College of Health and Public Affairs

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

A.S. to B.S. TRACK (B.S.)

HPA1 311, 407-823-2603
http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/crim.jus/
E-mail: cjadvise@mail.ucf.edu
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Mary Ann Eastep

(Completion program for individuals who have a statewide articulated A.S. from a Florida public community college)

Admission Requirements

Completion of a Statewide Articulated A.S. in Criminal Justice from a Florida public community college which is composed of 64 hours of course work, including at least 18 hours of transferable general education courses

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog
• The courses designated in section 1 below may be taken at a Florida Community College
• Students must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in the core requirements and the restricted electives.

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

Students will complete 18 hours of selected General Education courses. The specific courses will be determined in coordination with General Education courses completed as part of the articulated A.S. and come from the following areas:

• Communication Foundations
• Cultural Historical Foundations
• Mathematical Foundations
• Social Foundations
• Science Foundations

2. Common Program Prerequisites

Completed as part of the approved A.S. program

(18 hrs)

3. Core Requirements

(30 hrs)

4. Upper Division Restricted Electives

• 27 additional semester hours of upper division CCJ course work. Seniors can satisfy up to six hours of this requirement with internship and up to six hours with directed independent study; however, the combination of these non-class options shall not exceed nine hours. Program standards must be met to be eligible for either internship or independent study credit.
• 3 additional semester hours of supporting courses to be selected with and approved by the student's advisor. These courses may vary from student to student depending upon individual needs or objectives, but include selected courses from public administration, legal studies, sociology, statistics, and psychology.

none

5. Upper Division Unrestricted Electives

6. Departmental Exit Requirements

Students must take a minimum of 36 hours from the department to obtain the UCF degree in Criminal Justice.

7. Foreign Language Requirements

• Admission: Two years of one foreign language in high school, or one year of one foreign language in college (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.
• none
  Graduation:

8. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable)

130 hrs

Total Semester Hours Required

• Related Programs: Legal Studies
• Related Minors: Legal Studies, Public Administration, Psychology.