For students who entered fall 2012 to summer 2015.

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Minimum Credits = 120.

¹Required for all entering freshmen; not required for those who transfer to UMass Lowell or into the Criminal Justice (CJ) major.

²Gen. Ed. requirements also include a diversity and ethics designation.

³Free electives must be from departments other than Criminal Justice.

⁴Criminal Justice Core.

⁵Police option electives are listed below.

⁶A minor requires two courses at the 3000/4000 level. Students choosing the CJ/SS option must have two SS courses at the 3000/4000 level AND two CJ courses at the 3000/4000 level.

Restriction on off-campus study:

Be advised that any course taken at another institution must be formally approved prior to enrollment. See the catalog policy for details.

Notes:

• CJ Majors must maintain a 2.500 CJ GPA to remain in the major and an overall GPA or 2.200.
• CJ Majors need a minimum of 36 credits and cannot exceed 60 credits in CJ
• CJ Statistics (CRIM.3950) is a required course for application to the 5 year Master’s program.

Required Courses (6 credits)

• CRIM.3470 Police Innovation
• CRIM.3730 Issues in Police Administration

Police Option Electives - choose 4 of the following courses (12 credits). No more than 3 can be lower-level courses.

• CRIM.2030 Technology and the Criminal Justice System
• CRIM.2330 Criminal Procedure
• CRIM.2480 Terrorism
• CRIM.2610 Juvenile Delinquency
• CRIM.2800 Criminal Justice Ethics
• CRIM.3270 Violence in America
• CRIM.3480 Advanced Seminar in Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism
• CRIM.3700 Criminal Justice Management
• CRIM.3800 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
• CRIM.3850 Crime and Mental Illness
• CRIM.4010 Substance Abuse and Crime
• CRIM.4220 Victimology
• CRIM.4950 Criminal Justice Field Studies (6 credits – counts as 2 electives)
• CRIM.4960 Criminal Justice Internship

Last updated: 10/26/2017.