DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Bachelor of Arts (Effective FALL 2012)
I. CAROLINA CORE REQUIREMENTS
USC Courses
ENGLISH (6 hrs) C or better required
101
102
HISTORY (6 hrs)
US History (111 or 112)
Non-US History (100 level)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (0-9 hrs) thru 122 level
Choose one of two options: 109, 110, & 122, or 121 & 122
LAB SCIENCE (8 hrs)
Choose from: ANTH, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, ENRV, GEOG,
GEOL,MSCI, OR PHYS
MATH/ANALYTICAL (6 hrs)
Choose two from: MATH 122/141/170/172, PHIL 110,
STAT 110 or higher, or CSCE 101 or higher.
HUMANITIES (12 hrs)
1 Fine Arts or Literature
3 Additional Humanities
II. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (36 hours)
Each course must be passed with a grade of C or better.
COURSE COURSES
CRJU 101 – Intro to Criminal Justice
CRJU 202 – Research Methods
CRJU 203 – Criminal Procedure
CRJU 341 – Sociology of Crime
Additional Required Courses (9 hrs) *
Choose 3 of 5 from: 311, 312, 313, 314, or 351
Upper division CRJU Courses (15 hrs) *
6 hours of writing intensive course work: 430, 554, 563 or 591,
9 additional hours from 300 – 500 level CRJU courses.
III. COGNATE or MINOR**
Cognate (12 hrs):
Cognate Emphasis:
Minor:
or Minor (18hrs):
Additional Minor Coursework (Electives)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 hrs)
Overlay (2 of 3 overlay courses can fulfill General Education):
A) Persuasive Communication
B) Information Literacy
C) Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
A)
B)
C)
ELECTIVES
These courses are the remaining hours needed to complete
the minimum of 120 hours for graduation.
To graduate with honors, at least 60 hours of coursework must be
taken in residence at the University of South Carolina
The College of Arts and Sciences Guidelines for Advising can be found
online at: http://www.cas.sc.edu/ugrad/.
* CRJU course title descriptions are listed on the back of
this tracking sheet.
** A double major eliminates the cognate requirement.
Please note that a dual degree does NOT eliminate the
cognate requirement. Cognate courses must be passed with
a grade of C or better.