Criminal Justice, B.A.

Finish in Four

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, our goal is to ensure you can Finish in Four. In addition to a wide range of academic and student support efforts, we’ve set up this pathway, or map, for you; if you follow this recommended sequence, you will complete your Bachelor’s degree in four years. Together, we can help you Finish in Four and turn your degree into a great career.

Please note that this is a scheduling aid, not a guarantee of specific course offerings each semester. Course availability varies depending on the date of enrollment, so please be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for official degree/program requirements and seek guidance regularly from your faculty and professional academic advisors.

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Academic Department: Criminal Justice

First Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
UNV 101University Experience2 credits
ENG 101College Composition I*3 credits
CRJ 100Introduction to Criminal Justice3 credits
CRJ 130Philosophy and Ethics of Social Control3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
First Year Fall Semester Total: 17 Credits

First Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ENG 121College Composition II*3 credits
PSY
100

SOC 100		General Psychology*

-or-
Introduction to Sociology*		3 credits
CRJ 230Research Methods in Criminal Justice3 credits
CRJ 225Criminal Justice Ethics3 credits
SOC 230Criminology3 credits
First Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CRJ 250

CRJ 372

CRJ 332
Criminal Law
-or-
Police & Policing
-or-
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency** 		3 credits
PSY/SOC 200Social Psychology3 credits
MAT 101Basic Statistics*3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
Second Year Fall Semester Total: 17 Credits

Second Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
PCJ 215Business Communications*3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective3 credits
GECScience – Choose from 3c, 3d, 3e (ENV 308 Recommended GIS Fundamentals of GIS – 3d, 3e)3-4 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
Second Year Spring Semester Total: 15-16 Credits

Third Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CRJ 250

CRJ 372

CRJ 332		Criminal Law
-or-
Police & Policing
-or-
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency** 		3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
Third Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CRJ 376Punishment and Correction3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GECGeneral Education Course3 credits
Third Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CRJ 250

CRJ 372

CRJ 332		Criminal Law
-or-
Police & Policing
-or-
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency**		3 credits
SOC 430Theoretical Criminology
(Must be taken Fall of Senior Year)		3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
Fourth Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
CRJ 430Crime Control Policies (Must be taken Spring of Senior Year)3 credits
CJ ElectiveCriminal Justice Elective3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course3 credits
GEL/MinorGeneral Elective or Minor Course1-3 credits
Fourth Year Spring Semester Total: 13-15 Credits

Total Minimum Credits Required for Degree: 120 credits

* Meets General Education Curriculum requirements

** Course contains a 100 hour preceptorship component

*** See faculty advisor for AT & PT grad school preparations