The major in criminal justice requires a total of 36 credits distributed as follows:
01:202:201 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
01:202:202 Police (3)
01:202:203 Prison and Prisoners (3)
01:202:205 Criminal Procedure (3) or 01:790:106 Law and Politics (3)
01:202:307 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3) or 01:790:300 Introduction to Political Science Methods (3) or 01:830:323 Research Methods in Social Psychology (4) or 01:830:341, 342 Research in Personality (3) and Laboratory (1) or 01:920:311 Introduction to Social Research (4)
01:920:222 Criminology (3)
Nine credits in courses offered by School of Arts and Sciences departments relevant to the themes of crime, justice, and the law and drawn from the approved list of thematic courses. These courses must be chosen from at least two of the following three thematic areas: human behavior, deviance, and crime; social control institutions; and law and ethics.
Nine elective credits taken from criminal justice course offerings. (Only 3 credits at the 200 level will be counted toward the major.)
Only courses completed with a grade of C or better may be counted toward the major. At least one 3-credit Criminal Justice course (01:202) must be at the 400 level. Only 3 credits from 01:202:406, 407, or 408 (Internships) may count toward the major. Students can take only 3 credits of internship per semester with a limit of 6 credits overall. No more than 6 credits of 01:202:495 Independent Study may count toward the major; no more than 3 such credits may be taken in a single semester. No more than 18 credits at the 200 level may count toward the major. Courses listed above with subject codes other than 202 may also have prerequisites; such requirements are described under the departments offering these courses.
