CRIMINOLOGY STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA. UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR, MINOR, DEGREE DECLARATION (You must submit an approved form for each major.

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CRIMINOLOGY

STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR, MINOR, DEGREE DECLARATION

(You must submit an approved form for each major.)

STUDENT NAME _______________________________________________________ (Please print)

STUDENT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER _________________________________ MAJOR ________________________________________________________________ (The following must be listed as pre-*** until the student meets departmental admission requirements: Accounting, Administrative Systems, Business Education, Business Information Systems, Criminology, Early Childhood Education, Economics (BBA), Finance, Management, Marketing, Mass Communications, Middle Grades Education, Physical Education, Psychology, Real Estate, Secondary Science Education, Secondary Social Science Education, Special

Education.)

DGREE ________________________________________________________________ (All BA degrees require a minor.)

MINOR ________________________________________________________________

(For the following majors, the minor can be listed as certification to teach: Art, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Spanish.)

CONCENTRATION(S) ___________________________________________________ OR PLAN

(Required for the following majors: Art, Mass Communications, Math (BS), Music Performance (BM), Sociology (BS), Middle Grades Education, Recreation)

PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM OF STUDY _____________________________

(Pre-Law, Pre-Dental Hygiene, Pre-Medical Record Administration, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Med [must select Biology or Chemistry as major], Pre-Forestry, Pre-Agriculture, Pre-Medical Professions, Pre-Engineering)

Is this a declaration of a second major? YES NO

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CHECKLIST FOR CRIMINOLOGY MAJORS

_____ Complete the Core Curriculum Areas A-E with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Copies of the requirements are attached and they are also available on the web, at the Excel Center, from the back of the course bulletin each semester, and from the catalog. Be sure you have passed the Regents test before or while taking ENLG 1102.

_____ When you are at or very near the end of your Core Curriculum, make an appointment to talk to a Criminology faculty advisor and complete necessary forms to declare a Criminology major. See the Secretary in the Department and ask to be assigned an advisor.

_____ Complete the major course requirements (see attached). If you are having difficulties completing these requirements because of scheduling or other problems, discuss that with your advisor and ask about possible substitutions. Substitutions must be with good cause and reasonable. Substitutions must also be approved by your advisor and the Department Chair. Upper division supporting courses (9 hours) need to be courses from other disciplines that are relevant to your area of interest and need to be approved by your advisor. Upper division Criminology courses (12 hours) can be chosen to provide a concentration in a particular area (law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice) if you like. Discuss that with your advisor if that is your goal.

_____ Complete 2 WAC courses. One must be in the major and the other can be in the major or in another discipline. The Criminology Capstone course, required for all majors, is a WAC course, so you only need to choose one more.

NOTE: Each semester during advising time, make an appointment to see your advisor. Be prepared when you go for your advising appointment.

• Look at the bulletin ahead of time and have an idea of the courses you want to take. • Update your major course requirements sheet each semester so you can keep track of what

courses you have taken and what courses you still need.

• If you are unable to register for a course after you and your advisor have agreed on what you should take and your advisor has signed your registration form, go back and discuss other options with your advisor.

DO NOT JUST ARBITRARILY REGISTER FOR COURSES WITHOUT SEEING AN ADVISOR AND LATER GET UPSET WITH YOUR ADVISOR AND/OR REGISTRAR IF THOSE COURSES DO NOT MEET ANY OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS.

_____ When you reach Senior status, go to the Registrar’s Office and request a Senior Evaluation. _____ The next time you seek advising after getting your Senior Evaluation, take it with you to your advisor and have him/her check over it with you to be sure there are no errors.

_____ Apply for graduation at the beginning of the semester prior to the semester in which you plan to graduate.

_____Check with the bookstore at the beginning of the semester you plan to graduate to order invitations, cap, gown, etc.

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Criminology Core Curriculum for Pre-Crim Majors

To be admitted into the B.S. program in Criminology, students must first complete Core areas A-E with a cumulative GPA (including all transfer hours) of 2.5 or better.

Effective Fall Quarter 2005 (42 hours)

A

Essential Skills

B

Institutional

Priorities

C

Humanities &

Fine Arts

D

Science, Math &

Technology

(one

course must be a lab)

E

Social Sciences

HOURS: 9

4-5

6 10-11

12 1. ENGL 1101

2. ENGL 1102

(Regent’s test

must be

completed before

or at the same

time as ENGL

1102)

3. Choose One

MATH 1101,

MATH 1111,

MATH 1113,

MATH 1634

1. Oral Comm.

Choose one ART

2000 COMM

1110 ENGL 2000

ENGL 2050

THEA 2050

PHIL 2110 XIDS

1004

2. Other Inst.

Priorities

Choose One

ANTH 1100

BUSA 1900

CS 1000

CS 1020

LIBR 1101

MUSC 1110

XIDS 2001 XIDS

2002

1. Fine Arts

Choose One

XIDS 2100**

ART 1201 ART

2201 ART 2202

MUSC 1100

MUSC 1120

THEA 1100

2. Humanities

Choose One

XIDS 2100

COMM1154

ENGL 2110

ENGL 2120

ENGL 2130

ENGL 2180

ENGL 2190

Foreign

Language 1001,

1002, 2001, 2002

FORL 2200

FORL 2300

PHIL 2100 PHIL

2120

*k designates a CHEM course that includes a lab and a

workshop.

