Catalog 2024–2025

B.A. in Administration of Justice Requirements

Group 1. General Education Foundation, Diversification, Structural, and Integrative Requirements in effect Fall 2018-Current

Students may choose to graduate under the General Education Foundation, Diversification, Structural and Integrative requirements and graduation requirements in force at the time they entered the UH System, when they entered UH Hilo, or when they graduate, provided there is no break in enrollment.

Students should meet with their academic advisor to ensure that they enroll in courses that will enable them to meet these requirements as well as requirements for the major and for graduation. Some courses may meet both General Education requirements and major requirements.

The new GE foundations, diversification, structural and integrative requirements and lists of certified courses are posted on the General Education website.

Group 2. Major Requirements (36 credits)

Required Courses:

  • AJ 101 Intro to Admin of Justice (3)
  • AJ 301 Justice, Power, and Democracy (3)
  • AJ 320 Crime and Society (3) or AJ 322 Criminal Justice (3)
  • AJ 360 Public Leadership & Ethics (3) or AJ 361 Advocacy and Criminal Justice (3)
  • AJ 380 Research Methodology for AJ (3)
  • AJ 470 Seminar in Admin of Justice (3)

Block I: Criminality and Criminal Justice Process (3 Credits)

Choose one course:

  • AJ 307 Animal Cruelty (3)
  • AJ 320 Crime and Society (3)
  • AJ 321 Policing and Punishment (3)
  • AJ 322 Criminal Justice (3)
  • AJ 323 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
  • AJ 327 Global Crime (3)
  • AJ 362 Public Policy Analysis (3)

Block II: Diversity and Community Relations (3 Credits)

Choose one course:

  • AJ 302 Capitalism & Economic Justice (3)
  • AJ 303 Feminism and Justice (3)
  • AJ 305 Justice and the Environment (3)
  • AJ 330 Race and Violence (3)
  • AJ 333 Indigenous Justice (3)
  • AJ 360 Public Leadership & Ethics (3)
  • AJ 361 Advocacy and Criminal Justice (3)

Block III: Electives (12 Credits)

Choose four courses:

  • Any AJ alpha course at the 100 or 200 level, up to 12 credits
  • AJ 302 Capitalism & Economic Justice (3)
  • AJ 303 Feminism and Justice (3)
  • AJ 304 Fascism and Authoritarianism (3)
  • AJ 305 Justice and the Environment (3)
  • AJ 307 Animal Cruelty (3)
  • AJ 320 Crime and Society (3)
  • AJ 321 Policing and Punishment (3)
  • AJ 322 Criminal Justice (3)
  • AJ 323 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
  • AJ 327 Global Crime (3)
  • AJ 330 Race and Violence (3)
  • AJ 333 Indigenous Justice (3)
  • AJ 360 Public Leadership & Ethics (3)
  • AJ 361 Advocacy and Criminal Justice (3)
  • AJ 362 Public Policy Analysis (3)
  • AJ 391 Internship (3–12)
  • AJ 481 Legislative Internship (3–15)
  • COM 351 Com in Multicultural Workplace (3)
  • COM 359 Intercultural Communication (3)
  • GEOG 328 Cultural Geography (3)
  • GEOG 340 Intro to Land Use Planning (3)
  • GEOG/WS 430 Gender, Place and Environment (3)
  • HIST 324 Militarization in the Pacific (3)
  • HIST 333 Twentieth Century Hawaiʻi (3)
  • HIST 471 US Constitutional History (3)
  • HIST 481 Land & Sovereignty in Pacific (3)
  • HIST 470 US in the World 1865-2003 (3)
  • KES 320 Drug Awareness (3)
  • PHIL 325 Philosophy Of Law (3)
  • PHIL/WS 393 Normality, Abnormality & Soc (3)
  • POLS 320
  • POLS 337 Politic of Hawaiʻi: State/Local (3)
  • PSY 321 Psy Of Personality (3)
  • PSY 322 Social Psychology (3)
  • PSY 323 Community Psychology (3)
  • PSY 360 Cross-Cultural Psy (3)
  • PSY 377 Counseling Psychology (3)
  • PSY 324 Psychopathology (3)
  • PSY 390 Industrial & Organizationl Psy (3)
  • PSY 452 Drugs of Abuse (3)
  • PSY 471 Child Abuse and Neglect (3)
  • SOC 301 Intro Social Work (3)
  • SOC/WS 310 Race & Ethnic Relations (3)
  • SOC 320 Stratification & Inequality (3) /WS 321 Stratification & Inequality (3)
  • SOC 324 Criminology (3)
  • SOC 326 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
  • SOC 365 Sociology of Deviance (3)
  • SOC 370 Political Economy of Hawaiʻi (3)

Total Semester Hours Required for the B.A. in Administration of Justice

120 credits required.

Notes

  1. Students must earn at least a 2.0 GPA in courses required for the major.
  2. Courses taken in Core, Block I, and Block II requirements may not double count for other Block requirements.
  3. To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Administration of Justice, students must fulfill the requirements for the major and meet all of the University’s other baccalaureate degree requirements. (Please see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements in this Catalog.)
  4. At least 45 semester hours must be earned in courses at the 300- or 400-level.
  5. Students wishing to make timely progress toward graduation are urged to pay careful attention to all degree requirements.
  6. In addition, when planning a schedule of courses, it is imperative to be aware of course prerequisites and the frequency with which courses are offered. This information is available in the course listings in this Catalog.
  7. To ensure progress toward degree completion, students are urged to meet with an advisor each semester before registering.