Tony Perriello, J.D., Program Director, Associate Professor
Email: tperriello@champlain.edu
Phone: 802.651.5989
Our Criminal Justice curriculum is built with the future of the field in mind; its focus is on restorative justice, with flexibility that can take you into a variety of careers. Because of our Upside-Down Curriculum, you'll take classes in your first semester that allow you to quickly get up to speed with current technologies and topics in the field—and stay current through graduation.
Many of the courses in our Criminal Justice major are program electives, allowing you to focus your studies in a specialized area or explore a variety of vocations in the field. Additionally, many students use their general electives to study a minor like Social Work, Law, Psychology, or Digital Forensics.
First Semester |
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Computers & Telecommunications |
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Criminal Law |
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Making Connections |
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FYI: Reading, Writing, & ____ |
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Intro to Statistics |
Second Semester |
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Criminal Procedure |
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Introduction to Criminology |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Navigating Your Information Landscape |
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FYI: Making, Doing, &____ |
First Semester |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Choose a 200-level COR course |
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Choose a 200-level COR course |
Second Semester |
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General elective |
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Social Justice Intensive |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Choose a 200-level COR course |
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Choose a 200-level COR course |
We encourage you to speak with your advisor and/or the Office of International Education about possible curriculum adjustments in order to create a semester abroad in your third year.
In the third year, students must take COR 310, COR 320, and two COR 330 courses. COR 310 and COR 320 must be taken together, and the two COR 330 courses must be taken together. Either pair may be taken in either semester.
First Semester |
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Technical Writing |
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The Global Condition |
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Human Rights & Responsibilities |
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General elective |
Second Semester |
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Choose a Local Contexts, Global Connections course |
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Choose a Local Contexts, Global Connections course |
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General elective |
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General elective |
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Criminal Justice elective |
Students may attend the 15-week Vermont Police Academy in the spring semester instead of completing the three program electives and one general elective. Those students will complete their capstone work in the fall.
First Semester |
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Introduction to Forensic Science |
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Seminar in Criminal Justice |
Second Semester |
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Criminal Justice Senior Capstone |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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Criminal Justice elective |
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General elective |