By teaching the fundamentals of criminal justice and critical and creative thinking skills, the Criminal Justice program is designed to endow students with the fundamental knowledge to move on to a four-year institution of higher learning or enter careers in one of the major components of the American or Tribal criminal justice systems – law enforcement, the courts, or corrections – or allied fields.

1. The student will demonstrate a working knowledge of the Constitutional and legal foundations of American law.
2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the powers and limitations of Indian law based on federal law and legal precedent.
3. The student will demonstrate a basic understanding of the various theories of deviant behavior and society’s responses to such behavior.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Requirements
ENGL 110	Composition I	3
ENGL 120	Composition II	3
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
MATH 102	Intermediate Algebra	4
PSYC 100	First Year Learning Experience	3
SOC 120	Transitions-Graduation & Beyond	2
NAS 101	Ochethi Sakowin Language for Beginners	3
or NAS 103	Introduction to Ochethi Sakowin Language, Culture & History
CSCI 101	Introduction to Computers	3
Humanities or Social & Behavioral Science
Select one course from:		3
Arts, English, History, Humanities, Music, Native American Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Human Services, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
Health/Physical Education
Select two one-hour courses or any one two-hour course		2
Laboratory Science
Select any four-hour laboratory science course		4
Core Requirements
CJ 202	Introduction to Law Enforcement & Corrections	3
CJ 203	Interview & Interrogation	3
CJ 205	Indian Law	3
CJ 220	Criminal Law	3
CJ 231	Criminal Evidence & Procedure	3
CJ 232	Administration of Justice	3
CJ 245	Survey of Forensic Sciences	3
CJ 252	Criminology	3
CJ 260	Legal Ethics	3
CJ 265	Trial Techniques	3
CJ 297	Criminal Justice Internship	3
CJ Elective	Criminal Justice Elective	3
Total Hours		69