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A.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice/B.S. Criminology, Law and Society 2018-19

ADVANCE Program Milestones

  1. Students must take SDV 100 or SDV 101 in the first semester at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.
  2. Students must begin Developmental coursework in the first semester in ADVANCE at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.
  3. Students must take first college-level MTH course and ENG 111 in the semester immediately following the completion of any MTE or ENF courses (excluding summer).
  4. In the first 30 credits, students must:
    1. Complete ENG 111 and ENG 125 with a C or better.
    2. Complete the first college-level MTH course with a C or better.
    3. Engineering students must begin the calculus sequence and complete Calculus I and II with a B or better.
  5. Students must complete at least six degree-applicable credits with a C or better each fall and spring semester.
  6. Students must maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA.
A.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice degree requirement sequence
Sequence Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Degree Requirement Sequence Credits Courses Mason Transfer Equivalent Mason Core/Degree Equivalent
1 SDV Course 1 SDV 100 College Success Skills OR
SDV 101 Orientation to:
UNIV 100 Elective
2 ENG 111 3 ENG 111 College Composition I ENGH 101 Written Comm
3 ADJ 100 3 ADJ 100 Survey of Criminal Justice CRIM 100 DEGREE
4 HIS 112 3 HIS 112 History of World Civilization II HIST 125 Western Civ
5 MTH 154 3 MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning MATH 106 Quantitative Reasoning
6 CST Course 3 CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking OR
CST 110 Introduction to Communication
COMM 100
COMM 101
Oral Comm
7 ENG Course 3 ENG 125 Introduction to Literature ENGH 201 Literature
8 ADJ 107 3 ADJ 107 Survey of Criminology CRIM 210 DEGREE
9 ITE 115 3 ITE 115 Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts IT 103 Info Tech
10 MTH 245 3 MTH 245 Statistics I STAT 250 Elective
11 PSY 200 3 PSY 200 Principles of Psychology PSYC 100 Soc/Behav
12 BIO 101 or CHM 101 4 BIO 101 General Biology I OR
CHM 101 General Chemistry I OR
BIOL 103
CHEM 103
NAT SCIENCE
13 ADJ Course #1 3 ADJ 234 Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism OR
ADJ 236 Principles of Criminal Investigations
CRIM L475
CRIM L410
DEGREE
14 ADJ 211 3 ADJ 211 Criminal Law, Evidence, and Procedures I CRIM L490 DEGREE
15 Humanities/Fine Arts #1 3 ART 100 Art Appreciation OR
CST 151 Film Appreciation I
ARTH 101
ENGH L372
Arts
16 SOC 200 3 SOC 200 Principles of Sociology SOCI 101 Elective
17 BIO 102 4 BIO 102 General Biology I OR
CHM 102 General Chemistry I
BIOL 104
CHEM 104
NAT SCIENCE
18 ADJ 133 3 ADJ 133 Ethics and the Criminal Justice Profession CRIM L306 DEGREE
19 ADJ Course #2 3 ADJ 105 the Juvenile Justice System OR
ADJ 140 Introductions to Corrections
CRIM L490
CRIM L402
DEGREE
20 Humanities/Fine Arts #2 3 REL 100 Intro to the Study of Religion OR
REL 231 Religions of the World I
RELI 100
RELI 212
Global
A.S. Criminology and Criminal Justice Degree Total 60

For academic policies and procedures, please see the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Catalog.

Students may select a concentration: Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Justice, Law and Society.

B.S. Criminology, Law and Society degree requirement sequence
Sequence Mason Degree Requirement Sequence Credits Course Mason Core/Degree Equivalent
21 Core Courses in the Major 3 CRIM 315 Research Methods and Analysis in Criminology DEGREE
22 Gen Ed: Written Communication (Upper level) 3 ENGH 302 Advanced Composition Written Comm
23 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
24 Core Courses in the Major 3 CRIM 424 Constitutional Law: Criminal Process and Rights DEGREE
25 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
26 Internship or Minor in the Major 3 CRIM 479 Preparation for Internship* DEGREE
27 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
28 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
29 Internship or Minor in the Major 12 CRIM 480 Internship (540 intern hours total required)* DEGREE
30 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
31 Electives in the Major 3 CRIM Elective (Major)* DEGREE
32 Gen Ed: Synthesis 3 CRIM 495 Capstone in Criminology, Law and Society Synthesis
35 General Electives 3 General Electives or Minor (See: Advisor as some requirements may double count) DEGREE
37 General Electives 3 General Electives or Minor (See: Advisor as some requirements may double count) DEGREE
38 General Electives 3 General Electives DEGREE
39 General Electives 3 General Electives DEGREE
40 General Electives 3 General Electives DEGREE
B.S. Criminology, Law and Society Degree Total 120

* Denotes a course that must be taken at George Mason University. Please see your Success Coach to enroll.

For approved CRIM electives, please visit the .

For academic policies and procedures, please see the .

*Students may elective to select a minor instead of an internship from the following list: Intelligence Analysis Minor, Information Technology Minor, Computer Science Minor, Forensic Psychology Minor, Geographic Information Systems Minor, Data Analysis Minor, Statistics Minor, Legal Studies Minor and International Security Minor.

Students seeking a bachelor's degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 300 or above) toward graduation requirements.