Criminal Justice (Minor)

Overview

USAO’s criminal justice minor is comprised of 21 credit hours in sociology, political science, and other topics courses. It also includes a 3-hour social research course not counted toward a major. This program allows students to study the various components of the criminal justice system, organizational characteristics of the court, corrections and law enforcement.

Minor Requirements

Required Sociology Core (6 hours)

SOC 1133	Introduction to the Criminal Justice System	3
SOC 3753	Criminology	3

Social Research Elective (choose 3 hours)

SOC 4783	Methods of Social Research	3
PSYC 3003	Research Methods in Psychology	3

Note: Social research course cannot also be counted toward major.

Criminal Justice Electives (choose 12 hours)

INST 3233	Tribal Government and the Law	3
INST 2003	Contemporary American Indian Issues	3
PSCI 2143	Introduction to Law and the Legal System	3
PSCI 3753	Public Administration	3
PSCI 2803	Public Policy	3
PSCI 4423	United States Constitutional Law	3
SOC 2213	Social Problems	3
SOC 4613	Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System	3
SOC 4643	Criminal Justice Administration	3
SOC 4881	Special Topics	1
SOC 4882	Special Topics	2
SOC 4883	Special Topics	3