Sample TESU BA Criminal Justice Plan

=Generic BA Criminal Justice Degree Plan= This is a generic degree plan that applies to Thomas Edison State University for a Bachelor Arts in Criminal Justice as of approximately February of 2020. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

General Education Requirements
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 RA credits to complete their degree. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.

Criminal Justice AOS
30 credits are in the AOS. 15 credits need to be UL.

Part A. Criminal Justice
3 credits. Choose one.

Part B. Criminology
3 credits. Choose one.

Part C. Law Enforcement
3 credits. Choose one.

Part D. Procedures
3 credits. Choose one.

TESU expects an UL credit here but some of these are LL. Ensure that you have sufficient UL credit.

Part E. Corrections
3 credits. Choose one.

Part F. Juvenile Justice
3 credits. Choose one.

Part G. Research Methods
3 credits. Choose one.

TESU expects either SOS-492 Research Methods in Social Sciences or STA-201 Statistics.

Part H. AOS Ethics
3 credits. Choose one. Any UL ethics should work here; confirm with advisor.

Part I. AOS Electives
6 credits. Take UL credits as required to meet 15 UL credits within the entire AOS.

Lower-Level options that do not overlap with previously-suggested courses.

Liberal Arts Capstone
Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

Electives
21 credits required.

See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.