Criminal Justice Minor

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Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses required for a Criminal Justice minor in addition to an overall GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher. Also refer to the general grade requirements for graduation.
Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 18 credit hours in Criminal Justice courses (CJ prefix).
Program Code: 7004
CIPC: 430104

Course Requirements for Minor

Criminal Justice Required Courses (6 credit hours)

CJ 1010 SS - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
CJ 3270 - Theories of Crime and Delinquency Credits: (3)

Criminal Justice Breadth Courses (6 credit hours)

Select two of the following

CJ 1300 - Corrections: History, Theory and Practice Credits: (3)
CJ 1330 - Criminal Law and Courts Credits: (3)
CJ 2300 - Policing: History, Theory and Practice Credits: (3)
CJ 4200 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)

Criminal Justice Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

Select 6 additional credit hours from Criminal Justice (CJ prefix) courses. An overall total of at least 9 credit hours must be upper division (numbered 3000 or higher). Any course of CJ 1300 , 1330 , 2300 , or 4200 that was taken to fulfill the Breadth requirement may not be used again to fulfill the Elective requirement. Students may not use CJ 4830 Directed Readings or CJ 4950 Field Trips/Travel Study to fill this requirement.