The Criminal Justice area of emphasis is designed to provide students with the first two years of higher education with the intent of transferring to a 4-year institution pursuing a major in Criminal Justice. Following the advising guide ensures the Criminal Justice Field of Study completion. The Field of Study (FOS) curriculum for Criminal Justice is the set of lower-division courses that must be applied to any undergraduate Criminal Justice program, regardless of degree designation. The FOS also applies to Criminology, Victim’s Studies, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and related undergraduate programs. Following this advising guide ensures both completion of the Core Curriculum and the FOS.
Semester I
Semester II
Semester III
Semester IV
The following courses are required in the Criminal Justice Field of Study. Other courses listed in the program are required to complete the core curriculum.
- Designated Core Courses in the Field of Study (3 SCH):
- CRIJ 1301 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Discipline Foundation Courses (12 SCH):
- CRIJ 1306 - Court Systems & Practices
- CRIJ 1310 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
- CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems & Practices
- CRIJ 2328 - Police Systems & Practices
- Directed Electives (2 courses: 6 SCH/8 SCH):
- CRIJ 2314 - Criminal Investigation
- Academic Elective
For BS at SFA take ENGL 2311 as one academic elective
For BA at SFA take SPAN 1411 and SPAN 1412 as the academic elective
For BS at SFA take MATH 1332
Advising Notes: The following institutions will accept any ACGM course for fulfilling the directed electives requirement for the Criminal Justice Field of Study.
Prairie View A&M University
Midwestern State University
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of North Texas at Dallas
West Texas A&M University
Transferring in CRIJ Academic Courses
If you have previously taken a CRIJ course, see your advisor about the possibility of counting the course as one of your academic electives.