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2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
Criminology, B.A.
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About the Criminology Bachelor’s Program
Criminology is the sociological study of law-making, law-breaking, and social control. Areas of specialization and faculty expertise include criminology and delinquency, intimate relationships and families, race and ethnicity, inequality, gender, aging, social psychology, medical sociology, religion, social research methods, and social theory. A major in criminology is beneficial to students planning careers in a variety of areas, including business, law, law enforcement, government, international development, medicine, and social services. Courses in sociology fulfill core curriculum requirements in the social and behavioral sciences and multicultural core requirements in the College of Arts & Sciences and the university.
A student majoring in criminology must complete 36 hours in sociology or criminology, 24 of which must be upper-division courses (3000 or 4000). It is the student’s responsibility to make sure they reach the 40 upper-division hours that are required for graduation. A maximum of 9 hours of transfer credit may be accepted for the major. For a course to apply to the major or minor, a student must score a C or better. Students who wish to declare a major in Criminology must have a 2.0 TTU cumulative GPA. If a student’s GPA falls below 2.0, they be placed on probation for one semester, during which time they must raise their GPA to 2.0. If they are not successful, they will be dropped from the major after that semester. Core course requirements are as follows:
- SOC 1301 , SOC 2391 , SOC 3392 , SOC 3327 , and CRIM 4325 .
- Either SOC 3393 or SOC 3394 . Students expecting admission to graduate work in sociology should take both of these courses.
- One lower-level division and three alternate upper-division courses to be chosen from: CRIM 2333 , CRIM 2335 , CRIM 3300, CRIM 3328 , CRIM 3339 , CRIM 3341 , CRIM 3357 , CRIM 4321 ; SOC 3326 , SOC 3333 , SOC 3335 , SOC 3340 , SOC 3368 , SOC 3383 , SOC 4335 , SOC 4327 ; ANTH 3303 , ANTH 4320 , ANTH 4343 ; PSY 4384 . SOC 3300 may be applied to this requirement by approval of advisor.
- Two non-criminology electives from sociology (any level).
The criminology major requires a total of 36 hours of sociology and/or approved courses in the above related areas.
Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Criminology major include SOC 2391 , SOC 3392 , SOC 3393 , and SOC 3394 .
Recommended Sample Curriculum
Spring
- ENGL 2000-Level Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Sophomore Foreign Language 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours
- Sociology Elective (any level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Fall
- SOC 2391 - Introduction to Social Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Criminology Elective (Junior/Senior Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Personal Fitness and Wellness 1 Semester Credit Hour
- Oral Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
Spring
- CRIM 4325 - Criminological Theory 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Minor 6 Semester Credit Hours
- Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
- Sociology Elective (Junior/Senior Level) 3 Semester Credit Hours
Total Hours: 120
Sophomore Foreign Language. A student must complete 6 hours at the sophomore level or above in a single language. If 4 or more semesters of high school foreign language are accepted for admission, the student should consult the information preceding the course listing for the foreign language department. A student enrolling in the first-year sequence will have a total requirement of 11-16 hours. A student who enrolls in the second-year sequence will have a 6-hour requirement. See Arts and Sciences General Degree Requirements for further explanation.
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