Bemidji State University
Criminal Justice Core (Required of all Criminal Justice B.S. students)


  • CRJS 1120 Introduction to Criminal Justice (4)
  • CRJS 3201 Criminal Justice Statistics and Research Methods (4)
  • CRJS 3304 Police Process (4)
  • CRJS 3305 Judicial Process (4)
  • CRJS 3306 Correctional Process (4)
  • CRJS 3358 Criminal Law (4)
  • CRJS 4920 Directed Group Study (4)

Select one of the tracks below:


ALERT: To be licensed by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board in order to practice law enforcement in Minnesota, a student must be certified in crash injury management, as an emergency medical technician, or obtain a Red Cross Advanced Certificate by taking HLTH 3600. In addition, CRJS 3359 Criminal Investigation, CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure, CRJS 4481 Police and the Community, and a course in Traffic Code must also be completed. A psychological examination and background investigation are also required. Note: Asterisked (*) courses either have prerequisites not included in this major or require consent of instructor.

  • Law Enforcement with Internship

    • CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
    CRJS 3359 Criminal Investigation (4)
    CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (4)
    CRJS 4481 Police and Community Relations (4)
    CRJS 4103 Criminal Justice Diversity (3)
    CRJS 4970 Internship (12)
    CRJS Electives (6 credits)

  • Corrections with Internship

    • CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
    CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (4)
    CRJS 3380 Community Corrections (4)
    CRJS 4481 Police-Community Relations (4)
    CRJS 4103 Criminal Justice Diversity (3)
    CRJS 4420 Legal Aspects of Corrections (3)
    CRJS 4970 Internship (12)
    CRJS Electives (4 credits)

  • Criminal Justice with Internship

    • CRJS 2200 Systems Dynamics (3)
    CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
    CJRS 3334 Planning in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
    CRJS 4970 Internship (12)
    CRJS Electives (16 credits)

  • Criminal Justice (non-internship)

    • CJRS 2200 Systems Dynamics (3)
    CRJS 2221 Comparative Criminal Justice (3)
    CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
    CRJS 3334 Planning in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
    CRJS Electives (25 credits)

Total Credits Required: 66


Electives

CRJS 1000 American Legal System (3)
CRJS 2200 Systems Dynamics (3)
CRJS 2221 Comparative Justice (3)
CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
CRJS 3319 Topics (1-2)
CRJS 3334 Planning in Criminal Justice Agencies (3)
CRJS 3344 Domestic Violence (3)
CRJS 3351 Criminal Profiling (3)
CRJS 3354 Drugs and Criminal Justice (3)
CRJS 3356 Introduction to Homeland Security (4)
CRJS 3357 Applied Civil Law (3)
CRJS 3359 Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (4)
CRJS 3380 Community Corrections (3)
CRJS 4103 Criminal Justice Diversity (3)
CRJS 4420 Legal Aspects of Corrections (3)
CRJS 4481 Police and Community Relations (4)
CRJS 4487 Offender Intervention (3)
INST 1107 Introduction to Indian Studies (2)
NRSG 3457 Sexual Abuse (2)
HLTH 3600 Emergency Response (3)
SOC 2230 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations (3)
CHEM 2210 Criminalistics (3) * Must take Criminalistics Lab as co-requisite- 1 credit.

A.S. Degree

Required Courses

CRJS 1120 Criminal Justice and Society (4)
*CRJS 3304 Police Process (4)
CRJS 3305 Judicial Process (4)
*CRJS 3315 Criminology and Delinquency (4)
CRJS 3358 Criminal Law (4)
CRJS 3359 Criminal Investigation (4)
CRJS 3360 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (4)
CRJS 4103 Criminal Justice Diversity (3)
CRJS 4480 Police and Community Relations (4)

Subtotal 35 Credits
Liberal Education Courses42 Credits
Total 77 Credits