Courses Taken At The Citadel for Criminal Justice
Requirements for the 2+2 program in criminal justice consists of a total of 55 upper division credit hours: in addition to required coursework, includes 33 credit hours in the major and 15 credit hours of upper level elective courses, 36 of which must be taken at The Citadel.
| Required Courses: 12 Credit Hours | |
| CRMJ 201 Intro to Criminal Justice | CRMJ 370 Police Systems |
| CRMJ 202 Criminology | CRMJ 380 Corrections |
| Upper Level Elective Courses (Must be at 300 level or higher): 33 Credit Hours: | |
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Note: CRMJ 201 is a prerequisite for all criminal justice courses except CRMJ 202.
Students may choose from the following list of upper level elective courses in criminal justice
CRMJ 371 Critical Issues in Law Enforcement
CRMJ 373 Criminal Evidence
CRMJ 375 Criminal Justice Administration
CRMJ 381 Organized Crime
CRMJ 382 Drugs and Crime
CRMJ 383 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRMJ 384 International Crime
CRMJ 385 Juvenile Delinquency
CRMJ 386 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CRMJ 387 Criminal Investigation
CRMJ 388 White Collar Crime
CRMJ 390 Victimology
CRMJ 391 Criminalistics
CRMJ 392 Computer Crime
CRMJ 465 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
Three of the following courses can count as required upper level elective in the criminal justice major
Electives: (3 courses, 9 credit hours)
PSCI 302 Urban Politics
PSCI 310 Domestic Terrorism
PSCI 342 International Terrorism
PSCI 361 Law and Legal Process
PSCI 392 Political Theory
PSCI 401 Public Policy Process
PSCI 461 Issues in Contemporary Constitutional Law
SOCI 201, 202 and any 300-400 level course in sociology
Credit for CRMJ 498 (Independent Study) and CRMJ 499 (Internships): Approval is required from the participating faculty member, the 2 + 2 program director, and the Associate Dean of Evening Undergraduate Studies. A description of these courses will be included in the Citadel Graduate College catalog.
Elective Courses: 15 Credit Hours
Must be upper-level courses at 300-400 level.
Recommended: Minor in Leadership Studies.[1]
Transfer Courses
The following courses will transfer from Trident Technical College into The Citadel as lower division electives.
CRJ 115 Criminal Law I
CRJ 120 Constitutional Law
CRJ 126 Research Methods
CRJ 130 Police Administration
CRJ 202 Criminalistics
CRJ 210 Juvenile and the Law
CRJ 243 Criminal Profiling
CRJ 224 Police-Community Relations
CRJ 222 Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJ 230 Criminal Investigation I
CRJ 232 White Collar Crime Investigation
CRJ 233 Cyber Crimes and the Law
CRJ 236 Criminal Evidence
CRJ 239 Homeland Security and Terrorism
CRJ 242 Correctional Systems
CRJ 244 Probation, Pardon and Parole
Note: CRJ 101 (Introduction to Criminal Justice) and CRJ 125 (Criminology) can be taken at either institution.
The minor in Leadership Studies consists of course from a number of academic departments. The minor is intended to highlight and reinforce the centrality of leadership in The Citadel experience. The minor focuses more on an understanding of the nature of leadership than on the development of leadership skills. This minor is intended for students who wish to supplement their study in those content areas with a scholarly consideration of the subject of leadership. The minor consists of five courses or 15 credit hours (at least three courses or 9 credit hours must be completed at The Citadel): one experiential course, LDRS 401 Senior Seminar in Leadership, and three electives from the list below.
BADM 371 Leadership in Organizations
ENGL 371 Literary Paradigms of Leadership
HIST 371 Historical Studies in Leadership
PSCI 371 Leadership in Politics
PSCI 305 American Presidency
PSYC 371 Psychology of Leadership
Mapping of Courses – Trident Technical College and The Citadel
Associate in Arts Major or Associate in Applied Science—Criminal Justice
To Four-Year Degree in Criminal Justice at The Citadel
For Trident Technical College students who are either in the Associate Arts or Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice, and wish to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice at The Citadel, the following is a map of the courses to complete the general education requirements.
| The Citadel Requirements | TTC CRJ Major | TTC AA Major |
| 6 hours of Writing/ENG Composition ENGL 101 ENGL 102 | ENG 101 ENG 102 (Take instead of CRJ 140) | ENG 101 ENG 102 |
| 6 hours of Humanities/Ethics/Foreign Language | PHI 110 (Take instead of CRJ 222) 3 hours of HUM (Gen. Elective) | PHI 110 (strongly encouraged) 3 hours HUM MUS 105 ART 101 ART 107 ART 108 PHI 101 REL 101 Foreign Language 101/102 sequence |
| 6 hours of History in sequence HIST 101/102 or HIST 104/105 | HIS 101/102 or HIS 104/105 (Gen. Electives) | HIS 101/102 or HIS 104/105 |
| 6 hours of Mathematics MATH 109 or 120 | MAT 120 MAT 109 | MAT 120 MAT 109 |
| 8 hours of a Lab Science (does not have to be sequential) | BIO 101/102* or AST 101/102* | |
| 6 hours of Social Science | SOC 101 (Social Science Req.)** PSY 201 or PSC 201 or ANT 101 | SOC 101 (Social Science Req.)** PSY 201 or PSC 201 or ANT 101 |
| Required CRJ Courses at The Citadel CRMJ 201(Req.) CRMJ 202 (Req.) | CRJ 101(Req.) CRJ 125 (Req.) | CRJ 101(Req. Elective)*** CRJ 125 (Req. Elective)*** |
| 21 hours of Lower Division Electives | CPT 101 | CPT 101 |
| CRJ 115 CRJ 220 or BUS 121 CRJ 210 CRJ 242 CRJ 130 CRJ 236 | ||
| 3 hours of Oral Communication 3 hours of Literature 9 hours of HUM/SOC-SCI/COM |
*Students can also do CHM 106/107 or PHY 201/202 as part of the lab science combo, but CHM 106/107 are not offered often and the physics requires a hire math prerequisite than BIO and AST.
**SOC 101 can also count as an upper level elective in the major at The Citadel.
***For the AA, make CRJ 101 and 125 required electives because they are required at The Citadel and also for the CRJ degree at TTC.