Public Safety (Nexus)
Program of Study
Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Area A Essential Skills | ||
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | ||
Introduction to Mathematical Modeling | ||
College Algebra | ||
Pre-Calculus | ||
Applied Calculus | ||
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I | ||
Area A Total | 9 | |
Area B Institutional Options 1 | ||
B1: Select 3 hours of following courses: | 3 | |
Public Speaking | ||
Any Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 | ||
B2: Select 1 or 2 hours of the following courses: | 1-2 | |
Scholarship Across the Disciplines | ||
Introduction to Servant Leadership | ||
Perspectives 1-hour (1 credit; may be repeated with a different topic) | ||
Perspectives 2-hour (2 credits) | ||
Area B Total | 4-5 | |
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts/Ethics | ||
Select one of the following humanities courses: | 3 | |
World Literature I | ||
World Literature II | ||
Comparative Arts 2 | ||
The Western Intellectual Tradition | ||
Historical Perspectives on the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics | ||
Introduction to Philosophy | ||
Select one of the following fine arts courses: | 3 | |
Art Appreciation | ||
Comparative Arts 2 | ||
Music Appreciation | ||
Theatre Appreciation | ||
Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic | ||
Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern | ||
Area C Total | 6 | |
Area D Science/Math/Technology 1 | ||
D1: Select one of the following science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab: | 7-8 | |
Human Origins (no lab) | ||
Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System and Descriptive Astronomy Lab (lab optional) | ||
Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies and Descriptive Astronomy Lab | ||
Understanding the Weather and Understanding the Weather Lab | ||
Principles of Biology (lab included) | ||
Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab (no lab) | ||
Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab (lab included) | ||
Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab | ||
Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab | ||
Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab | ||
Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab | ||
Environmental Studies and Environmental Studies Laboratory (lab optional) | ||
Sustainability and the Environment | ||
Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment (no lab) | ||
Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology and Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab | ||
Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology and Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab | ||
The Fossil Record (lab included) | ||
Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab | ||
Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab | ||
Physics of Color and Sound and Physics of Color and Sound Lab (lab optional) | ||
Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab | ||
Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab | ||
D2: Select one of the following or a science course from above: | 3-4 | |
Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology | ||
Computer Science I | ||
Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems | ||
Pre-Calculus | ||
Applied Calculus | ||
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II | ||
Computer-Assisted Problem Solving | ||
Introduction to Discrete Mathematics | ||
Formal Logic | ||
Elementary Statistics | ||
Area D Total | 10-11 | |
Area E Social Sciences | ||
HIST 2111 | U. S. History to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 2112 | U. S. History since 1865 | |
POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
Select one of the following behavioral science courses: | 3 | |
Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Moral Philosophy | ||
Introduction to General Psychology | ||
Introduction to Sociology | ||
Select one of the following world culture courses: | 3 | |
Cultural Anthropology | ||
Discovering Archaeology | ||
Ancient World Civilizations | ||
Language and Culture | ||
World Regional Geography | ||
World History to 1500 | ||
World History since 1500 | ||
Introduction to International Studies and Cross-Cultural Learning | ||
Understanding Non-Western Cultures | ||
Area E Total | 12 | |
Area F Program Requirements | ||
CRJU 1105 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
CRJU 4165 | Community Relations | 3 |
CRJU 4169 | Technical Writing in Criminal Justice | 3 |
CRJU 4175 | Interpersonal Communication Skills for Criminal Justice | 3 |
CRJU 4698 | Criminal Justice Internship | 6 |
Area F Total | 18 | |
Total Credit Hours | 60 |
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Note: Students must complete Area B and Area D with a combined total of 15 credit hours within the following ranges. Any additional hours may be applied to Area F or beyond, depending on the program of study. Students should consult their advisors.
- Area B1, 3 hours;
- Area B2, 1-2 hours;
- Area D1, 7-8 hours;
- Area D2, 3-4 hours.
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ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.
Program Map
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1101 | English Composition I (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
AREA D1 | Lab Science (see list in catalog) | 4 |
POLS 1101 | American Government | 3 |
CRJU 1105 | Introduction to Criminal Justice (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
Area B2 | ITDS 1779 (2), LEAD 1705 (2), PERS 1506 (1; may be repeated with different topic), PERS 1507 (2) 1 | 2 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1102 | English Composition II (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
CRJU 4169 | Technical Writing in Criminal Justice | 3 |
Area B1 | COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 | 3 |
MATH 1001 | Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (or higher level math) 2 | 3 |
CRJU 4165 | Community Relations (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112 |
U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865 |
3 |
CRJU 4175 | Interpersonal Communication Skills for Criminal Justice (minimum grade of C) | 3 |
AREA D2 | Tech/Math/Science course (see list in catalog) | 3 |
AREA C | Humanities (see list in catalog) | 3 |
Area E | World Culture (see list in catalog) | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
CRJU 4698 | Criminal Justice Internship (minimum grade of C) | 6 |
Area C | Fine Arts (see list in catalog) | 3 |
AREA D1 | Non-lab science (see list in catalog) | 3 |
AREA E | Behavioral Science (see list in catalog) | 3 |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 60 |
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B2: Select 2 hours from the following courses:
ITDS 1779 Scholarship Across the Disciplines (2 cr)
LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership (2 cr)
PERS 1506 Perspectives (1 cr; may be repeated with a different topic)
PERS 1507 Perspectives (2 cr)
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Recommended: STAT 1401 Elementary Statistics.