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Criminal Justice Minor

The Criminal Justice Minor gives students knowledge about the nature and context of the crime problem in society, from theoretical and practice-oriented perspectives. The minor offers students majoring in other academic disciplines and training an option that will assist in the preparation of a successful career in, and related to, criminal justice.

The minor in Criminal Justice consists of a total of student credit hours, including four core courses (12 student credit hours) and two elective criminal justice courses (6 student credit hours).

REQUIREMENTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR: (18 S.H.)

The required core courses are the following:

• CRIM 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CRIM 325 Juvenile Delinquency
• CRIM 370 Violence and Victimization
• CRIM 270 Constitutional Law

Two elective courses (6 credits) are selected from the following: (3 credits for each course)

• CRIM 201 Criminological Theory
• CRIM 205 Introduction to Corrections
• CRIM 220 Law Enforcement
• CRIM 230 Deviant Behavior
• CRIM 310 Crime Scene Investigation
• CRIM 330 Criminal Law
• CRIM 460 Criminology
• POSC 320 Civil Liberties