Criminal Justice Minor

Requirements for the Minor in Criminal Justice

The minor in Criminal Justice consists of a minimum of 21 credit hours that must include the following:

Required core courses (12 credit hours):

CRMJ 100	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
CRMJ 230	Criminal Law	3
	or
CRMJ 331	Criminal Procedure	3
	or
POLI 277	Introduction to Law	3
	or
POLI 383	Courts and Social Policy	3
CRMJ 240	Law Enforcement Policy and Practice	3
CRMJ 340	Introduction to Corrections	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

Electives (9 credit hours from at least two disciplines):

CRMJ 331	Criminal Procedure	3
CRMJ 332	Homeland Security	3
CRMJ 333	Criminal Investigations	3
CRMJ 350	Special Topics	3
CRMJ 355	Organized Crime	3
CRMJ 360	Criminal Justice Ethics	3
CRMJ 361	Capital Punishment	3
CRMJ 370	Criminology	3
CRMJ 375	Serial and Mass Murder in the U.S.	3
CRMJ 380	Transnational Crime	3
CRMJ 440	Corrections Administration	3
CRMJ 441	Police Administration	3
CRMJ 470	Criminal Justice Internship	1-15
PHIL 303	Crime and Punishment	3
PHIL 362	Philosophy of Law	3
CSIT 201	Computer Security and Ethics	3
POLI 276	Law and Society	3
POLI 277	Introduction to Law	3
POLI 311	Fundamentals of Public Administration	3
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties	3
POLI 383	Courts and Social Policy	3
PSY 245	Social Psychology	3
PSY 246	Personality	3
PSY 356	Abnormal Psychology	3
PSY 358	Psychology and the Law	3
SOC 201	Social Problems	3
SOC 218	Introduction to Social Work	3
SOC 303	Social Class and Inequality	3
SOC 310	Sociology of Deviant Behavior	3
SOC 311	Sociology of Addiction	3
SOC 316	Minority Groups	3
SOC 350	Special Topics	1-3
SOC 363	Victimology	3
SOC 364	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 365	Family Violence	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

NOTE: SOC 350 Special Topics (as advised). At least 9 credit hours for the minor must be taken at the 300-level or above. Students may transfer up to 9 credit hours of appropriate course work towards completion of the minor.

 

Total Credit Hours: 21