Social Sciences
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
(580) 774-3292
Fax: (580) 774-7192
socsci@swosu.edu
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University includes a Bachelor of Arts degree of 36 hours and an 18-hour minor. The criminal justice program began in 1985 as a mandatory major-minor program of 54 hours drawn from courses in political science and sociology. The program was revised in 2000 and several criminal justice courses were added, affording students more choices of courses and the opportunity of a minor. Students may currently major in criminal justice and minor in some other academic discipline, or major and minor in criminal justice.
Our program is strong, yet is stronger with the recent 2000 revision. Our graduates are highly competitive with graduates of other universities within the state. SWOSU graduates have been placed in numerous criminal justice organizations and agencies, including law enforcement, correctional institutions, probation and parole, juvenile treatment programs, etc., at all levels of government and in private industry.