司法学学士

概述

The undergraduate program in Justice Studies provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum that engages in critical analysis of justice issues. 核心课程重点 on theory and empirical research that addresses the relationship between law, justice, the justice system, society. Electives address several more specialized and topical justice-related issues. Two majors are offered: 司法学学士, Justice Studies, Criminology Concentration, BS.

Our innovative approach ensures students develop skills (i.e., the ability to understand, analyze, critique) that can be used to help transform and empower our communities.

Curriculum and Requirements

参观 catalog website for current degree requirements

Our undergraduate curriculum is designed to cover the broad nature of Justice in local, national, transnational contexts. The Criminology Concentration emphasizes the science of crime and reactions to crime. In either major, students take courses in the following competency areas:

  1. 理论
  2. 方法
  3. 重要的调查
  4. Local, Transnational, Historical Perspectives
  5. 从实践经验中学习

Download the Justice Studies Core Competency Areas [pdf]

Minimum Grade Requirements

Students must pass all preparation for the major and major courses with a C or better to count toward earning the BS degree. Those courses passed, but not with a C or better, count toward university electives, but they are discarded from consideration for meeting 主要的需求.

Students have only two opportunities to pass core and required courses (JS 100 w, JS 101, JS 102, JS 114, JS 151, JS 189 or FS 169C或更高的分数. Any student with a final grade of C- or lower on the first attempt will be placed on administrative probation with a registration hold. 他们必须接受 their probation letter to their advisor to have the hold lifted. 他们必须夺回 the class the following semester.

Any student repeating a core course who fails to earn a C or higher will be disqualified from their Justice Studies major—even if it is the last course in the degree program.

To repeat a class, students must wait a few weeks before the semester to register. The University delays access to repeaters to ensure that first-time course takers 都是按优先级排序. Often students retake classes to take advantage of the University's grade forgiveness to repair their GPA. 

Students repeating non-core or non-required courses for the third time must get permission 使用表单 and obtain an add/permission code from the class instructor (or JS Main Office for JS 189 or FS 169). The chair will not normally approve a request to take a course for the third time.

联系信息

For any questions regarding your application to the Justice Studies 项目, please contact the 本科 Coordinator Dr. 亚历山德罗DeGiorgi.

与顾问会面

参观 学术顾问 page for current advising office hours.

Apply for the Justice Studies Program

参观 招生 website for more information on how to apply for enrollment to San José State University.

For currently admitted students, visit the 声明Major页面 to learn more about how to declare the major.