Department of Criminal Justice and Sciences at Illinois State University

 

T

he minor in Criminal Justice Sciences provides students in other disciplines an opportunity to enhance and/or support their majors.

Students must complete a total of 21 semester hours covering the following requirements. It is important to note that space in Criminal Justice courses is limited for non-majors. Visit the online Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions and prerequisites.

Required Core Courses (15 semester hours)

  • CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Sciences
  • CJS 200 - Contemporary Corrections
  • CJS 201 - Crime and Behavior

    • Prerequisites: CJS 101, SOA 106, PSY 110/111
  • CJS 207 - Contemporary Policing in America
  • CJS 208 - Criminal Law (formerly CJS 304)

Electives (6 semester hours)

  • CJS 206 - Criminal Investigation
  • CJS 212 - Community Corrections
  • CJS 215 - Juvenile Justice
  • CJS 240 - History of Criminal Justice
  • CJS 287 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice

    • Minimum GPA of 3.0 required
  • CJS 305 - Rules of Evidence
  • CJS 307 - Family Violence: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
  • CJS 308 - Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice
  • CJS 322 - Communication Skills in Criminal Justice Sciences
  • CJS 310 - Correctional Institutions
  • CJS 337 - Sex Offenders and the Criminal Justice System
  • CJS 338 - Alcohol, Drugs, and Crime
  • CJS 339 - Women in Criminal Justice
  • CJS 340 - Organized and White Collar Crime
  • CJS 342 - Victimology
  • CJS 360 - Issues in Criminal Justice

    • May be repeated if course content is different
  • CJS 369 - World Criminal Justice Systems