Criminal Justice Minor

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18 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

If also completing a Sociology major, no more than nine hours of SOC courses from the Sociology major can be applied toward the Criminal Justice minor.

Required Courses (6 hours)

Select two of the following:

CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 244 - Police & Society Credits: 3
SOC 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
POLS 208 - Law, Courts, and Justice Credits: 3

Elective Courses (12 hours)

9 hours must be at 300/400 level

lower-level courses (no more than one):
ANTH 211 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Credits: 3
CRIM 200 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 244 - Police & Society Credits: 3
SOC 225 - Criminology Credits: 3
POLS 208 - Law, Courts, and Justice Credits: 3
upper-level courses:
CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration Credits: 3
CRIM 302 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
CRIM 311 - Convict Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 312 - Organized Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRIM 371 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
CRIM 401 - Community Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 403 - Violence Against Women Credits: 3
CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
CRIM 412 - Police Discretion Credits: 3
CRIM 489 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
POLS 405 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3
POLS 406 - Constitutional Rights Credits: 3
SOC 335 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
SOC 370 - Seminar in Sociology Credits: 3 (Approved topics: Hate Groups/Hate Crimes; Social Const. of Drugs)
SOC 426 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior Credits: 3