Lloyd Chia, Ph.D.
Explore Criminology, B.A.
What is possible when a desire for justice meets Christian ethics?
Anything.
Criminology is the study of crime. It asks questions like who commits crimes and why? It seeks to understand the impact of crime and develop means of prevention.
As a criminology major at 成人直播, you鈥檒l learn how anthropology, sociology, and economics inform how we view crime. Coursework taught by faculty with global work experience, includes research projects and internship opportunities that will give you the opportunity to make a tangible difference in your community.
Whether you鈥檙e learning about environmental crimes or studying serial killers, you'll gain an understanding of human behavior as you learn alternative methods for conflict resolution in the pursuit of justice.
Program Highlights
- Interdisciplinary in approach, giving you a broad perspective of criminal justice
- Preparation for law school and graduate studies
- Networking opportunities with local professionals in the criminal justice system
- Internship opportunities available from the District Attorney鈥檚 office, TSA and more
- Engage in off-campus summer and study abroad programs
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Faculty
Catalog
Program Director: Lloyd Chia, Ph.D.
Overview
Seeking justice in the world today requires knowledge of our legal system, as well as a broad understanding of society. As a criminology major at 成人直播, you will be equipped with theoretical and applied skills that are essential to the pursuit of justice. You will also gain a background in alternative mechanisms for conflict resolution. Through study that is grounded in criminological methods, interdisciplinary in approach, historical and contemporary in perspective, and informed by a Christian/Anabaptist worldview, you will be prepared to pursue a value-based career in criminal justice. Upon completion of the major, you will be ready to seek employment in a range of fields or undertake advanced study, and to provide service to society reflective of the values expressed in the Fresno Pacific Idea. Careers in law, criminal justice and justice advocacy are just a few of your employment opportunities.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- To exhibit clear and engaging communication regarding the criminal justice field. [USLO 1 & 2]
- To accurately describe the origins, nature and dynamics of conflict and crime from an interdisciplinary perspective. [USLO 3 & 10]
- To analyze the various social, psychological and other theories on crime, criminals and society. [USLO 5]
- To examine the individual and collective needs of all participants in the criminal justice system, including victims, offenders, and the community. [USLO 4]
- To differentiate and evaluate the varied forms of conflict resolution and understandings of justice. [USLO 7 & 8]
- To articulate and apply the value of Christian/Anabaptist belief for the criminal justice field. [USLO 9]
Locations Offered
Main Campus Fresno
Degree Pathways
Criminology, B.A. Four Year Pathway
Lower Division Major Prerequisites (9 units)- CRIM 210 - Criminal Justice Administration Credits 3
- CRIM 220 - Criminal Law Credits 3
- PS 120 - American Politics and Society Credits 3 or
- PSY 120 - General Psychology Credits 3 or
- SOC 120 - Introduction to Sociology Credits 3 or
- SOC 205 - Culture and Society Credits 3
Required Courses (42-47 Units)Core Program
- CRIM 352 - Criminology Credits 3
- CRIM 355 - Victimology Credits 3
- CRIM 362 - Criminal Procedure Credits 3
- CRIM 372 - Diversity and Crime Credits 3
- CRIM 382 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice Credits 3
- CRIM 392 - Corrections Credits 3
- CRIM 412 - Restorative Justice Credits 3
- CRIM 422 - Statistics for Sociology and Criminology Credits 3
- CRIM 476 - Internship Credits 3
- SW 360 - Social Problems and Public Policy Credits 3
- THEO 465 - Theological Ethics of Conflict and Peacemaking Credits 3
Breadth Program
Core Program
Select a minimum of four courses from the following:
- COM 410 - Media and Society Credits 3
- COM 420 - Conflict Management and Resolution Credits 3
- CRIM 410 - Criminal Evidence Credits 3
- CRIM 486 - Topics: Criminology Credits 3
- PS 372 - Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution Credits 1
- PS 373 - Nature, Law and Policy Credits 3
- PS 374 - Legal Research and Writing Credits 3
- PS 440 - Human Rights & International Law Credits 4
- PSY 350 - Child Development Credits 3
- PSY 355 - Adolescent Development Credits 3
- PSY 395 - Social Psychology Credits 3
- PSY 410 - Abnormal Psychology Credits 4
- SOC 346 - Human Trafficking: Perspectives and Interventions Credits 3
- SOC 350 - Marriage and Family Credits 3
- SOC 400 - Social Psychology Credits 3
- SOC 410 - American Ethnicity and Pluralism Credits 3
- SW 390 - Chemical Dependency Intervention Credits 3
- SW 395 - Studies in Domestic Violence Credits 3
Possibilities Await
With an 成人直播 Education
Whether you're a high school student, transfer student or parent, you'll find all the resources you need including application steps, tuition & financial aid, transfer and orientation information.
