Minor: Criminal Justice

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: No courses for the Criminal Justice minor may be taken pass/fail.

Other requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.

Contact Information: Karyn Sporer, Chair, Department of Sociology, Fernald Hall, Room 201G, 207.581.2361, karyn.sporer@maine.edu

Required Courses:

CRJ 114 - Survey of Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRJ 214 - Introduction to Criminology Credits: 3

Category 1: Fundamentals of Crime, Law, and the Justice System

Two of the following (6 credits, 3 credits must be CRJ)

CRJ 219 - Police and Society Credits: 3
CRJ 220 - Corrections Credits: 3
CRJ 314 - Law and Society Credits: 3
POS 282 - Introduction to American Law Credits: 3
POS 383 - American Constitutional Law Credits: 3
POS 384 - American Civil Liberties Credits: 3
POS 470 - International Law Credits: 3
POS 484 - The American Constitution and Criminal Due Process Credits: 3

Category 2: Advanced Topics in Criminology

One of the following (6 credits, 3 credits must be SOC or CRJ)

CRJ 308 - Problems of Violence and Terrorism Credits: 3
or
SOC 308 - Problems of Violence and Terrorism Credits: 3
CRJ 240 - Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: 1-3
CRJ 301 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRJ 302 - Race and Crime Credits: 3
CRJ 324 - Domestic Violence Credits: 3
or
SOC 324 - Domestic Violence Credits: 3
CRJ 340 - Intermediate Topics in Criminal Justice Credits: 1-3
PSY 208 - Theories of Personality Credits: 3
PSY 212 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3
POS 370 - Terrorism Credits: 3
SOC 220 - Sociology of Deviance Credits: 3