Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Degrees Offered
CORRECTIONAL STUDIES
(Bachelor of Science)
The major in Correctional Studies is designed for students preparing
for entry-level professional positions and for correctional
professionals who wish to improve their skills and add to their
knowledge. The major also prepares students for graduate study in
this field.
Credits required. 36
Coordinator. Professor Lior Gideon, Department of Law, Police
Science and Criminal Justice Administration (212.237.8991,
lgideon@jjay.cuny.edu)
Credits
PART ONE. REQUIRED INTRODUCTORY COURSE
Subtotal: 3
Corrections 101 Institutional Treatment of the Offender
PART TWO. OVERVIEW COURSES Subtotal: 6
Select two
African-American Studies Sociology 110 Race and the Urban
Community
Anthropology 110/Psychology 110/Sociology 110 Drug and Alcohol
Use and Abuse in American Society
Sociology 203 Criminology
PART THREE. CORRECTIONS COURSES
Subtotal: 15
Required
Corrections 201The Law and Institutional Treatment
Corrections 250 Rehabilitation of the Offender
Corrections 320 Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context
Corrections 415 Major Works in Corrections
Corrections 430 Senior Seminar in Correctional Studies
PART FOUR. SPECIALIZATIONS Subtotal: 12
Choose Track A or Track B
A. Correctional Administration Track
Select four
Corrections 282 Principles of Correctional Operations
Corrections 401 Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs
Corrections 402 The Administration of Community-Based
Correctional Programs
Public Administration 240 Introduction to Public Administration
Public Administration 340 Planning
B. Correctional Science Track
Select four
Corrections 202 The Administration of Correctional Programs for
Juveniles
Corrections 303 Comparative Correction Systems
Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics
Social Science Research 325 Research Methods in the Behavioral
Sciences
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
(Bachelor of Arts)
Total: 36
The Criminal Justice (BA) major provides opportunities for the study
of many facets of the criminal justice system. This major will interest
students who plan to attend graduate or professional school or to
pursue careers in criminal justice or other public service agencies.
Credits required. 33
Prerequisites: SOC 101 and GOV 101 or POL 101. Students are
strongly urged to complete these courses during their first year in the
College.
These courses fulfill the general education requirement in the social
sciences. CRJ 101 is the required first course within the major and,
like GOV 101, POL 101 and SOC 101, is a prerequisite for many
subsequent courses in the major.
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