First Steps to Admission
- Submit an application for admission (online or printable mail-in)
* Admission applications are free, no discount codes required. - Send official copies of your transcripts to 成人直播.
- Complete the FAFSA. It can be completed starting October 1st. (FAFSA Code: 001253)
- Recommended High School Courses for Admission
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- 4 years of college preparatory English
- 3 years of college preparatory mathematics
- 2 years of social studies
- 1 year of laboratory science
- 1 year of performing art
- 3 years of the same foreign language with a C- or better
- Things to Keep in Mind
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成人直播鈥檚 accepted students have average GPAs of 3.2-3.6. Please speak with an admission counselor to discuss your eligibility.
All application materials should be submitted online or mailed to:
Office of 成人直播 Admission
成人直播
1717 S. Chestnut Ave. #2005
Fresno, CA 93702
ugadmis@fresno.edu
Non-traditional Admission
- Steps for Re-application
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For those students who have applied to 成人直播鈥檚 traditional undergraduate program within the past 2 years and did not attend. Students who applied more than 2 years ago will need to resubmit a full application for admission:
- Fill out the re-application form
- Submit any missing documents or updated transcripts
- Steps for Re-admission
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Former 成人直播 students who have not been enrolled in and/or have not submitted a leave of absence form for the previous semester are required to re-apply for admission to 成人直播:
- Fill out the re-admission form
- Submit official transcripts from other educational institutions attended during absence from 成人直播
- Steps for Non-matriculated Admission
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Students interested in taking classes, usually for personal or professional development, or to transfer to another institution, and is not interested in a degree from 成人直播. Non-degree students are not eligible for federal, state or institutional aid. Other requirements, class limits and pre-requisites may apply. See the academic catalog for more information:
- Fill out the Application for Admission indicating Non Matriculating/Non-Degree status non-matriculation application
- Submit proof of high school graduation or equivalent
- Some classes may require a pre-requisite course. If required, a college transcript will need to be provided
- Personal essays are not required
- Auditing a class
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Students wishing to audit a class at 成人直播 may apply for audit status. Audit classes are not eligible for financial aid and students will not receive course credit.
- Fill out the Application for Admission indicating audit status
- Personal essays are not required
Four-Year Graduation Guarantee
Earning a degree in four years allows you to get a head start on achieving your goals of entering the work force or starting graduate school. 成人直播 guarantees graduation within four years in the traditional undergraduate areas of study. We commit to providing the courses, advising, instruction and preparation. If you fulfill your responsibilities and are unable to graduate in four years, you will receive the needed courses the following semester at no cost in tuition or fees.
- Incoming requirements
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This guarantee is limited to basic graduation requirements of 120 minimum units including general education, upper-level and elective courses sufficient for a single major with no minor.
- Where options between courses are available, students are not guaranteed their first choice.
- This guarantee does not apply to 鈥渇ifth-year鈥 programs (teacher education credential requirements) or minimum units beyond graduation requirements (CPA qualifications, etc.) beyond the basic four-year bachelor鈥檚 degree.
