Criminal Justice Major

The criminal justice major is a four-year program with two different tracks:

• General Criminal Justice
• Law Enforcement

Since the criminal justice instructors are former or current practitioners, students have the opportunity to build professional contacts and to explore areas of interest throughout the criminal justice network. Students in both tracks are required to participate in the internship class, which collaborates with federal, state, county and local agencies to provide hands-on training and experience. The degree is granted upon completion of 125 credits as specified in the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses).

• Natural World mathematics course in core curriculum: PSY3208.
• Social Science course in core curriculum: SOC1035.
• B.A. option requires achieving 1002-level competency in an approved foreign language. See the catalog.
   

Degree Requirements

Track 1: General Criminal Justice

Required Courses 34 cr CRJ2125 Criminology 4 CRJ3225 Criminal Justice 4 CRJ3226 Corrections 4 CRJ3228 Deviance (ICE, WCE) 4 CRJ4325 Juvenile Delinquency 2 CRJ4327 Criminal Law 3 CRJ4335 Police and Community 2 CRJ4995 Criminal Justice Internship 3 PSY2108 Lifespan Psychology 4 PSY3207 Abnormal Psychology 4

 

Select from the following: 12 cr CRJ4425 Juvenile Procedures 2 CRJ4995 Criminal Justice Internship (additional) 2–4 ICS3015 Race and Ethnicity in America 4 PSY1005 Introduction to Psychology 4 PSY3308 Psychology of Counseling 4 PSY3316 Marriage and Family Counseling 4 PSY3317 Treatment of Special Populations 4 SOC2035 Social Problems 4

Track 2: Law Enforcement

Required Courses		46 cr
CRJ2125	Criminology	4
CRJ3225	Criminal Justice	4
CRJ3228	Deviance (ICE, WCE)	4
CRJ4325	Juvenile Delinquency	2
CRJ4327	Criminal Law	3
CRJ4335	Police and Community	2
CRJ4425	Juvenile Procedures	2
CRJ4426	Minnesota Criminal and Traffice Code	4
CRJ4435	Issues in Policing	2
CRJ4995	Criminal Justice Internship	3
ICS3015	Race and Ethnicity in America	4
PSY1005	Introduction to Psychology	4
PSY3207	Abnormal Psychology	4
PSY3316	Marriage and Family Counseling	4

 

Note: WCE=Written Communication Emphasis; OCE=Oral Communication Emphasis. See the catalog for explanation and prerequisites.