Forensic Psychology Program 71-73 credits

As can be seen in the program requirements, the Forensic Psychology major at Saint Rose has a balance of both criminal justice and psychology classes. There are a number of credits that all students are required to take and these are from a mixture of courses from both disciplines. Students also should pick five criminal justice courses from those in the list and five psychology courses from those in that list. Choosing these courses should occur in conjunction with your advisor, so she can help you choose courses that fit with your specific career goals.

Students should keep in mind that the Forensic Psychology major does contain many credits, as it is essentially a combination of both the criminal justice and psychology majors. With proper planning, students will have no trouble completing the requirements.

CORE 41 – 42 credits
PSY 110 Foundations of Psychology I
PSY 111 Foundations of Psychology II
CJS 230 Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems
CJS 231 Criminal Behavior
CJS 233 The Court System
CJS/PSY 262 Forensic Psychology
PSY 295 Research Methods and Statistics I (4 cr)
PSY 299 Research Methods and Statistics II (4 cr)
PSY 320 Physiological Psychology (4 cr)
PSY 363 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 410 Psychometrics
CJS 495 Ethics in Criminal Justice (2 cr)
CJS 497 Senior Seminar OR PSY 498 (with approval from PSY and CJS) (3 – 4 cr)

PICK 5: 15-16 credits
CJS 232 Police Organization
CJS 234 Institutional Corrections
CJS 239 Juvenile Justice
CJS 341 Criminal Profiling
CJS 340 Sex Crimes and Paraphilia
CJS 320 Criminal Typologies
CJS 324 Serial Crime
CJS 428 Life Course Criminology (4 cr)
CJS 494 Criminal Justice Internship

PICK 5:15 credits
PSY 200 Human Sexuality
PSY 252 Developmental Psychology: Adolescences and Adulthood
PSY 290 Thanatology
PSY 292 Motivation
PSY 310 Social Psychology
PSY 345 Introduction to Psychopharmacology
PSY 365 Introduction to Psychotherapy
PSY 400 Personality
PSY 415 Seminar in Clinical Psychology
SOC 360 Class, Race, and Gender (note SOC 111 prereq)