Criminal Justice Minor

A minor in criminal justice consists of 21 semester hours with a "C" or better required in each course. The course list includes:

Required courses (12 hours)

  • JUS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • JUS 200 - Police in America
  • JUS 201 - Corrections in America
  • JUS 203 - The Criminal Court System

Elective courses (9 hours, select any three)

  • JUS 302 - Criminal Law
  • JUS 303 - Criminal Procedure
  • JUS 310 - Police Management
  • JUS 311 - Police in the Community
  • JUS 312 - Institutional Corrections
  • JUS 313 - Rights of the Convicted
  • JUS 315 - Criminal Justice Research Methods
  • JUS 317 - Perspectives on Crime
  • JUS 319 - Criminal Justice in Film
  • JUS 320 - Advanced Crime Scene Technology & Criminalistics
  • JUS 321 - Black Women, Crime and Politics
  • JUS 333 - Careers in Criminal Justice
  • JUS 339 - Applied Corrections
  • JUS 351 - Financial Investigations
  • JUS 400 - Juvenile Justice System
  • JUS 401 - Correctional Rehabilitation
  • JUS 402 - Alternatives to Incarceration
  • JUS 409 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • JUS 428 - Crime Across the Life Course
  • JUS 429 - Violence Against Women
  • JUS 430 - The Politics of Criminal Justice
  • JUS 494 - Special Topics
  • JUS 496 - Criminal Justice Internship
  • PAD 412 - Administrative Law
  • PHI 330 - Philosophy and Law
  • PSC 304 - Introduction to Law
  • PSC 305 - The Judicial Process
  • PSC 315 - Scope and Methods
  • SOC 305 - Criminology
  • SOC 350 - Women and Crime
  • SOC 455 - Comparative Criminal Justice
  • SOC 357 - Sociology of Firearms
  • SOC 488 - Sociology of Law