TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE



BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

The world needs those in the criminal justice system who are compassionate professionals that apply justice to those accused of breaking laws. And at Trinity, you will also learn about restoration for those who commit crimes, and even greater restitution for crime victims and society in general.
We honor the biblical and social bases of the law enforcement and justice systems. Our faculty also focus on how the criminal justice system is an integral part of other social institutions.


FOUNDATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS
See summary table of foundations requirements for transfer students
The following must be taken at Trinity:
  • FDN 111
  • FDN 201 (waived w/60 transfer hours)
  • THEO 131
  • THEO 132 (waived w/30 transfer hours)
  • PHIL 101
  • Chicago Connect (may be waived w/60 transfer hours)
  • Scientific Thinking (waived w/45 transfer hours)
  • Interdisciplinary Inquiry (may be waived w/60 transfer hours)


  • PROGRAM COURSEWORK
    Major Requirements with no SSC equivalents:
  • CJ 201 Comparative and Alternative Criminal Justice Systems
  • CJ 204 Restorative Justice: Principles and its Alternatives
  • CJ 303 Incarceration, Parole, and Probation
  • CJ 400 Field Education
  • CJ 410 Senior Seminar
  • MATH 151 Statistics
  • SOC 121 Principles of Sociology
  • SWK 353 Social Science Research Methods


  • One from:
  • CJ 305 Youth and the Law —SOC 206
  • CJ 310 Topics in Criminal Justice —SOC 206

    One from:
  • HIST 319 History of Terrorism Involving the United States
  • PLSC 250 United States Constitutional Law
  • PSYCH 322 Psychopathology

    A Minor Required


  • See list below for Major and Foundation courses with SCC equivalents:

    SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGETRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGENote?BeginEnd
    ART 107 ART APPRECIATION (3) ART 103 VISUAL CULTURE (3)   
    ART 107 ART APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    CHW 115 NUTRITION AND DISEASE (3) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    CJS 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (3) CJ 121 PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3)   
    CJS 103 POLICE OPERATIONS (3) CJ 302 LAW ENFORCEMENT (3)   
    CJS 104 CRIMINOLOGY (3) CJ 202 CRIMINOLOGY (3)   
    CJS 105 CRIMINAL LAW (3) CJ 301 CRIMINAL LAW AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM (3)   
    CJS 212 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3) CJ 301 CRIMINAL LAW AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM (3)   
    DRM 151 THEATRE APPRECIATION (3) COMM 125 PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE (3)   
    ENG 102 COMPOSITION AND RESEARCH (3) FDN TW FOUNDATION THINKING & WRITING CREDIT (3)   
    ENG 102 COMPOSITION AND RESEARCH (3) TW XX THINKING AND WRITING EQUIVALENCY   
    ENG 111 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE I (3) ENGL 105 LITERATURE AND SOCIETY (3)   
    HFA 108 INTRODUCTION TO FILM APPRECIATION (3) COMM 234 AESTHETICS OF CINEMA (3)   
    HFA 201 GENERAL HUMANITIES I (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    HFA 202 GENERAL HUMANITIES II (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    HIS 109 EUROPE TO THE 19TH CENTURY (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIS 110 HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE (19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES) (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIS 203 EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    HIS 204 LATER AMERICAN HISTORY (3) HIST 105 HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS (3)   
    MUS 115 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    MUS 115 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC LITERATURE (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    MUS 123 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) FDN ART FOUNDATION FINE ART CREDIT (3)   
    MUS 123 MUSIC APPRECIATION (3) MUSC 111 MUSIC IN CONTEXT (3)   
    NTR 100 BASIC NUTRITION (2) NURS 221 NUTRITION (2)   
    P-E 100 PHYSICAL FITNESS I (1) PERK 110 LIFETIME PHYSICAL WELLNESS ()   
    SOC 206 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY (3) CJ 305 YOUTH AND THE LAW (3)   
    SPE 108 ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 105 ORAL AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION (3)   
    SPN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4) SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)   
    SPN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (4) SPAN 102 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)   
    SPN 203 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (4) SPAN 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3)   
    SPN 204 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (4) SPAN 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3)   
    SPN 213 INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH (3) SPAN 240 CONVERSATION (3)   


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