For students who entered fall 2012 to summer 2015.

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

¹Required for all entering freshmen; not required for those who transfer to UMass Lowell or into the 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.
⁵Corrections 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.3500 Institutional Corrections
• CRIM.3510 Community-Based Corrections
  

Corrections Option Electives - choose 4 of the following courses (12 credits)

• CRIM.2030 Technology and the Criminal Justice System
• CRIM.3270 Violence in America
• CRIM.3700 Criminal Justice Management
• 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 
  

Last updated: 10/26/2017