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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 100Introduction to Criminal Justice

3
CRMJ 230Criminal Law

3
or
CRMJ 331Criminal Procedure

3
or
POLI 277Understanding the Law

3
or
POLI 383Courts and Social Policy

3
CRMJ 240Law Enforcement Policy and Practice

3
CRMJ 340Introduction to Corrections

3
Total Credit Hours:12

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

CRMJ 250Transnational Crime

3
CRMJ 331Criminal Procedure

3
CRMJ 332Homeland Security

3
CRMJ 333Criminal Investigations

3
CRMJ 350Special Topics

3
CRMJ 355Organized Crime

3
CRMJ 360Criminal Justice Ethics

3
CRMJ 361Capital Punishment

3
CRMJ 370Criminology

3
CRMJ 375Serial and Mass Murder in the U.S.

3
CRMJ 440Corrections Administration

3
CRMJ 441Police Administration

3
CRMJ 470Criminal Justice Internship

1-15
PHIL 303Crime and Punishment

3
PHIL 362Philosophy of Law

3
CSIT 201Computer Security and Ethics

3
POLI 276Law and Society

3
POLI 277Understanding the Law

3
POLI 311Fundamentals of Public Administration

3
POLI 370American Constitutional Law

3
POLI 371Civil Rights and Liberties

3
POLI 383Courts and Social Policy

3
PSY 246Personality

3
PSY 356Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 358Psychology and the Law

3
SOC 201Social Problems

3
SOC 218Introduction to Social Work

3
SOC 275Social Inequalities

3
SOC 310Sociology of Deviant Behavior

3
SOC 311Sociology of Addiction

3
SOC 350Special Topics

1-3
SOC 363Victimology

3
SOC 364Juvenile Delinquency

3
SOC 365Family 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