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