** XIDS is listed in both categories but can only be

counted once

Course in Italics must be completed

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UNIVERISTY OF WEST GEORGIA

PROGRAM FOR THE B.S. DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY

Effective Fall 2005

Name _______________________________________ Home (____) _______________ Student ID: ____________________ First MI Work (____) _______________

Address ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street City Zip Code

Date of Advisement ____________________ Regent’s Exam_______ Email _________________________________

Course Number, Title Course number

Units Met WAC (need 2) Semester Completed Grade Needs

CORE AREA F (18 hours)

1. CRIM 1100: Introduction to Criminal Justice

_{Crim 1100}

2. SOCI 1101: Introduction to Sociology

_{Soci 1101}

CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING

3. ANTH 1102, PSYC 1101, SOCI 1160, CRIM 2245, 2272, 2273

CHOOSE THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING

4. ACCT 2101, CS 1030, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, GEOG 2503, PHIL 2100, PHIL 2110, POLS 2201, a foreign language (no more than 6 hours)

5. “ 6. “

MAJOR COURSES (48 hours)

1. SOCI 4000 Research Methodology

_{Soci 4000}

CRIM 3240 Criminological Theory (Requires C or better)

_{Crim 3240}

CRIM 4284 Senior Capstone (Requires C or better)

_{Crim 4284}

_X

2. CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING

SOCI 4003, SOCI 4613

3. CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING FROM EACH AREA A-E

a. CRIM 2272, CRIM 4277, CRIM 4278

b. CRIM 2273, CRIM 4247, CRIM 4402, CRIM 4712

c. CRIM 3241, CRIM 4293

d. CRIM 2245, CRIM 4255, CRIM 4233

e. CRIM 4230, PHIL 4110

Students must complete CRIM 3240, CRIM 4284 and one methods course (SOCI 4000, SOCI 4003, or SOCI 4613) with a C or better AND complete 2 WAC courses to graduate

UPPER DIVISION CRIMINOLOGY COURSES (12 hours) CRIM _____ (3)

_Crim

CRIM _____ (3)

_Crim

CRIM _____ (3)

_Crim

CRIM _____ (3)

_Crim

UPPER DIVISION SUPPORTING COURSES (9 hours)

With major adviser approval, students select 9 hours of upper division courses in related fields.

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ELECTIVES (12 hours). Electives are completely at the discretion of the student.

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Two-Year Plan

The two-year plan assumes successful completion of all lower division core courses A-F.

The Two-Year Plan is designed only as a guide. It does not guarantee; 1) that all courses listed

will be offered during a given semester, or 2 ) if they are offered that the scheduling will not

conflict. Estimated time of completion is based on 15 hour semesters, with no summer classes. A

change in hours or courses taken during the summer will either reduce (taking 18 hrs. or

summers) or extend (taking less than 15 hrs.) the time needed.

Year 3 (30 HOURS)

Fall (15 HOURS)

Spring (15 HOURS)

Apply for and take

SOCI/CRIM 4000

CORE 3a

Regent’s test in Spring

CRIM 3240

CORE 3b

CORE 2

CORE 3c

Apply for Major in Spring

UD CRIM (1 OF 4)

UD CRIM (2 OF 4)

Minimum GPA 2.5

UD SUPP ( 1 OF 3)

UD SUPP (2 OF 3)

Year 4 (30 HOURS)

Fall (15 HOURS)

Spring (15 HOURS)

CORE 3d

CRIM 4284

Apply for Grad. in Fall

CORE 3e

ELECTIVE

UD CRIM (3 OF 4)

ELECTIVE

UD CRIM (4 OF 4)

ELECTIVE

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Four-Year Plan

The Four-Year Plan is designed only as a guide. It does not guarantee; 1) that all courses listed will be offered during a given semester, or 2 ) if they are offered that the scheduling will not conflict. Estimated time of completion is based on 15 hour semesters, with no summer classes. A change in hours or courses taken during the summer will either reduce (taking 18 hrs. or summers) or extend (taking less than 15 hrs.) the time needed.