Criminal Justice and Criminology, BA/MA, Five-Year Plan

Five-Year Plan For New Students

Year 1 Steps for Success

• Meet with your Academic Advisor and Faculty Advisor
• Learn more about this dual-degree option from Faculty Advisor 

Year 2 Steps for Success

• Meet with your Faculty Advisor
• Attend MACJ Open House 
• Meet with Career Engagement
  Office

Year 3 Steps for Success

• Find Internship or Research Opportunities
•  Meet with Faculty Advisor
• Apply to MACJ by December 

Year 4 Steps for Success

• Meet with Faculty Advisor
•  Meet with MACJ advisor
•  Apply for College Graduation

Year 5 Steps for Success

• Apply for Graduate Graduation on
  MySeattleU for MA Degree
•  Meet with MACJ Advisor
•  Continue Post Grad Planning

University Core Requirements

UCOR classes are listed in the sample plan as Module I,
II, and III. See below for UCOR course titles listed by
Module. See my.seattleu.edu for prerequisites and
www.seattleu.edu/core for course descriptions. Honors
and Matteo Ricci students have different Core
requirements.

Module I:

• UCOR 1100 Academic Writing Seminar
• UCOR 1200 Quantitative Thinking
• UCOR 1300 Creative Expression & Interpretation
• UCOR 1400 Inquiry Seminar in the Humanities
• UCOR 1600 Inquiry Seminar in the Social Sciences
• UCOR 1800 Inquiry Seminar in the Natural Sciences

Module II:

• UCOR 2100 Theological Explorations
• UCOR 2500 Philosophy of the Human Person
• UCOR 2900 Ethical Reasoning

Module III:

UCOR 3100 Religion in a Global Context
UCOR 3400 Humanities and Global Challenges
Satisfied in Major: UCOR 3600 Social Sciences and Global Challenges
UCOR 3800 Natural Sciences and Global Challenges 

Curriculum Notes

• Please refer to the Course Catalog (https://catalog.seattleu.edu/) for a full list of approved courses that fulfill Areas I, II & III and all CRJS specialization electives.
• A maximum of 30 community college credits may apply to this program.
• Students need to reach 180 total undergraduate credits, but the Master’s CRJS courses that will be taken during senior year will count towards those 180 credits. Then after the 4 years of college, students will have 36 graduate credits to complete to get their master’s degree. CRJS-4870 Senior Synthesis may be taken for 3 or 5 credits. If taken for 3 credits, more credits in general elective might be needed to reach the undergraduate number of credits needed.
•  Students admitted to this program must have a cumulative and a
  major/program grade point average of 3.50 in order to be admitted for MA studies and take graduate courses during their Senior year; otherwise, they will terminate with the BA degree only. Students with Junior standing may be admitted to the dual degree program if they have a minimum cumulative and a major/program grade point average of 3.50.
• Keep in mind that credits in undergraduate classes (classes that start with a 1, 2, 3, or 4 – ex: CRJS-2090) are different than credits in master’s-level classes (classes that start with a 5 – ex: CRJS-5060). When master’s-level classes are listed for 3 credits, that’s an amount of work that can feel equivalent to 5 undergraduate credits.
• This accelerated option only saves time for students who don’t have more than 45 credits of transfer credits when they come to SU. Otherwise, it would make more sense for those with many transfer credits to complete an undergraduate degree in CRJS and then complete the 2-year Master’s in CRJS.