Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 36
This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| C J 200 | Construction of Crime and Justice (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| C J 230 | Crime, Data, and Analysis (Major Core, D1) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 4 | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) | 4 |
| C J 330 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies Activity (Major Core) | 1 |
| C J 330GW | Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Power and Inequality Elective - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Law and Administration Elective - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units) - Take One 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units) - Take Three 6 | 9-12 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-18 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| C J 680 | Field Course in Criminal Justice (Major Culminating Experience) | 4 |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Four 4 | 12 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Total Units | 120-126 | |
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy GE Area A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Complementary Studies
Bachelor of Arts students must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major. (Note: Students may not use an alternate prefix that is cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major.)
Students who complete two majors or a major and a minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. An additional way to complete Complementary Studies for students in the Criminal Justice major is to meet with an advisor to identify 12 units of courses complementary to the major. With advisor approval, up to 12 of these units may be used to satisfy units in the major. Consult with your major advisor for assistance.
Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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Consider taking a class with a combined laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill GE Area B3 if not already satisfied.
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Criminal Justice Studies Electives (18-22 units total)
Power and Inequality (3 units)
Select One:
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 485/LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3 units)
C J 605 Criminalization of Gender and Sexuality (3 units)Criminal Justice Law and Administration (3 units)
Select One:
C J 400 Police and Public Policy (3 units)
C J 450 Jails and Prisons (3 units)
C J 480 California Corrections System (3 units)
C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)
C J 502 Criminal Procedure (3 units)Four Additional Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units)
Other upper-division C J courses in addition to those listed below can be used as electives. Select Four:
AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 375 Law and the Black Community (3 units) (USG/CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units) (USG/CSLG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History (3 units) (UD-D, USH, AERM, SJ)
COMM 503 Gender and Communication (4 units)
COMM 525 Sexualities and Communication (4 units)
COMM 531 Conflict Resolution (4 units) (UD-D)
COMM 541 Critical Approaches to Culture and Communication (4 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
COMM 543 Dialogues Across Differences (4 units)
COMM 564 Issues in Free Speech (4 units)
COMM 571 The Rhetoric of Terrorism (4 units)
COMM 573 The Rhetoric of Criminality and Punishment (4 units)
COUN 630 Legal Center Training I (3 units)
COUN 631 Legal Center Training II (3 units)
C J 306/I R 306 Crisis in Central America: U.S. Policy and the Root Causes of Chaos (4 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
C J 320 Literature in Criminal Justice - Crime Control, Due Process, and Class Justice (3 units)
C J 323 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 units)
C J 335 Legal Writing and Research (4 units)
C J 340/I R 341 Comparative Criminal Justice (4 units)
C J 400 Police and Public Policy (3 units)
C J 401 Criminal Profiling (3 units)
C J 405 Organized Crime (3 units)
C J 410 Crime Scene Investigation (3 units)
C J 420 Introduction to Forensic Science (3 units) (UD-B)
C J 435/LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 450 Jails and Prisons (3 units)
C J 451 The Architecture of Incarceration (3 units)
C J 452/SOC 451 Criminological Theory (4 units)
C J 460 Community Corrections and Sentencing (3 units)
C J 461/I R 361 Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare (4 units)
C J 470/SOC 452 Juvenile Justice (4 units)
C J 471 Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice (3 units)
C J 475 Intervention Policies in Juvenile Justice (3 units)
C J 480 California Corrections System (3 units)
C J 485/LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
C J 490 Immigration, Criminalization, and Justice (3 units)
C J 501 Criminal Law (3 units)
C J 502 Criminal Procedure (3 units)
C J 510/SOC 510
C J 511/SOC 511/USP 511 Critical Analysis of Re-entry and Housing (3 units)
C J 515 Extremism as Crime (3 units)
C J 525 Global Restorative Justice and Corrections (3 units)
C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity (3 units)
C J 535 Alternatives to Criminalization (3 units)
C J 550 School Violence and Discipline (3 units)
C J 570 Urban Violence (3 units)
C J 600 Youth Gangs in Community Context (3 units)
C J 605 Criminalization of Gender and Sexuality (3 units)
HIST 465 American Ethnic and Racial Relations II: 1890-Present (3 units) (UD-C, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)
HIST 470 The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USG/CSLG, USH AERM, SJ)
HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (3 units) (UD-C, USG/CSLG, USH AERM, SJ)
HIST 472 The Supreme Court and Social Change in U.S. History (3 units)
I R 259 Children and Youth in International Relations (4 units) (E, GP, SJ)
I R 334/IBUS 334 International Organizations: New World Order (4 units)
I R 360/C J 360 Intelligence and Intelligence Agencies (4 units)
I R 362/C J 362/PLSI 362 The Making of US Foreign Policy (4 units) (GP)
I R 436/PHIL 435 Human Rights in Global Perspective (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
I R 453 Women and Media in International Relations (4 units)
I R 459/PLSI 459 Refugees in Global Perspective (4 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 415 Latina/o Economic Empowerment (3 units) (F)
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
PHIL 335 Law and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
PHIL 378 Philosophy of Criminal Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PHIL 380 Philosophy of Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
PLSI 478 Judicial Process (4 units) (SJ)
PLSI 512/USP 512 Urban Politics and Community Power (4 units)
PLSI 552 Individual Rights and the Constitution (4 units) (SJ)
PSY 472 Introduction to Legal Psychology (3 units)
PSY 475 Psychology of Policing (3 units)
PSY 547 Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3 units)
RRS 330/SOC 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
RRS 571 Women, Race, and Class (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)
SXS 455 Sex, Power, and Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
SXS 569/PHIL 455 Sex and the Law (3 units) (UD-C, SJ)
WGS 513 Gender, War, and Militarism (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
WGS 514 Women and the Prison Industrial Complex (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
WGS 554 Gender and Global Migration (3 units)
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.