obtain special work-related skills necessary for work in a variety of criminal justice positions with police, courts, and corrections. They may also pursue a graduate or professional study.

Classes for the Generalist option are also being held at off-campus sites in Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Schoolcraft, Delta, Macomb, Muskegon, Oakland, and Port Huron.

Admission Requirements

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for admission into the Generalist concentration.