Requirements
The Criminal Justice Minor is an interdisciplinary minor designed to assist students planning to enter career-related areas involving some aspect of the criminal justice system. The minor in criminal justice requires a minimum of 21 credits. Courses used to meet the minor requirements must be taken from at least three different departments. A maximum of three credits may be counted toward the fulfillment of both the Criminal Justice Minor and your major. Minors must take SOC 324, six credits from both Group 1 and Group 2, and three credits from Group 3. The remaining three credits are elective credits and may be taken from ANY of the four groups.
NOTE: Be aware that prior to enrolling in a course you must meet the pre-requisite requirements for that course. It is highly recommended that students take a Sociology pre-requisite (SOC 110, 120 or Ant 101) and a Political Science/Public Administration pre-requisite (POL 101 or POL 102) and a pre-requisite from Group 3 as soon as possible. Additional pre-requisite choices should be discussed with an advisor.
Printable Criminal Justice Minor Checklist (PDF document)
Core Requirement: (All students MUST take SOC 324)
SOC 324 Criminal Justice (pre-requisite: SOC 110 or 120) 3 credits.
Group 1: (A minimum of 6 credits MUST be taken from this category.)
SOC 313 Law & Society (pre-req: SOC 110 or 120) 3
credits
SOC 321 Delinquency (pre-req: SOC
110 or 120) 3 credits
SOC 322 Criminology (pre-req: SOC
110 or 120) 3 credits
SOC 325 Sociology of Mental Illness (pre-req:
SOC 110 or 120 or PSY 100) 3 credits
SOC 326 Society and Drugs (pre-req: SOC
110 or 120) 3 credits
SOC 330 Social Psychology (pre-req: SOC
110 or 120) 3 credits
Note: You may not take PSY 341 if you take
SOC 330, SOC 330 counts only in Group 1
SOC 429 Sociology of Deviance (pre-reqs:
SOC 110 or 120 AND another SOC course)
3 credits
Group 2: (A minimum of 6 credits MUST be taken from this category.)
POL 211 Introduction to Public Administration (pre-req: POL 101
or 102) 3 credits
POL 221 The American Legal System 3 credits
POL 222 Law, Governance and Politics (pre-req:
POL 101 or 102) 3 credits
POL 306 Judicial Process (pre-req: POL 101 or
102 or 221) 3 credits
POL 311 Public Personnel Administration (pre-req:
POL 211) 3 credits
POL 326 Mock Trial I: Trial Advocacy 3 credits
POL 373 Constitutional Law IV - Rights of the
Accused (pre-req: POL 101 or 102 or 221)
3 credits
POL 374 Constitutional Law V: Right to Life
(pre-req: POL 370 or 371 or 372 or 373)
3 credits
Group 3: (A minimum of 3 credits MUST be taken from this category.)
GEO/ESC 481/581 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
(pre-req: MTH 145 or 250) 3 credits
PHL 201 Introduction to Ethics (pre-req: Phl
100) 3 credits
PHL 337 Legal, Political and Social Philosophy
(pre-req: PHL 100) 3 credits
PSY 304 Abnormal Psychology (pre-reqs: PSY 100 or 212 AND 2nd
semester Sophomore standing [45 or more credits]) 3 credits
PSY 311 Adolescent Development (pre-reqs: PSY
100 AND 210 or 212) 3 credits
PSY 330 Drugs and Behavior (pre-reqs: Junior
standing and permission of instructor)
2 credits only
PSY 341 Social Psychology (pre-req: PSY 100 or
SOC 110) 3 credits
Note: You may not take SOC 330 if you
choose this course, PSY 341 counts only in group 3
PSY 417 Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
(pre-reqs: PSY 210 or 212 AND PSY 304)
3 credits
PSY 426/526 Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
(pre-reqs: PSY 100 AND 304) 3 credits
WS 320 Violence Against Women (pre-reqs: WS 100
or 210 or 230) 3 credits
Group 4: (Group 4 can be used to fulfill the three elective credits.)
SOC 451
Criminal Justice Internship (pre-reqs: SOC 324, Declared
CJ minor and Junior standing) Pass/Fail 3 credits
POL 451 Criminal Justice Internship (pre-reqs:
SOC 324, Declared CJ minor and Junior standing) 3 credits