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Dec 26, 2024
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2008-2010 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
Criminal Justice Major
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Distribution Requirements
Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9
Two 3-credit courses from two different humanities areas and one three-credit introductory or appreciation course from a fine arts. (See notes below)
Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10
Logic (PHIL 102) 3 credits and two courses from the life and physical sciences, at least one of which must be a laboratory course. (See notes below) Recommended Courses That Meet General Education Core Requirements
The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs strongly recommends that students address their General Education Core curriculum requirements through our college. The following classes offered in our college meet graduation requirements. Life and Physical Science
In addition
incoming freshmen and transfer students under 30 credits are strongly encouraged to take:
COM 100 - Educational, Career, and Personal Development
during their first year at UNLV. This course will provide an overview of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs while offering helpful advice on what makes a successful college student. English Composition - Total Credits: 6
English Literature - Total Credits: 3
Constitutions - Total Credits: 3-6
Mathematics - Total Credits: 3
MATH 120 or higher Distribution Requirements Social Science
Humanities and Fine Arts - Total Credits: 9
Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - Total Credits: 9-10 - PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning
and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.
Multicultural and International
(see notes below) Additional Degree Requirements
and at least one 400-level course from each of the three major content areas:
Nature of Crime
Prerequisites:
and
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or consent of instructor Criminal Justice Organizations and Administration
Prerequisites:
and
or consent of instructor. Law and Society
Prerequisites:
and
or consent of instructor Related Areas - Total Credits: 18
Students must consult the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Student Advising Center for a list of acceptable courses that meet this requirement. Electives - Total Credits: 15-19
Notes
- A student may elect to graduate under any one of the following catalogs: the year of admission, the year of graduation, or the year of the latest change of major. The catalog used cannot be more than ten years old at the time of graduation. Requirements for graduation may vary depending on the catalog one uses. If you have questions, consult your advisor.
- All criminal justice majors must take a total of at least 42 credits in upper-division courses, including 27 credits in upper-division criminal justice courses.
- Criminal justice majors are required to complete a total of 45 credits in criminal justice. (Of this total, 27 hours must be in upper-division courses.)
- Only four physical education activity classes can be applied toward graduation.
- Every student must complete a three-credit multicultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multicultural and international requirements except one course cannot satisfy both the multicultural and the international requirements.
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