A minimum of 45 semester hours are required within the major with 18 upper division credit hours required. Depending upon the concentration chosen, students may need to complete additional upper division hours to meet the minimum number of credit hours required for graduation. A minor is also required.

Minor: a minor or double major is required.  Please see the Weber State University catalog for options and more information.

WSU will only transfer and accept six (6) CJ credit hours for completion of the POST Academy and two (2) credits of physical education toward graduation and do NOT apply towards any major requirements. . In addition, a maximum of six (6) credit hours of CO-OP (CJ 2000), transfer into the major.

Lower division courses at SLCC will not be accepted as fulfilling WSU upper division CJ courses.

The Criminal Justice major at WSU requires that students take a specific set of core courses, as well as choosing one concentration and various support courses. The chart below is designed to indicate which courses at SLCC will count for core, concentration or support courses at WSU.

SLCC Course

Course Title

Credit
hrs

Prerequisites
at SLCC

WSU Equivalents

REQUIRED FOR ALL WSU CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS:

CJ 1010

Criminal Justice

3

None

CJ 1010

CJ 1330

Criminal Law

3

CJ 1010

CJ 1330

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONCENTRATION:

CJ 1340 &
CJ 1350

Criminal Investigation &
Intro to Forensic Science

3
3

ENGL 1010, COM 1010,
CJ 1010

CJ 1340 &
CJ 1350

CORRECTIONS CONCENTRATION:

 CJ 2330

Juvenile Justice

3

None

CJ 2330

LAW & JUSTICE CONCENTRATION:

CJ 2350

Laws of Evidence

3

CJ 1330

CJ 2350

CJ 2360

Juvenile Law

3

None

CJ 2360

FORENSIC SCIENCE I/LABORATORY CONCENTRATION
(for those wishing predominantly work in a crime lab)

CJ 1350

Intro to Forensic Science

3

None

CJ 1350

CJ 2350

Laws of Evidence

3

CJ 1330

CJ 2350

Requires a double major in Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or Microbiology. These majors may have additional lower division transfer courses.

FORENSIC SCIENCE II/ INVESTIGATION CONCENTRATION
(for those wishing a general background and training for field work)

CJ 1350

Intro to Forensic Science

3

None

CJ 1350

CJ 2350

Laws of Evidence

3

CJ 1330

CJ 2350

CHEM1210/1215

OR

CHEM1110/1115

General Chemistry I w/Lab

OR

Elementary Chemistry w/Lab

4/1

OR

4/1

Math 1050, w/Chem 1215


Math 1010, w/Chem 1115

CHEM 1210



CHEM 1110

CHEM1220/1225

OR

CHEM1120/1125

General Chemistry II w/ Lab

OR

Elementary Bioorganic Chemistry

4/1

OR

4/1

Chem 1210, w/Chem 1225


Math 1110, w/Chem 1125

CHEM 1220


CHEM 1120