Sample Degree Pathway for Criminal Justice - Corrections Option
For students who entered fall 2016 and beyond.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100 | College Writing I /
First Year Seminar in Honors: Text in the City (CW) | 3 |
| FAHS.1090 | First Year Seminar1 | 1 |
| CRIM.1010 | The Criminal Justice System (DCA) | 3 |
| CRIM.2210 | Criminology | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Perspective (SS) | 3 |
| Total | 16 | |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.2340 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CRIM.xxxx | Corrections Elective3 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Perspective (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Science with Lab Perspective (SCL) | 3/4 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15/16 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.xxxx | Corrections Elective3 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Criminal Justice / Social Sciences / Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Perspective (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.3500 | Institutional Corrections | 3 |
| CRIM.3900 | Criminal Justice Research Methods (IL), (SRE) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Humanities Perspective (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | STEM Perspective (STEM) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Criminal Justice / Minor Course | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.3510 | Community-Based Corrections | 3 |
| CRIM.3950 | Criminal Justice Statistics | 3 |
| CRIM.3970 | Crime Mapping | 3 |
| CRIM.3/4xxx | Corrections Elective3 | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.3980 | Criminal Justice Data Analysis | 3 |
| CRIM.3/4xxx | Corrections Elective3 | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Criminal Justice / Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Social Sciences / Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM.4890 | Capstone Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice (WOC), (CTPS), (AIL) | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Criminal Justice / Minor Course | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Social Sciences / 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 Criminal Justice major.
2Free electives must be from departments other than Criminal Justice.
3Corrections Electives:
- CRIM.2030 Technology and the Criminal Justice System (cannot be double counted towards computer skills)
- CRIM.3270 Violence in America
- CRIM.3800 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
- CRIM.3850 Crime and Mental Illness
- CRIM.3870 Criminal Mind and Behavior
- CRIM.3880 Forensic Psychopathology
- CRIM.4010 Substance Abuse and Crime
Notes:
- Criminal Justice majors must maintain a 2.500 CJ GPA to remain in the major and an overall GPA of 2.200.
- Criminal Justice majors need a minimum of 36 credits and cannot exceed 60 credits in Criminal Justice.
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.