General Studies

Upon completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree through the Lakeland College Kellett School of Adult Education, degree-earning students will have:

• earned at least 120 semester hours of college credit, with a minimum of 36 semester hours having been earned through Lakeland College;
• satisfied the requirements of at least one academic major;
• completed the General Studies requirements; and
• maintained a cumulative 2.0 grade-point-average in both the major and in all coursework taken at Lakeland College.

The Lakeland College Kellett School of Adult Education’s liberal arts component enables students to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to:

• communicate clearly
• inquire methodically
• evaluate rationally
• reason validly

These skills are developed through courses in:

• Distributional Studies, which develop knowledge in areas outside the major; and
• Interdisciplinary Studies, which encourage the integration of knowledge and values.

Required Coursework (41 semester hours)

An approved Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, Police Science, Corrections, or Law Enforcement plus the following courses:

CRJ	140	Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOCP	220	Social Psychology
MAT	220	Probability and Statistics
CRJS	231	Criminology and Deviance
CRJ	240	Criminal Justice Research and Report Writing
SOCP	335	Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (4 semester hours)
CRJ	342	Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
CRJ	344	Policing in America
CRJ	345	Criminal Law
CRJ	348	Corrections in America
CRJ	370	Ethics & Justice
CRJ	400	Internship (4 semester hours or 200 experience hours))
CRJ	492	Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice: Senior Seminar (Writing Intensive)
One (1) of the following:
SOC	100	Introduction to Sociology
PSY	200	General Psychology
Two of the following:
CRJS	341	Sociology of Law
CRJ	347	Criminal Investigations
CRJ	355	Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation
CRJ	450	Race, Ethnicity, and Crime
CRJ	451	Effective Policing Practices
CRJ	452	Effective Correctional Practices
CRJ	480	Special Topics in Criminal Justice

General Studies (30 semester hours)

Basic Skills		MAT	130	Intermediate Algebra
Rhetorical Development		GEN	110	Expository Writing
		GEN	112	Persuasive Writing
Quantitative Analysis	This General Studies requirement will have been met once the student has successfully completed MAT 220 Probability and Statistics, a requirement for the Criminal Justice major.
Scientific Experience		GEN	183	Natural Science
Artistic Experience		ART	263	Art History I
	or	ART	264	Art History II
	or	MUS	120	Music History & Appreciation
American Studies	This General Studies requirement will have been met once the student has successfully completed CRJ 140 Introduction to Criminal Justice, a requirement for the Criminal Justice major.
Cross-Cultural Studies		HIS	102	World History II
Societal Studies	This General Studies requirement will have been met once the student has successfully completed either PSY 200 General Psychology or SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology, either one of which is a requirement for the Criminal Justice major.
Religious Studies		REL	132	Religion in America
	or	REL	232	Eastern Religious Traditions
	or	REL	233	Western Religious Traditions
Interdisciplinary Studies		GEN	130	CORE I: Knowing the Self (freshman level)
		GEN	3XX	CORE II: Exploring the Human Condition (junior level)
		GEN	4XX	CORE III: Shaping the Future (senior level)