B.A. Criminology
Students in the program enter law school after completing their third year of undergraduate study. Students' first year of law school will complete the final 30 hours of the undergraduate program. Listed are the requirements for the Nelson Wolff Early Law Admission with a B.A. in Criminology
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary’s University Core 1 | ||
| SMC 1301 | Foundations of Civilization | 3 |
| SMC 1311 | Foundations of Reflection:Self | 3 |
| SMC 1312 | Foundations of Reflection: Nature | 3 |
| SMC 1313 | Foundations of Reflection: Others | 3 |
| SMC 1314 | Foundations of Reflection: God | 3 |
| SMC 2301 | Foundations of Practice: Ethics | 3 |
| SMC 2302 | Foundations of Practice: Civic Engagement and Social Action | 3 |
| SMC 2303 | Foundations of Practice:Fine Arts and Creative Process | 3 |
| SMC 2304 | Foundations of Practice: Literature | 3 |
| SMC 4301 | Capstone Seminar: Prospects for Community & Civilization | 3 |
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences School Specific Core | ||
| Speech | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Oral Communication | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Mathematical Logic for the Humanities | ||
| Mathematical Topics in the Social Sciences | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Calculus for Business | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Foreign Languages | 6 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
6 hours at the sophomore level (2311, 2312) in a Foreign Language previously studied for a minimum of one year | ||
6 hours of introductory level (1311, 1312) in a Foreign Language not previously studied | ||
12 hours of CLEP/AP credit | ||
| History | 3 | |
Any HS course | ||
| Fundamentals of Business Enterprise | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Adjudication of Social Issues | ||
| Introductory Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Introductory Microeconomic Theory | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Texas State & Local Government | ||
| Introduction to Global Affairs | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Human Factors | ||
| Social Issues | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in Social Science | ||
| Science | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors II | ||
| Food & Nutrition I | ||
| Food & Nutrition II | ||
| Preparatory Chemistry | ||
| Chem Concepts & Applications | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| General Geology | ||
| Geology of Earth Resources | ||
| Geology of Energy Resources | ||
| Intro. Environmental Science | ||
| Physics Concepts & Application | ||
| Modern Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
Advanced Theology TH 33XX/43XX | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select one course from AR, DM, MU | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
Select any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| Criminology Major Courses | ||
| PO 1311 | American National Government | 3 |
| Writing Intensive Literature/English Course | 3 | |
English Literature EN 23XX | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| SC 1311 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| CR 3303 | 3 | |
| CR 3305 | Law and Society | 3 |
| CR 3323 | Victimology | 3 |
| CR 3325 | Criminology | 3 |
| CR 3327 | Mediation Techniques | 3 |
| CR 3332 | Statistics in Criminology | 3 |
| Criminology Elective CR 33XX/43XX | 3 | |
| Criminology Elective CR 33XX/43XX | 3 | |
| Criminology Elective CR 33XX/43XX | 3 | |
| Law Courses | ||
| LW 6201 | Legal Research & Writing I | 2 |
| LW 6280 | Property II | 2 |
| LW 6275 | Torts II | 2 |
| LW 6311 | Property I | 3 |
| LW 6341 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LW 6375 | Torts I | 3 |
| LW 6440 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| LW 6477 | Federal Civil Procedure I | 4 |
| LW 6601 | Legal Research & Writing II | 2 |
| LW 6641 | Contracts II | 2 |
| LW 6741 | Contracts I | 3 |
| Proficiency in Information Technology and Information Literacy | ||
| For this major, this requirement will be fulfilled by successfully completing CR 3330 or CR 3331. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 126 | |
| 1 | All St. Mary’s Core SMC 13XX "Reflection" courses must be completed before registering for SMC 23XX "Practice" courses. |
| 2 | Grade of “C” or better is required. International students may be required to take EN 1313 to fulfill this requirement. |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your adviser on a regular basis.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 13XX | 3 |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | Speech | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | Mathematics | 3 |
| PO 1311 | 3 | CR 1311 | 3 |
| ND 0101 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | Science | 3 |
| Advanced Theology | 3 | CR 3332 | 3 |
| CR 3323 | 3 | CR 3303 | 3 |
| Criminology Elective | 3 | Writing Intensive Literature/English Course | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 23XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| History/Social Science | 3 | SMC 4301 | 3 |
| CR 3325 | 3 | Fine Arts | 3 |
| CR 3305 | 3 | CR 3327 | 3 |
| Criminology Elective | 3 | Criminology Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| LW 6311 | 3 | LW 6280 | 3 |
| LW 6477 | 4 | LW 6641 | 3 |
| LW 6741 | 3 | LW 6275 | 3 |
| LW 6375 | 3 | LW 6440 | 3 |
| LW 6201 | 2 | LW 6341 | 3 |
| LW 6601 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 126 | |||