Criminal Justice Minor

Students in the following programs may select a minor in Criminal Justice:

• Applied Behavioral Sciences
• Applied Communications 
• Business Administration
• Human Services
• Management
• Psychology
• Social Science

Criminal Justice minor is conveniently offered in both online-only and face-to-face formats. The program studies the nature of humans, their conduct in society, and the institutions established to address anti-social behavior in the pursuit of the common good. This minor would be useful for those engaged in any professions like counseling, education, health care, law and law enforcement.

Minor Details:

• Requires 30 QH, including Criminal Justice courses taken as part of the General Education requirement
• Requires a minimum grade of “C” for each course in the minor
• 5 QH must be taken at NLU

Required Courses

Core Courses

CSJ 106	Law Enforcement	5
	or
CSJ 107	Criminal Justice System	5
CSJ 205	Criminology	5
CSJ 206	Criminal Law and Procedure	5
CSJ 207	Punishment, Prisons and Corrections	5

Additional Courses

Choose two of the courses below or two other courses under advisement:

CSJ 210	Community Policing	5
CSJ 235	Introduction to Forensic Science	5
CSJ 353	Criminal Investigations	5