Criminal Justice Minor
Coordinator:
Jerry Joplin
Department of Justice and Policy Studies
This minor provides non-majors an opportunity to pursue an interest in criminal justice. It introduces students to the major problems of instituting legal control over criminal behavior and the complexity of making legal decisions in a moral context. It enables students to develop an appreciation of the social scientific method and to communicate their experience with criminal justice effectively in writing.
The minor in criminal justice is not available to criminal justice majors. Students majoring in community justice may not use their major coursework toward the criminal justice minor.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
1. JPS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice |
4 credits |
2. JPS 200 Criminal Procedure |
4 credits |
3.-4. Two JPS 300- or 400-level courses excluding JPS 339 Research Methods, JPS 366 Justice and JPS 437 Multicultural Communication |
8 credits |
Total credits required for criminal justice minor |
16 credits |
In addition to the course work, students will be required to write a five- to 10-page paper bringing together their diverse experiences in the minor. This minor summary must be submitted to the Department of Justice and Policy Studies during the semester in which a student completes her or his final course for the minor. JPS faculty will grade the minor summary CR/NC and CR is necessary for successful completion of the minor.