Name_____________________________________Advisor_________________________
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY
Undergraduate Major Requirements-Victimology Option
Academic Year 1997/98
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminology with an option in VICTIMOLOGY is granted
upon completion of a four-year curriculum consisting of 128 units. Degree and general education
requirements must be completed; see Degree and Credentials in the General Catalog.
UNITS: REQUIRED NEEDED
Lower-Division Requirements (see Note 1 ):
Crim 2, 20,31, 50 ..................................................................………..…9
Upper-Division Core (see Note 2): Crim 100, 102
109, 112, 170, (see Note 6) .……........................................................13
Upper-Division Requirements: Crim 134, 174, 175, 177, 182..………..15
Electives: Af Am 135, 144, 146;
Anth 122, 123, 146, 172; AsAm 110; CLS 116, 160;
Crim 139, 140; EHD 107, 108, 109; Hist 186
PISi 150, 160, 181; SWrk 128, 129, 136; Soc 111,122, 165;
WS 108, 109, 116, 126, 160 ………………………………..……….3
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR: ………………..…….43
General Education Requirement ……………………………….……51
Electives and Remaining Degree Requirements (see Degree Requirements);
May be used toward a dual major or minor …………………….….34
TOTAL UNITS FOR DEGREE: ……………………………...128
ADVISING NOTES:
1. Lower-division courses should be taken before upper-division courses.
2. Upper-division core should be taken prior to upper-division electives.
3. Department policy requires that students should see their advisors prior to registration each semester.
4. No course used to satisfy General Education CAPSTONE requirements may be used to satisfy
criminology major requirements.
5. CR/NC grading is not permitted in the major with the exception of Crim 108, 131, 180, 181 and 182.
6. Crim 170 must be taken no later than the first semester of the student's junior year.
7. Any course that meets the upper-division writing skills requirement cannot be applied to the
major requirements.
8. General Education and elective units may be used toward a dual major or minor (see Dual Major,
or departmental minor). Consult the appropriate department chair, program coordinator, or faculty
advisor for further information.
9. Only a grade of C or higher in Criminology 2, 20, 100, 102, 109, 112 and 170 will apply to the
Bachelor's Degree in Criminology.