University Center
Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science Degree Evening Program
Major Requirements
This page is intended as a guide only. Refer to the WSU catalog for a complete listing of requirements.
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| 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. |
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| Minor: a minor or double major is required. Please see the Weber State University catalog for options and more information. |
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| 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. |
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| Lower division courses at SLCC will not be accepted as fulfilling WSU upper division CJ courses. |
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| 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 | Prerequisites | 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 & | Criminal Investigation & | 3 | ENGL 1010, COM 1010, | CJ 1340 & |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| CJ 1350 | Intro to Forensic Science | 3 | None | CJ 1350 |
| CJ 2350 | Laws of Evidence | 3 | CJ 1330 | CJ 2350 |
| CHEM1210/1215 | General Chemistry I w/Lab | 4/1 | Math 1050, w/Chem 1215 | CHEM 1210 |
| CHEM1220/1225 | General Chemistry II w/ Lab | 4/1 | Chem 1210, w/Chem 1225 | CHEM 1220 |
NOTE: Although students at SLCC may be awarded up to 20 credit hours of CJ 1900 for POST and other training Weber State University accepts only 6 total hours of this training toward graduation.