ACADEMICS ::

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice studies, is a broadly structured interdisciplinary curriculum designed to introduce students to 1) a critical theory of criminal justice/criminology and 2) requisite knowledge for advanced study in graduate programs or law school or preparation for public service, e.g. law enforcement and/or investigative services at the local, state and national levels; line entry careers in the correctional field-probation and parole counseling, community programs, and other rehabilitative services, as well as staff positions in the judiciary.

Those who enter the University of Dayton as first-year students, or as transfers without associate degrees, will be classified under Option A, a total program sequence. Students who transfer here with acceptable associate degrees in specific fields similar or closely related to criminal justice will be classified under Option B, a transfer program sequence.

Minors and Secondary Majors

The faculty in the CJS Program suggest that students with a major in Criminal Justice Studies who are thinking of a pursuing a minor choose one in Social Work, Business, Computer Science, Psychology, Spanish, or Communications. Students should also consider a double major with Sociology, Political Science or Psychology. Students interested in transnational crime and justice and human rights issues are encouraged to pursue a secondary major or minor in International Studies or minor in the newly created Human Rights program.

A Minor in criminal justice studies consists of eighteen semester hours.

Criminal Justice Studies studies may also be combined with study in the natural sciences or humanities. Interested students who wish to discuss unique combinations of majors and minors are encouraged to speak with the Director of the program.

Art Jipson , Ph.D.
Director, Criminal Justice Studies Program