Dual Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
Criminal Justice/Sociology
Criminal Justice
Major Requirements
◀ The Criminal Justice major requires a minimum
of 25 credit hours of CJ course work, 3 hours of
PAD course work, and a minimum of 18 credit
hours of upper-division (3000+ level) CJ/PAD
course work.
◀ All CJ/PAD courses must have a grade of "C"
or better.
CJ 1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 2041 Crime Theory and Causes
CJ 3250 Violence in Society
CJ 4042 Corrections
CJ 4043 Law Enforcement
CJ 4044 Courts and Judicial Process
CJ 4121 Ethics in Criminal Justice
CJ 4960 Criminal Justice Internship
PAD 3268 Contemporary Issues in Social and Public Policy
Dual CJ/SOC Degree Requirements
◀A minimum of 120 hours including the UCCS general
education courses must be completed with a cumulative CU
grade point average of 2.0; at least 45 of these hours must be
at the upper-division level (courses numbered 3000-4999).
◀No more than 54 hours of SOC and no more than 54 hours of
CJ course work can count towards the degree.
◀The last 30 hours of the degree must be completed while
registered in the School of Public Affairs and the College of
Letters, Arts and Sciences at UCCS.
◀Courses numbered below 1000 do not count towards degree
completion.
Sociology
Major Requirements
◀ The Sociology major requires a minimum of 34
credit hours of SOC course work, and a
minimum of 18 credit hours of upper-division
(3000+ level) SOC course work.
◀ All SOC courses must have a grade of "C" or
better.
SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 3070 Social Research Methods
SOC 3150 Modern Sociological Theory
SOC 3170 Social Statistics
Honors Track: Complete SOC 4980 and SOC 4990
OR
Standard Track: Complete one SOC course with a Compass
Curriculum Summit flag: SOC 4010 (when taken as Sociology
of Dr. Seuss), SOC 4080, SOC 4170, SOC 4180, SOC 4300,
SOC 4310, SOC 4380, SOC 4400, SOC 4480, SOC 4530,
SOC 4580, SOC 4590, SOC 4660, SOC 4780, SOC 4960.
Substantive Courses: Complete three courses from the
following: SOC 3280, SOC 3290, SOC 3310, SOC 3410,
SOC 4040, SOC 4080, SOC 4110, SOC 4170, SOC 4190,
SOC 4200, SOC 4240, SOC 4300, SOC 4310, SOC 4380,
SOC 4400, SOC 4600, SOC 4660, SOC 4960.
Complete six credit hours of SOC and CJ courses to meet
total and upper-division credit hours. At least three hours
must be from SOC.
Complete the Sociology Field Test.
For application materials, contact
Student Recruitment and Admissions Counseling
at 719.255.3084, 800.990.8227 ext 3084 or go@uccs.edu
For questions, contact
Dr. Anna Kosloski, BA Criminal Justice Director
719.255.4044 akoslosk@uccs.edu
or
Dr. Michèle Companion, Sociology Chair
719.255.4141 mcompani@uccs.edu
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