Major & Minor Requirements
The Criminal Justice Major
Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the major must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
10 units, including
- SOC 207 Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society
- One course in philosophy, chosen from
- PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society
- PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
- One course in political science, chosen from
- PLSC 331 Constitutional Law
- PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties
- PLSC 337 The American Legal System
- One course in social science research methods, chosen from
- SOC 211 Sociological Research Methods and Data Analysis
- PLSC 373 Methods for Public Policy Research
- CJ 490 Senior Seminar
- Five elective units, chosen from above or
- CJ 320 Fundamentals of Criminal Law
- CJ 321 Fundamentals of Criminal Procedure
- CJ 379 Selected Topics
- CJ 388 Individual Internship
- CJ 400 Directed Independent Study
- CJ 450 Research Practicum
- PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society
- PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
- PLSC 331 Constitutional Law
- PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties
- PLSC 337 The American Legal System
- PSYC 319 Psychopathology
- PSYC 436 Developmental Psychopathology
- SOC 305 Conformity, Deviance and Institutions of Social Control
- SOC 311 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 313 Field Investigation of the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems
- SOC 324 Law and Society
Note: A course used to satisfy a core requirement may not also be used as an elective unit.
The Criminal Justice Minor
Note: The grade point average of the coursework comprising the minor must be no less than 2.00 with no course grade below C- (1.7).
5 units, including
- SOC 207 Crime and Justice in a Post-Modern Society
- One course in philosophy, chosen from
- PHIL 260 Philosophical Problems in Law and Society
- PHIL 364 Philosophy of Law
- One course in political science, chosen from
- PLSC 331 Constitutional Law
- PLSC 333 Civil Rights/Liberties
- PLSC 337 The American Legal System
- Two elective units selected from the list of electives for the criminal justice major, excluding CJ 388, CJ 400 and CJ 450.
Note: A course used to satisfy a core requirement may not also be used as an elective unit.
Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the major or minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the major or minor unless otherwise noted.