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Criminal Justice B.A.
Outcomes
USF’s criminal justice graduates have abundant career opportunities across various fields, including roles as correctional officers, detectives, lawyers, police officers, private investigators, probation officers and social workers.
These roles offer a wide range of responsibilities and settings, from law enforcement to legal practice and social services, providing graduates with diverse paths to pursue their professional goals in the criminal justice system.
Career Outlook
- Average Salary: $41,650
- Job Postings: 6,865
Average salary is based on a criminal justice specialist position from Salary.com. Job posting data is for detectives and criminal investigator positions and is provided by Lightcast. This number represents unique job postings from companies looking to hire in the last 30 days as of May 2024.
Courses
In addition to meeting the liberal arts core requirements of the University, students must complete a minimum of 39 semester hours in the criminal justice curriculum, including all courses in the core group and enough courses in the elective group to produce at least 39 credits in the major. A minimum course grade of "C-" is required for each course in the major.
Required Major Core Courses
Complete the following courses.
CRJ220
Criminal Law & Procedure
(3.0 s.h)
SOC310
Delinquency and Criminology
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ308
Ethics and the Law
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ203
Introduction to Criminal Justice
(3.0 s.h)
PSY250
Methods of Research
(3.0 s.h)
SOC250
Methods of Research
(3.0 s.h)
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Elective(s) in Major
Complete 18 s.h. from the following courses.
CRJ325
Advanced Criminal Procedure
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ440
Capital Punishment
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ405
Constitutional Issues & Criminal Justice Cases
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ430
Corrections: Operations & Issues
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ300
Crime in Film
(3.0 s.h)
CRJ303
Criminal Law in Indian Country
(3.0 s.h)
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