51 units

Azusa Pacific’s bachelor’s completion program in criminal justice is designed for transfer students who have at least 15 units and are interested in completing a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice at the Inland Empire Regional Campus or online. Students gain hands-on field experience as they learn about the criminal justice system, preparing them to make a difference in the lives of others.

Azusa Pacific’s bachelor’s completion programs allow students who began a program of study at another higher education institution to finish their degree at APU. In order to graduate, students must complete the required program units and general education units, for a minimum total of 120 units.

Requirements

A minimum 2.0 grade-point average is required in all major courses, and students must pass all required courses with a C (75%) or higher. Students must earn at least 50% of major course credits at Azusa Pacific University to graduate with a degree in criminal justice. No more than 50% of required criminal justice courses can be lower-division.

No more than 10 percent of the criminal justice major credits may be completed through knowledge-based examinations (e.g., CLEP). All credit earned through examination will be clearly documented on the student’s official transcript by specific course designations and numbers, including the source of the credit. Awarding blanket credit for criminal justice courses in a “block” is not allowed (e.g., “12 hours criminal justice credit”).

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
PRMA 130	Introduction to Statistics 1	3
PRCJ 110	Intro to Criminal Justice 2	3
PRCJ 200	Criminal Justice, Civic Engagement, and Social Responsibility	3
PRCJ 220	Police and Society	3
PRCJ 240	Introduction to Corrections: Jails and Prisons	3
PRCJ 250	Juvenile Justice	3
PRCJ 280	The American Court System	3
PRCJ 310	Criminological Theories	3
PRCJ 340	Victimology	3
PRCJ 350	Race, Ethnicity, and Crime	3
PRCJ 361	Research Methods and Design	3
PRCJ 494	Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice	3
Elective Courses		15
Select 15 units from the following:
PRCJ 251	Criminal Law
or PRPO 250	Introduction to Criminal Law
PRCJ 255	The Criminalization of Youth
PRCJ 351	Criminal Procedure
or PRPO 350	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Freedoms
PRCJ 355	Gender and Crime
PRCJ 395	Sex Crimes
PRCJ 450	Forensic Psychology for Criminal Justice Professionals
PRCJ 460	Criminal Justice Internship
PRCJ 495	Special Topics in Criminal Justice
PRPO 250	Introduction to Criminal Law
PRPO 350	Constitutional Law: Fundamental Freedoms
PRPO 380	Studies of Terrorism
PRSW 410	Family Violence
Total Units		51

¹

Meets the APU Core: Quantitative Reasoning general education requirement.

²

Meets the APU Core: Social Science general education requirement.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:

1. Demonstrate comprehension of traditional and contemporary criminology theories.
2. Critique how major components of the criminal justice system respond to crime, criminals, and victims from theoretical and practical perspectives.
3. Employ data and methods of social science research to respond to contemporary criminal justice issues.
4. Illustrate ways in which race and ethnicity are linked to differential justice within criminal justice systems.
5. Students will be able to apply relevant Christian principles to the delivery of justice within the Criminal Justice system.