Criminal Justice and Criminology

A student may be admitted to the Criminal Justice and Criminology major upon completing CRM J 101 and earning a minimum WSU cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.

Students who major in criminal justice and criminology must complete the 18 credits criminal justice core (CRM J 101, 201, 311, 320, 321, and 480) and 12 credits in criminal justice electives of which 2 courses must be an [M].

First Year
First Term	Credits
CRM J 101 [SSCI]	3
ENGLISH 101 [WRTG]	3
Quantitative Reasoning [QUAN]	3
Electives	6
Second Term	Credits
Arts [ARTS]	3
Communication [COMM] or Written Communication [WRTG]	3
CRM J 201	3
Diversity [DIVR] or CRM J 205 [DIVR]	3
HISTORY 105 [ROOT]	3
Second Year
First Term	Credits
Biological Sciences [BSCI] with lab1	4
CRM J 311	3
Humanities [HUM]	3
Electives	6
Second Term	Credits
CRM J 321	3
Equity and Justice [EQJS]	3
Electives	9
Complete Writing Portfolio
Third Year
First Term	Credits
CRM J 320	3
CRM J Electives2	3
Electives3	9
Second Term	Credits
CRM J Electives2	3
Physical Sciences [PSCI] with lab1	4
Electives3	9
Fourth Year
First Term	Credits
CRM J Electives2	6
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives3	9
Second Term	Credits
CRM J 480 [CAPS] [M]	3
Foreign Language, if needed, or Electives3	10

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Footnotes

1	To meet University and College of Arts and Sciences requirements, students must take a [BSCI] course with lab and [PSCI] course with lab.
2	CRM J Electives (12 credits): Any CRM J course not used to fulfill the CRM J core requirements. Must include one [M] course.
3	Electives: 300-400-level coursework as needed to meet University requirements of 120 credits and 40 upper-division credits.