Criminology and Criminal Justice Minor

Admission to the Minor

The minor in criminology and criminal justice is available to any non-criminology and criminal justice major. Students who would like to declare and/or change to criminology and criminal justice as their minor must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and be enrolled in or have completed CRJU 101 or an equivalent course at another college or university. Alternative admission requirements may apply during times when the school is impacted.

Requirements

The minor requires a minimum of 21 units as follows:

Take 18 units of the following core courses:

CRJU 101 - The Criminal Justice System in Society (3 units)
CRJU 300 - Research, Writing, and Reasoning for Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 units)
CRJU 301 - Criminal Courts and Judicial Processes (3 units)
CRJU 302 - Policing (3 units)
CRJU 303 - Corrections: Theory, Policy, and Practice (3 units)
CRJU 304 - Criminological Theory (3 units)

Take 3 units of one of the following:

CRJU 340 - Substantive Criminal Law (3 units)
CRJU 350 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3 units)

Note(s):

All courses in the criminal justice minor must be taken for a letter grade only (A-F) and must be successfully completed with a grade of “C” of higher. CRJU 101 and CRJU 300 are prerequisites (or corequisites) for all core courses at the 300-level. All 300-level courses must be taken in residence at CSULB and, therefore, may not be transferred in from other colleges or universities.