Criminal Justice | High Point University

This exciting program is for students seeking a pre-law major or a career in one of the many fields related to justice such as special agents/federal investigations, emergency and social services, courts, policing, or homeland security.

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Bobby Little

Chair and Professor of Criminal Justice

rlittle@highpoint.edu

+1 (336) 841-4635

Margaret Chrusciel

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

mchrusci@highpoint.edu

+1 (336) 841- 9818

R. Scott Ingram

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Pre-Law Advising

ringram@highpoint.edu

+1 (336) 841-9634

Alec Szalewski

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

aszalews@highpoint.edu

+1 (336) 841- 9847

Course Requirements 2022/2023

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Degree Requirements	Credits
Major Requirements	40
University Core Requirements	36-44
Electives	44-52
Total	128

Minor in Criminal Justice

Minor Requirements	Credits
Course Requirements	20
Total	20

Requirements for B.A. in Criminal Justice

Course	Course Title	Credits
CRJ 1900	Intro to the Justice System	4
CRJ 2000	Criminology	4
CRJ 2800	Police Operations	4
CRJ 3100	Criminal Law	4
CRJ 3200	Courts and Trials	4
CRJ 3400	Research Methods	4
CRJ 4200, CRJ 4500	Institutional Corrections or Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections	4
Choose three courses from the following list:
CRJ 1600	Victimology	4
CRJ 1700	Violent Crime	4
CRJ/WGS 1800	Gender and Crime	4
CRJ 2100	Cyber-Crime	4
CRJ 2500	Controlled Substances	4
CRJ 2700	Juvenile Justice	4
CRJ 2800	Police Operations	4
CRJ 3350	Criminal Evidence	4
CRJ 3500	Crime Scene Investigation	4
CRJ 3750	Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence	4
CRJ 3800	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	4
CRJ 4000	Terrorism	4
CRJ 4100	The Death Penalty	4
CRJ 4200	Institutional Corrections	4
CRJ 4300	Crime, Law, and National Security	4
CRJ 4400	Police Administration and Supervision	4
NPL 3300	Counseling and the Helping Professions	4
PSC 3320	The Constitution, Civil Liberties and the Courts	4
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Requirements for Minor in Criminal Justice

Course	Course Title	Credits
CRJ 1900	Introduction to the Justice System	4
CRJ 3200	Courts and Trials	4
CRJ 4200, CRJ 4500	Institutional Corrections or Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections	4
Choose any two courses listed below:
CRJ 1600	Victimology	4
CRJ 1700	Violent Crime	4
CRJ/WGS 1800	Gender and Crime	4
CRJ 2000	Criminology	4
CRJ 2100	Cyber-Crime	4
CRJ 2200	Forensic Anthropology	4
CRJ 2500	Controlled Substances	4
CRJ 2700	Juvenile Justice	4
CRJ 2800	Police Operations	4
CRJ 2881	Special Topics	Variable Credit
CRJ 3881	Special Topics	Variable Credit
CRJ 4881	Special Topics	Variable Credit
CRJ 2900	Mock Trial	4
CRJ 3100	Criminal Law	4
CRJ 3350	Criminal Evidence	4
CRJ 3400	Research Methods	4
CRJ 3500	Crime Scene Investigation	4
CRJ 3600	Citizens Police Academy	4
CRJ 3650	Life Skills for Inmates	4
CRJ 3700	Sex Trafficking and Domestic Violence	4
CRJ 3800	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	4
CRJ 4000	Terrorism	4
CRJ 4100	The Death Penalty	4
CRJ 4300	Crime, Law, and National Security	4
CRJ 4400	Police Administration and Supervision	4
Course Descriptions

Career Opportunities

Careers include high paying asset protection management positions (at the executive level) within hundreds of private corporations. A multitude of federal and state agencies offer a variety of rewarding government careers. More than 17,500 different law enforcement departments offer a variety of investigative and policing opportunities. County governments (100 in North Carolina alone) offer a variety of careers. Other careers are associated with federal and county courthouses such as lawyers, prosecutors, judges, probation/parole officers, juvenile counselors, community service coordinators, investigators, medical examiners, detectives and others.

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Insurance Claims Adjustor/Investigator
Social Work (Child Abuse/Protective Services Agent)
State Bureau of Investigation (SBI, SHP, DMV)
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Airport Security Management (TSA)
Corporate Asset Protection Management
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Criminal Justice Professor
Diplomatic Security/Executive Protection Specialist
Federal Investigator (FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, DEA, Customs, INS, ATF, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Governmental Regulatory Agency (EPA, FDA)
Insurance Claims Adjustor/Investigator
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U.S. Postal Inspector
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