For students who entered fall 2022 and beyond.
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
ENGL.1010 /
HONR.1100 | College Writing I / FYSH (CW) | 3 |
| CRIM.1010 | The Criminal Justice System (DCA) | 3 |
| CRIM.2210 | Criminology | 3 |
| FAHS.1090 | First Year Experience Seminar1 | 1 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Persp. (SS) | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| ENGL.1020 | College Writing II (CW) | 3 |
| CRIM.1410 | Introduction to Policing | 3 |
| CRIM.1510 | Introduction to Corrections | 3 |
| MATH.2830 | Introduction to Statistics (MATH), (QL) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Science with Lab Persp. (SCL) | 3/4 |
| Total | 15/16 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.2010 | Systemic Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIM.2340 | Criminal Law | 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 Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.2800 | Criminal Justice Ethics | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Criminal Justice/Social Sciences/Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Social Sciences Persp. (SS) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.3470 | Police Innovations | 3 |
| CRIM.3900 | Criminal Justice Research Methods (IL), (SRE) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Arts and Hum. Persp. (AH) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | STEM Persp. (STEM) | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Criminal Justice/Social Sciences/Minor Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.2330 | Criminal Procedure | 3 |
| CRIM.3730 | Contemporary Issues in Policing | 3 |
| CRIM.3950 | Statistics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRIM.3970 | Crime Mapping | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.3600 | Gender, Race, & Crime | 3 |
| CRIM.3980 | Criminal Justice Data Analysis | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Criminal Justice/Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Social Sciences/Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Free Elective2 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Spring Semester
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| CRIM.4890 | Capstone Seminar in Criminology & Criminal Justice (WOC), (CTPS), (AIL) | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Criminal Justice/Minor Elective | 3 |
| xxxx.3/4xxx | Social Sciences/Minor Elective | 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.
Notes:
- Criminal Justice majors must maintain a 2.500 Criminal Justice 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.