Program Description

The criminal justice minor provides students with an overview of the criminal justice system that includes its three core components (police, courts, and corrections). Students also learn about the social, economic, and psychological reasons why people commit crime. This minor is especially useful for students who desire to work in the fields of law enforcement, law, social work, or psychology.

Undergraduate Curriculum Overview

The Academic Advising Center provides the following repositories of sequencing and curriculum guides for all undergraduate majors and minors to assist with course planning:  

• Sequencing Guides - Majors 
• Sequencing Guides - Minors

Additional Notes:

• There may be circumstances where credit totals do not reflect coursework that is eligible to count towards Core Curriculum and Major Requirement sections of a major simultaneously.
• Degree requirements are subject to change. 

I. Minor Requirements (15 credits)

II. Additional Notes

Traditional students are permitted to take a maximium of two online courses for this minor.