Academics

Criminal Justice :: Curriculum

This information is meant to be used as a guideline. For the official course listing and suggested sequence, please refer to the college catalog.

General Education Core Courses

Course	Title	Credits
BIO 101-102 (or BIO 141-142 or CHM 111-112)	Science Sequence	8
CST 100	Principles of Public Speaking	3
ENG 111-112	College Composition I-II	6
HLT 106	First Aid & Safety	2
ITE 115	Intro Computer Applications & Concepts	3
MTH 155	Statistical Reasoning	3
PHI 101	Introduction to Philosophy I	3
PHI 220	Ethics	3
PLS 211	United States Government I	3
PSY 200	Principles of Psychology	3
SOC 200	Principles of Sociology	3
SDV 100 & SDV 101 (or SDV 108)	College Success Skills & Orientation to Public Service (SDV 108 satisfies both requirements)	2

Criminal Justice & Related Courses

Course	Title	Credits
ADJ 100	Survey of Criminal Justice	3
ADJ 120	Introduction to Courts	3
ADJ 140	Introduction to Corrections	3
ADJ 229	Law Enforcement and Community	3
E*	Administration of Justice Electives	12

*ADJ Electives

Four ADJ electives must be taken from the following list:

• ADJ 105: Juvenile Justice System**
• ADJ 107: Survey of Criminology
• ADJ 130: Introduction to Criminal Law**
• ADJ 215: Report Writing
• ADJ 232: Domestic Violence
• ADJ 234: Terrorism & Counter Terrorism
• ADJ 236: Principles of Criminal Investigation**

** Preferred electives for transfer to Radford University