Criminal & Legal Studies - Criminal Studies

8 Semester Plan

2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 CS1
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia 3 E
ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education 1 X
POSC 110 – Intro to American Politics 3 X D
SOCI 100 – Intro to Sociology 3 X D
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 2 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
MATH 104 – Problem Solving 3 CS3
PHIL 102 – Ethical Problems OR PHIL 200–Introduction to Social Justice 3 X B
GEP Fine & Performing Arts 3 A
GEP Natural Science 4 C
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 16
Semester 3 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
STCO 102 or 122 3 X E
SOCI 200 or SOCI 203 3 X
GEP Humanities 3 B
GEP Natural Science (IDIS 160 or EXSS 200) 3 C
General Elective 3
Semester Total 15
Semester 4 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
POSC 250 or SOCI 311 3 X
POSC 324 – Criminal Justice Systems 3 X
Technology Fluency Course 3 TF
GEP Identity & Difference Course (SOCI 305–Racial and Cultural Minorities) 3 F
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 5 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 308 or 338 – Advanced Writing 3 CS2
SOCI 340 – Criminology 3 X
POSC 423–Civil Rights and Liberties 3 X
Criminal Justice Elective (1 of 5) 3 X
Criminal Justice Elective (2 of 5) 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 6 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Criminal Justice Elective (3 of 5) 3 X
Criminal Justice Elective (4 of 5) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 7 - Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
PHIL 3051 – Criminal Justice Ethics 3 X
SOCI 443 – Amer. Correctional System 3 X
Criminal Justice Elective (5 of 5) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 15 1Or take PHIL 410 in Spring Term
Semester 8 - Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
POSC 489 – LASO Capstone 1 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 13 **Spring Only

Total Credits: 120

Updated by/date: Dr. Scott Johnson, Political Science, 4/2/2025