For students who entered fall 2016 to spring 2022.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Total | 16 |
ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100
| College Writing I / FYSH (CW)
| 3 |
| CRIM.1010 | The CJ System (DCA) | 3 |
| CRIM.2210 | Criminology | 3 |
| FAHS.1090 | First Year Seminar1 | 1 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH)
| 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Persp. (SS) | 3 |
Spring Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Total | 15/16 |
| ENGL.1020 | College Writing II (CW)
| 3 |
| CRIM.1410 | Intro to Policing | 3 |
| CRIM.1510 | Intro to Corrections | 3 |
| MATH.2830 | Intro to Statistics (MATH), (QL) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Science with Lab Persp. (SCL) | 3/4 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.2340 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRIM.xxxx | Crime and Mental Health Elective3
| 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Persp. (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Science with Lab Persp. (SCL)
| 3/4 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15/16 |
Spring Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Total | 15 |
| CRIM.xxxx | Crime and Mental Health Elective3
| 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | CJ / SS or Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Persp. (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2
| 3 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.3850 | Crime and Mental Illness
| 3 |
| CRIM.3900 | CJ Research Methods (IL), (SRE) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | STEM Persp. (STEM)
| 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | CJ / SS or Minor Course
| 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Total | 15 |
| CRIM.3980 | CJ Data Analysis | 3 |
| CRIM.3/4xxx | Crime and Mental Health Elective3 | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | CJ or Minor Course
| 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | SS or Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
Spring Semester
| Course# | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.4890 | Capstone Seminar in Criminology and CJ (WOC), (CTPS), (AIL)
| 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | CJ or Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | SS or Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Total Minimum Credits = 120
1Required for all entering freshmen; not required for those who transfer to UMass Lowell or into the CJ major.
2Free electives must be from departments other than Criminal Justice.
3Crime and Mental Health Electives:
Notes:
- CJ Majors must maintain a 2.500 CJ GPA to remain in the major and an overall GPA of 2.200.
- CJ Majors need a minimum of 36 credits and cannot exceed 60 credits in CJ
No more than two Breadth of Knowledge courses can be taken with the same prefix. The Core Curriculum courses may be taken in any sequence. Refer to the Core Curriculum policy for further details. You should meet with your faculty adviser to determine how you will meet the Core Curriculum requirements.Current UMass Lowell students should be using their Advisement Report in SiS. If you need assistance, please contact your adviser.
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.
Last updated: 7/06/2021