Bachelor of Science in Applied Science in Criminal Justice

A Bachelor of Science in Applied Science (BSAS) degree in Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 120 semester hours. All Bachelor of Science in Applied Science students must complete a minimum of 57 semester hours of Criminal Justice courses of which 36 semester hours or more must be taken from upper-division courses. The courses are listed as CRJS courses.  This degree can be earned in eight semesters if students average 15 hours per semester.

Transfer students must complete a minimum of 18 hours in Criminal Justice courses at YSU.

A grade of C or better must be received in each required Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences course in order to satisfy the departmental requirements for the degree.

COURSE TITLE S.H.
FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS
YSU 1500Success Seminar1-2
or YSU 1500S Youngstown State University Success Seminar
or HONR 1500 Intro to Honors
General Education Requirements
ENGL 1550Writing 13-4
or ENGL 1549 Writing 1 with Support
ENGL 1551Writing 23
Any Gen Ed Math course 3-5
Social Science
PSYC 1560General Psychology (required for major)3
SOC 1500Introduction to Sociology (required for major)3
Art & Humanities
PHIL 2625Introduction to Professional Ethics (required for major)3
or PHIL 2627 Law and Criminal Justice Ethics
Arts and Humanities Elective3
Natural Science
Natural Science (2 courses of which FSCI 1510* is recommended, 1 with lab) 6-7
General Education Electives (9 s.h.)
CRJS 1500 in major counts as General Edu elective
CMST 1545Communication Foundations3
Any General Education course3
Major Requirements
CRJS 1500Introduction to Criminal Justice3
CRJS 2601Policing3
CRJS 2602Criminal Courts3
CRJS 2603Corrections3
CRJS 3710Social Statistics3
CRJS 3712Criminal Justice Research3
CRJS 3715Criminal Justice Management Concepts3
CRJS 3719Criminal Law3
CRJS 3735Crime and Delinquency3
CRJS 4800Senior Seminar3
Criminal Justice Upper Division Electives, (CRJS or FSCI) 3 s.h. must be 4800 or higher 27
Electives and/or (Optional) Minor29
Total Semester Hours120-125
*

Anyone planning to take the Forensic Science classes must take FSCI 1510 as one of their NS.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallS.H.
YSU 1500
Success Seminar
or Youngstown State University Success Seminar
or Intro to Honors
1-2
ENGL 1550
Writing 1
or Writing 1 with Support
3-4
CRJS 1500 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
Any GER MATH course (3-5 S.H) 3-5
SOC 1500 Introduction to Sociology 3
 Semester Hours13-17
Spring
ENGL 1551 Writing 2 3
CRJS 2602 Criminal Courts 3
CRJS 2601 Policing 3
PSYC 1560 General Psychology 3
Natural Science Elective with Lab 4
 Semester Hours16
Year 2
Fall
CMST 1545 Communication Foundations 3
CRJS 2603 Corrections 3
CRJS 3719 Criminal Law 3
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
Arts and Humanities Elective 15XX 3
 Semester Hours15
Spring
CRJS 3715 Criminal Justice Management Concepts 3
CRJS 3735 Crime and Delinquency 3
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
PHIL 2625 Introduction to Professional Ethics 3
 Semester Hours15
Year 3
Fall
CRJS 3700 or higher Elective 3
CRJS 3710 Social Statistics 3
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
Natural Science 3-4
Elective 3
 Semester Hours15-16
Spring
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
CRJS 3712 Criminal Justice Research 3
CRJS 3700 or higher-Level Elective 3
General Education Elective 3
Elective 3
 Semester Hours15
Year 4
Fall
CRJS 4800 Senior Seminar 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 4
Elective 3
 Semester Hours16
Spring
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
 Semester Hours15
 Total Semester Hours120-125

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students can discriminate the influence of the CJ system at the subsystem levels (policing, courts, and corrections)                            
  2. Students can apply CJ theories.                                   
  3. Students can analyze legal situations.                          
  4. Students can assess public policy as it relates to the CJ system.