This 15-credit minor is offered for non-criminology and criminal justice majors by the Department of Social Sciences, History, and Criminal Justice. The minor provides students with an understanding of the structure, functions, and operations of the three main components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. In addition, students explore the nature, extent, and causes of crime, societal responses to crime, and the effectiveness of criminal justice policies.

Students have to take the two required courses which are CRIM1101 and CRIM1102.

Required Courses

  • CRIM1101 Introduction to Criminal Justice                                                        
  • CRIM1102 Criminology and Social Theory                                

Elective Courses

Students may select from any 3 Criminal Justice courses.