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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.
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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
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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
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