{"id":1070,"date":"2017-12-06T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=1070"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:22:49","slug":"criminology-criminal-justice-bs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology"},"content":{"rendered":"

This major is designed for students planning careers in law enforcement or criminal justice, or for those wishing to advance their current career in a criminal justice related field.<\/p>\n

For those seeking an online criminology degree, La Verne\u2019s Bachelor\u2019s in Criminal Justice & Criminology can also be completed entirely online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t
\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n

Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n

Total program: 52 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Supportive Courses<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0250<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Sociology<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0303<\/span><\/td>Applied Quantitative Analysis<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Core Requirements<\/h3>\n

12 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0390<\/span><\/td>Research Methods<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0401<\/span><\/td>Criminological Theory<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0498<\/span><\/td>Senior Capstone Project<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Breadth Requirements<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0322<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Criminology<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0326<\/span><\/td>Criminal Justice System<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Electives\u00a0<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Select two of the following:<\/span><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n
ANTH\u00a0262<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Forensic Investigations<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0320<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Sociology of Deviance<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0321<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Juvenile Delinquency<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0329<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Correctional Systems<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0342<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Urban Crime Patterns<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0345<\/span><\/div><\/td>
White-Collar Crime<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0350<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Law and Society<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0375<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Drugs and Society<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0380<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Political Economy of Crime<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Or other advisor approved criminology course(s)<\/span><\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Racial Justice and Tolerance (RJT) Breadth Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n

16 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0315<\/span><\/td>Race and Ethnicity<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0330<\/span><\/td>Social Class and Inequality<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
8 semester hours from the following: <\/span><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0270<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Social Problems<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0317<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Health, Wealth, and Poverty<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0325<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Racism & Anti-Racism Through Film<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0335<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Black Experience in the U.S.<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0336<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Latino Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0337<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Asian-American Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0338<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Native American Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0341<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Urban Sociology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
HSTY\u00a0315<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Intro to Latinx Histories<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PSY\u00a0409<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Multicultural Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Other Advisor Approved RJT course(s)<\/span><\/div><\/td>
<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This major is designed for students planning careers in law enforcement or criminal justice, or for those wishing to advance their current career in a criminal justice related field. For those seeking an online criminology degree, La Verne\u2019s Bachelor\u2019s in Criminal Justice & Criminology can also be completed entirely online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1070","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice | University of La Verne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sociology and Anthropology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ULaVerne\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-26T21:22:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ULaVerne\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/\",\"name\":\"Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice | University of La Verne\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-06T20:06:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-26T21:22:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/\",\"name\":\"Sociology and Anthropology\",\"description\":\"University of La Verne\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice | University of La Verne","description":"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology","og_description":"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.","og_url":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/","og_site_name":"Sociology and Anthropology","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ULaVerne\/","article_modified_time":"2022-09-26T21:22:49+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ULaVerne","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/","url":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/","name":"Bachelor of Science in Criminology & Criminal Justice | University of La Verne","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-12-06T20:06:31+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-26T21:22:49+00:00","description":"Learn about the core and elective requirements needed to obtain a Criminology & Criminal Justice, BS from the University of La Verne.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-criminal-justice-bs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Majoring in Criminal Justice and Criminology"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/#website","url":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/","name":"Sociology and Anthropology","description":"University of La Verne","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 02:18:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1070"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1373,"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1070\/revisions\/1373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}