- The guarantee does not apply to transfer students or to 成人直播's degree completion programs.
- Students not able to register for the courses needed within four years must complete the free course(s) within two terms of the end of four years (e.g. a summer and fall for those completing four years in the spring; or spring and summer for those completing four years in the fall).
- The four-year period may be extended for students required to leave the university for up to one year (see the Leave of Absence section) for medical, military or personal reasons.
- Student responsibilities
- To qualify for the guarantee students must:
- Meet with your mentor during the fall semester of the freshman year.
- Finalize a major and begin prerequisite or lower-division major courses by the second semester of the freshman year and keep that major until graduation.
- Complete at least 32 units per year (average 16 per semester) with passing grades in each course.
- Maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA and remain in good standing behaviorally with the university.
- Meet with the mentor each semester for advising before registration opens and take the courses approved by the adviser/mentor that complete general-education and major requirements, in the appropriate sequence and as they become available.
- Register within the first week of registration every semester to gain a spot in the classes needed.
- Notify mentor if unable to register for an approved course so that an alternative plan can be made.
- Apply for financial aid and submit required documents by appropriate deadlines.
- Keep student account up-to-date. (Accounts not up-to-date may be placed on hold, preventing registration for courses.)
- Complete required courses successfully (see Academic Policies section for minimum acceptable grades) without dropping required or approved courses during a semester.
Cost & Financial Aid
Tuition & Fees
- 2023-2024
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Total Cost Item Amount 12-18 units (full time) per year $34,960 Student body fee $598 Total Tuition and Fees $35,548 Room $5,018 Board $5,130 Total Tuition, Fees & Board $45,696 Per-Unit Costs Amount Per unit / Overload $1,248 Summer Session $500 Private Music Instruction $400 - 2022-2023
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Total Cost Item Amount 12-18 units (full time) per year $33,614 Student body fee $574 Total Tuition and Fees $34,188 Room and Board $8,884 Total Tuition, Fees & Board $43,072 Per-Unit Costs Amount Per unit / Overload $1,218 Summer Session $400 Private Music Instruction $400 - 2021-2022
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Total Cost Item Amount 12-18 units (full time) per year $32,954 Student body fee $498 Total Tuition and Fees $33,452 Room and Board $8,710 Total Tuition, Fees & Board $42,162 Per-Unit Costs Amount Per unit / Overload $1,177 Summer Session $300 Private Music Instruction $400
Room & Board Rates
Freshman / Sophomore Housing
Module* Fall Spring Modules $4,313 $4,313 Jost Modules $4,619 $4,619 * Full Access Meal Plan Included in Cost (Full Access Required)
Junior / Senior Housing
Suites & Houses Fall Spring Room only $2,068 $2,068 Room-70 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $2,719 $2,719 Room - 140 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $3,276 $3,276 Room - Full Access Meal Plan (included in cost) $4,400 $4,400 Jost Hall (4 person), Willow Gardens (4 person) & Kriegbaum Apartments (3 person) Fall Spring Apartment - Room only $2,694 $2,694 Apartment - 70 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $3,345 $3,345 Apartment - 140 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $3,902 $3,902 Apartment - Full Access Meal Plan (included in cost) $5,026 $5,026 Willow Gardens & Jost Hall Apartments: 3 Person Fall Spring Apartments - Room only $3,306 $3,306 Apartments - 70 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $3,958 $3,958 Apartments - 140 Block Meal Plan (included in cost) $4,514 $4,514 Apartments - Full Access Meal Plan (included in cost) $5,639 $5,639 Stand-Alone Meal Plans Fall Spring 70 Block $651 $651 140 Block $1,208 $1,208 Full Access Meal Plan $2,332 $2,332 * Residents living in the Houses or Willow Gardens Apartments may stay over Christmas break at no extra charge providing they are returning for spring semester. Otherwise, residents must check out at the regular fall check-out dates.
