Graduation Requirements (2012-2013 Catalog)
- A minimum of 120 credits.
- 36 credits earned in upper-division coursework.
- Minimum of 32 credits completed in residence at Brandman; 18 of which must be upper -division credits, 12 of which must be completed in students major.
- A 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale at Brandman and transfer work.
- A 2.0 grade point average in all major and minor coursework. Programs may have additional grade requirements.
- Resolution of all "Cl" and "l" grades.
- LBSU 300 Liberal Arts Core Foundations- (Cannot be used as an elective in a major, minor, or certificate program)
- LBSU 302 Information Fluency and Academic Integrity (Cannot be used as an elective in a major, minor, or certificate program)
General Education Requirements
Complete general education requirements
Major Requirements
Core Requirements (15 credits)
POSU 110 Introduction to American Politics 3 SOCU 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOCU 301 Social Research Design 3 SOCU 450 Social and Political Theory 3 SSCU 494 Social Science Capstone Course 3
Required Legal Studies Upper-Division Courses (15 credits)
POSU 301/PHLU 301 History of Political Philosophy I 3 POSU 302/PHLU 302 History of Political Philosophy II 3 POSU 342/HISU 323 The Western Legal Tradition 3 POSU 343 Constitutional Government 3 HISU 397 Social Movements in the Sixties 3
Elective Legal Studies Upper-Division Courses (12 credits)
HISU 330 America and Its Revolution: The Bonfires of Change 3 POSU 344 Constitutional Rights 3 PSYU 496 Survey of Forensic Psychology 3 SOCU 328 Social Inequality/Stratification 3 CJCU 380 Correctional Systems 3 CJCU 403 Police and Society 3 SOCU 440/CJCU 440 Drugs and Society 3 SOCU 453 Sociology of Social Conflict, Analysis, and Resolution 3 CJCU 460 White Collar Crime 3 POSU 499 Independent Study 3 CJCU 430 Applied Criminology 3 CJCU 434 Diversity, Conflict, and Crime 3 CJCU 436 Community Corrections and Alternative Sentences 3 CJCU 438 Mental Health Issues in Society 3
Total credits 42