Papwer

College of Criminal Justice

and Security

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Administration with a Concentration in

Human Services

The mission of the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Administration is to provide students with a strong foundation

in criminal justice principles, concepts, and theories, as well

as a practice orientation to justice administration. The degree

offers a global perspective, as well as specific concentration

areas of criminal justice services delivery. Students will receive

core instruction in criminal justice as it is represented in the

domains of police, courts, and corrections and then advance to

concentrations related to specific areas of criminal justice within

those domains.

The BS/CJA Human Services concentration is intended to give

graduates knowledge and basic skills to work in the human

services and helping areas of the criminal justice system. This

particular concentration represents an integrated program

combining academic instruction in criminal justice with applied

skills for students whose goal is a career in the areas of the system where basic skills in interviewing, case management, mental health interventions, advocacy and mediation are required.

Human Services graduates are prepared to provide services in

a variety of institutional and community settings within the

criminal justice domains of policing, the courts, institutional and

community corrections.

This undergraduate degree program includes 45 credits in the

required course of study and 15 credits in the concentration.

Some courses have prerequisites. In addition, students must

satisfy general education and elective requirements to meet

the 120 credit minimum (124 for Kansas students), including a

minimum of 45 upper-division credits required for completion

of the degree. At the time of enrollment, students must choose

a concentration.

Note: The diploma awarded for this programs will read: Bachelor of

Science in...