Bachelor's Degree in Public Safety and Security Courses

Public Safety curriculum

In addition to major core requirements, all students enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs must complete a minimum of 40 credits in general education courses.

General Education Requirements - 40 credits

General Education Core Requirements - 28 credits

ENG 101 English Composition 3
BUS 212 Grant Writing 3
COM 1XX Communications Elective OR  
COM 101 Public Speaking 3
MATH 135 Viewing Life Mathematics 3
SCI 1XX Science w/lab (SCI) 4
PSY 112 Introduction to Psychology 3
PHIL 103 Ethical and Legal Issues OR  
PHIL 105 Ethics, Values, and Cultural Competence in Practice OR  
HSM 105 Contemporary Ethical Perspectives 3
  General Education Electives 6

Programmatic General Education Requirements - 12 credits

STAT 167 Principles of Statistics 3
PSY 2XX Elective 3
PSY 3XX Elective 3
ENG 3XX English Elective 3

Public Safety Major Core Requirements - 42 credits

Criminal Justice Concentration Requirements - 24 credits

Freshman Year

CJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice and the Law 3
CJS 112 Criminal Procedures 3
CJS 140 Introduction to Corrections 3
CJS 150 Criminology 3

Sophomore Year

CJS/ HSM 106 Investigative Report Writing 3
CJS 210 Criminal Law 3
CJS 243 Juvenile Justice in America 3
CJS 299 Internship 3

Public Safety and Security Upper Division core Requirements - 18 credits

Junior Year

PSS 360 Risk Reduction through Environmental Design 3
PSY 350 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3
PSY 420 Research Methods 3

Senior Year

PSS 350 Multiculturalism in Public Safety and Security 3
PSS 450 Public Policy Analysis 3
PSS 490 Capstone: Seminar in Public Safety and Security 3

Directed Electives - 15 credits

1XX Electives 6
2XX Elective 3
3XX Electives 6

Open Electives - 24 credits

1XX Open Electives 12
3XX Open Electives 12

Total credits: 

121


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Course sections noted with an 'H' are delivered in a hybrid format (a combination of on-campus and online learning).
Course sections noted with an 'O' are delivered in an online format.

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