Notes about housing
- For housing placement purposes only, class standing for the fall semester will carry throughout the entire year (both fall and spring semesters).
- Residents living in the houses or Willow Gardens Apartments may stay over Christmas break at no extra charge providing they are returning for spring semester. Otherwise, residents must check out at the regular fall check-out dates.
- Meal plan contract dates will follow the traditional semester.
If you have questions that pertain specifically to housing or what housing you qualify for, please contact Residence Life at (559) 453-5696. Or visit our website at studentlife.fresno.edu/living-campus.
Financial Aid
Freshman Scholarships
Based on a student鈥檚 academic GPA. Academic GPA鈥檚 are calculated by 成人直播 on a weighted, 4.0 scaled and based on core academic classes in grades 10-12. Renewable if a minimum GPA is maintained.
Name | GPA | Amount |
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Paragon | Full Tuition | |
President's | 4.00 GPA and above | $18,000 |
Dean's | 3.75-3.99 GPA | $15,000 |
Heritage | 3.50-3.75 GPA | $14,000 |
Faculty | 3.25-3.49 GPA | $12,000 |
Founder's | Below a 3.0 GPA | $8,000 |
Transfer Scholarships
To be considered for a Transfer Academic Scholarship, you must have 12 or more transferable, post-high school units. GPA鈥檚 are based on transferable units and calculated by 成人直播.
Name | GPA | Amount |
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Transfer Scholar | 3.50 GPA and above | $14,000 |
Transfer Achievement | 3.0-3.49 GPA | $10,000 |
Transfer Academic | 2.40-2.99 GPA | $7,500 |
Transfer Partnership | Below a 2.4 GPA | $6,000 |
Performance-based Scholarships
Name | Amount |
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Athletic | $500 to Full Tuition |
Music | $400 to $10,000 |
Theatre Arts | $500 to $4,000 |
Art/Design | $500 to $4,000 |
Other 成人直播 Grants and Scholarships
Name | Amount |
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成人直播 Possibilities Scholarship | Full Tuition |
Church Match | $500 to $1,500 |
International Scholarship | up to $6,000 |
Mennonite Brethren Award | $4,000 |
Out of State Student Scholarship | $4,000 |
Other Awards | $100 to $10,000 |
Federal and State Grants
Name | Amount |
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Cal Grant A | $9,358 |
Cal Grant B | $1,648 |
Pell Grants | $750 to $7,395 |
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant | $1,000 |
Federal Loans and Work-Study
Name | Amount |
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Federal Direct | $3,500 to $7,500 |
PLUS Loan | Up to remaining cost |
Work-study | Contingent on employment |
Private Scholarships
Alumni, parents, friends, businesses and foundations have generously provided a special set of scholarships available to students attending Fresno Pacific.
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The grants, the academic awards, the transfer scholarship 鈥 all of it makes it so much more affordable to attend 成人直播. I know that school isn鈥檛 cheap for anyone, but 成人直播 helped me realize that I could actually come to this school because they were going to help me so much financially.
Net Price Calculator
Now that you鈥檝e seen the financial aid opportunities available to 成人直播 students, we can estimate what your true cost may be to attend Fresno Pacific. Please keep in mind that this is just a computer generated, general estimate and may not capture all aid available, please work with your 成人直播 Student Financial Services advisor to discover your true net price.
Career Opportunities
With this degree, you鈥檒l be prepared to provide service to society with employment in a range of fields or pursue law school.
Career Possibilities
- Law enforcement officer
- Researcher
- Victim advocate
Career Development Happens Here
The staff in our Career Development and Experiential Learning Center are here to help you prepare to enter the working world. Whether your a freshman or an 成人直播 alum, there are a number of resources and trainings offered to help you find the internship and job you鈥檙e looking for.
- Resume writing classes
- Career assessments, exploration & planning
- Job search and networking opportunities
- and much more