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Suggested 4-year plan sequence for CJ Minor
Requirements for an Criminal Justice Minor
Students who are Sociology Majors with a CJ minor must also compete the following courses:
• Intro to Sociology (Soc 100) OR Intro to Anthropology (Anth 100) (general education course not counted as credits in the minor)
• Intro to Criminal Justice (CJ 202)
• Juvenile Justice (CJ 320)
• Criminology (CJ 322)
• Trends/Issues in Incarceration (CJ 430) OR Alternatives to Incarceration (CJ 435)
• Law Enforcement Certification Internship (CJ 376) OR Criminal Justice Internship (CJ 379)
In addition, 6 credits must be taken from the following:
• Deviant Behavior (Soc 218)
• Gangs in the U.S. (CJ 310)
• White Collar Crime (CJ 360)
• Power & Inequality (Soc 445)
• Abnormal Psychology (Psyc 325)
• Intro to Public Administration (Pols 225)
• State & Local Politics (Pols 253)
• Women & the Law (Pols 354)
• Constitutional Law (Pols 416) In no case may a course be double counted for credit in both the CJ minor and the sociology major .
Other majors who are criminal justice minors must take the following courses:
• Intro to Sociology (Soc 100) OR Intro to Anthropology (Anth 100) (general education course not counted as credits in the minor)
• Sociological Inquiry (Soc 200)
• Intro to Criminal Justice (CJ 202)
• Juvenile Justice (CJ 320)
• Criminology (CJ 322)
• Trends/Issues in Incarceration (CJ 430) OR Alternatives to Incarceration (CJ 435)
• Power & Inequality (Soc 445)
In addition, 6 credits must be taken from the following
• Sociology of Diversity (Soc 208) OR Race & Ethnicity (Soc/Anth 225)
• Deviant Behavior (Soc 218)
• Social Problems (Soc 240)
• Gangs in the U.S. (CJ 310)
• Social Organizations (Soc 330)
• Law Enforcement Certification Internship (CJ 376)
• Criminal Justice Internship (CJ 379)
• Social Psychology (Soc 410)
