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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Criminal Justice (BA)
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Criminal Justice (BA)
Upon completion of a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, students will be able to
1. Identify, analyze, and evaluate the components of the criminal justice system including criminal laws, criminal procedure, police operations, and the policies and services involved in processing offenders from investigation and arrest through trial, sentencing, and post-conviction re-entry into society.
2. Analyze the nature of crime and criminal behavior and their impact on policy related to crime and public safety.
3. Identify, analyze, and compare the philosophy, functions, and roles of institutional incarceration, diversion and treatment courts, and community-based corrections.
4. Critically examine the criminal justice system, understanding its role in maintaining broader economic, racial, and gender-based social inequalities.
5. Have a working knowledge of methods of crime research as well as the theories that underlie this research.
6. Critically examine the use of social science in the public sphere and be prepared for careers related to the social sciences.
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College Requirements:
College Breadth Requirements:
The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth. *If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement. Second Language:
- Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in a language other than English with minimum grades of D-.
- Languages offered include American Sign Language (ASLC), Ancient Greek (GREK), Arabic (ARAB), Brazilian Portuguese (PORT), Chinese (CHIN), French (FREN), German (GRMN), Hebrew (HEBR), Italian (ITAL), Japanese (JAPN), Korean (KORE), Latin (LATN), Russian (RUSS), and Spanish (SPAN).
- Students with four or more years of high school work in a second language, or who have proficiency in a language other than English, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
Mathematics:
The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters. Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-): Option Two:
One of the following: Option Four:
- Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).
Second Writing Requirement:
A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed. Major Requirements:
A grade of C- or better is required in all CRJU courses. Minimum 30 credits CRJU; maximum 45 credits. At least 15 credits of courses applicable to the Criminal Justice major (courses with a CRJU prefix) must be taken at the University of Delaware. No more than six credits of independent study (CRJU 366 or CRJU 466 ) may count toward the requirements for the major. Related Coursework:
Minimum grade of D- in all Related Coursework, except where otherwise noted. Note:
* These courses are typically only available to Psychology majors or minors. Electives:
After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree. Credits to Total a Minimum of 124
Last Revised for 2025-2026 Academic Year
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