Students in the College of Health Sciences are advised to have a Parallel Plan. A Parallel Plan can help address the question of “what if I do not get into my intended major?” One option for a parallel planning is selecting a Parallel Major.
In this assignment each student will be asked to answer/identify each of the following:
My parallel Major I choose is a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.
I choose the Criminal Justice as my parallel major because I still want to be able to make a difference if the nursing program doesn’t work out. I want to be able to solve crimes and help prevent crimes. Additionally, I want to help try to seek justice for people that have been wrong convicted.
- Poverty: The majority of people in prison are poor
- Voter Disenfranchisement: In most states, those convicted of felony crimes are barred from voting for a period of time after their release; in some States, they are banned for life.
- Research at least one career that you can do with this major and provide information on that career.
One career that you could do with this major is become a Social and Community Service Manager. A Social and Community Service Manager Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. They oversee the program or organization’s budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. There median salary is $70,000. Additionally, you could become a First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. They directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
Create a plan for pursuing this major
- take your lower- Division general education requirement and complete 41-53 hours
2) Must have a C or better in courses
3) Then start taking Major Requirements the first six are Foundation Courses are you need 18 credits
| CRJS 215S | Introduction to Criminology | |
| CRJS 222 | The Criminal Justice System | |
| CRJS 262 | Law and the Criminal Justice System | |
| SOC 337 | Introduction to Social Research | |
| CRJS 426W | Criminological Theory * | |
| CRJS 436 | Capstone Research Project |
- 4)Then take a stratification courses because you need 3 credits
| SOC 320 | Social Inequality | |
| SOC 323 | Sociology of Minority Families | |
| SOC 340 | Sociology of Women | |
| SOC 343 | Sexualities in Society | |
| SOC 402 | Sociology of Child Welfare | |
| SOC 426 | The Sociology of Minority Groups |
- 5)Then take a upper- Level Law component because you need 3credits
Criminal Justice – Bachelor of Arts
2020-21 Four-Year Plan
| Freshman | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| ENGL 110C | 3 | Interpreting the Past | 3 |
| Human Creativity | 3 | Mathematical Skills: STAT 130M Required | 3 |
| Human Behavior: SOC 201S Required | 3 | Elective or Language and Culture II (May be waived; See requirement details) | 3 |
| Elective or Language and Culture I (May be waived; See requirement details) | 3 | CRJS 222 | 3 |
| CRJS 215S | 3 | PSYC 201S | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| ENGL 211C or 221C | 3 | Information Literacy and Research | 3 |
| Nature of Science I | 4 | Nature of Science II | 4 |
| Language and Culture III | 3 | Language and Culture IV | 3 |
| Oral Communication | 3 | Philosophy and Ethics | 3 |
| CRJS 262 | 3 | Stratification course* | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| Literature | 3 | Impact of Technology | 3 |
| Upper-level Law Component* | 3 | CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 |
| CRJS 426W | 3 | SOC 337 | 3 |
| Elective course* | 3 | Elective course* | 3 |
| Upper-Division General Education Course or Minor* | 3 | Upper-Division General Education Course or Minor* | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| First Term | Hours | Second Term | Hours |
| CRJS 436 | 3 | CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 |
| CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 | CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 |
| CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 | CRJS 300/400-level elective* | 3 |
| Elective course* | 3 | Elective course* | 1 |
| Minor or Elective* | 3 | Minor or Elective* | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total credit hours: 120 |
- How could you gain professional experiences to learn more about this area of study?
I could go to the local police and sheriffs’ stations. I could also go to the Juvenile centers and jails to gain professional experiences. Additionally, I could go to drug and alcohol counseling centers.
ODU List the advisor for this major (if Parallel Major is outside of the College of Health Sciences). Directory of Advisors website
Jessica Huffman is the advisor for the criminal justice major.