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Ronda Priest, Ph.D.
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Todd Schroer, Ph.D.
Christopher Rose, Ph.D.

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Download Checksheet for the University Core Curriculum

In addition to the departmental degree requirements, a minimum of 50 hours in the University Core Curriculum must be met.


Criminal Justice Minor Download Checksheet for Minor in Criminal Justice

This minor will change soon to correspond with the major.

A minor is available in the field of criminal justice. It is intended for students interested in careers in criminal justice or as a supplement to their major. Nine hours of sociology courses in the minor also may count toward a sociology major.

24 Semester hours: 12 of these hours must be at the 300/400 level

Required courses ~  9 hours

  • SOC 121-Principles of Sociology, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 141-Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
  • SOC 225-Criminology, 3 hrs.

Elective courses ~ 12 hours from the following:

  • SOC 235-Juvenile Delinquency, 3 hrs.
  • SOC 426-Sociology of Deviant Behavior, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 200-Special Topics in Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 244-Police & Society, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 301-Criminal Justice Administration, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 302-Criminal Law, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 370-Seminar in Criminal Justice, 3 hrs.
  • SOC 370-Seminar in Sociology: Hate Groups and Hate Crimes, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 401-Probation & Parole, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 489-Independent Study, 3 hrs.
  • CRIM 499-Internship, 3 hrs.
  • POLS 208-Law, Courts & Justice, 3 hrs.
  • POLS 405-Constitutional Law, 3 hrs.
  • POLS 406-Constitutional Rights, 3 hrs.

Three hours from the following: