Criminal Justice
Program Type: Major
Program Level: Undergraduate, Associate
Department: Social Sciences
The mission of the Mount Marty University Criminal Justice Program is to educate future criminal justice practitioners and scholars in the critical areas of crime, justice, law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, and the social structures and functions that comprise the field of criminal justice. In addition, students will learn to appreciate human, social, and intellectual diversity and to examine the world around them critically. The department, along with the university, prepares students for the contemporary world of work, service to the community, and a commitment to life-long learning.
- Bachelor of Arts
- Associate of Arts
- Major
- Criminal Justice
- Pre-Law Concentration
- Minor
Bachelor Degree Requirements: 128 credit
Major Course Requirements: 32 credits
- CJU 133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJU 233 Policing in America
- CJU 236 Criminal Investigation
- CJU 310 Service Learning (one credit)
- CJU 340 Criminal Procedure
- CJU 358 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections
- CJU 444 Juvenile Justice
- CJU 460 Criminal Law 56
- CJU 475 Criminology
- CJU 485 Internship (one credit)
- CJU 490 Senior Seminar
Related Course Requirements:
- POS 120 American Government
- PSY/SOC 341 Introduction to Counseling
Pre-Law Conception (optional)
associate degree requirements: 64 credits
Associate of Arts Requirements: 15 credits
MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- CJU 133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJU 236 Criminal Investigation
- CJU 358 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections
- CJU 444 Juvenile Justice
- CJU 485 Internship (three credits)
Related Course Requirements:
- PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
- PSY/SOC 341 Introduction to Counseling
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
Minor Course Requirements: 18 credits
- Choose 18 credits from the Criminal Justice department.
- Alpha Phi Sigma - Criminal Justice Honor Society
Mount Marty University’s 3+3 program is an accelerated degree program with the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law. This program provides Mount Marty students who are interested in attending law school the opportunity to complete their bachelor’s degree requirements while enrolled in their first year of law school at the University of South Dakota. The program allows students to save both time and money in the completion of their bachelor’s and juris doctorate degrees. Students will complete criminal justice major and general education requirements during their first three years at Mount Marty. The fourth year of study will overlap between both universities, with the year one law courses at the University of South Dakota applying toward the student’s elective requirements at Mount Marty.