Criminal Justice Minor (A, L)

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The Criminal Justice minor provides students with the background for understanding crime, its causes, portions of the criminal justice system and their responses to crime, as well as researching crime.

REAL Curriculum

The Criminal Justice minor fulfills A and L areas of the REAL Curriculum. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the R and E areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements.

REAL Cornerstone Requirements

Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)

Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level. The Criminal Justice minor includes 3 credits of writing intensive courses.

General Education Requirements

General Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Criminal Justice minor includes 6 general education credits.

Minor Requirements (18 credits)

Required Courses (15 credits)

Choose one of the following:

Total Credits Needed for Minor 18

Additional Information

In order to complete a minor in criminal justice, students must successfully complete the following classes with a grade of “C” or higher.