Criminal Justice Minor

Program Features

24 credits

The 24-credit minor in Criminal Justice emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary for students to think critically and to develop beginning skills in the criminal justice field.  The goal of the Criminal Justice Administration program is to provide students with the educational background necessary to pursue careers in Criminal Justice, and/or to pursue graduate study in criminology, criminal justice, law, or other related fields.  The Criminal Justice minor not only complements the Sociology and Social Work majors offered in the department, but also many other majors across various related professional fields and disciplines.

Required concentration courses:

SOC 341GE: Advanced Criminology

3 credits

SOC 342GE: Juvenile Delinquency

3 credits

SOC 486Field Work & Observation

1 - 15 credits

SOCJ 150Intro to Criminal Justice

3 credits

 

SOCJ 250Corrections

3 credits

OR

SOCJ 352Police and Society

3 credits

 

SOCJ 350The Criminal Process

3 credits

Electives:

Three additional credits selected from the following recommended courses:

CHEM 275GN: Chemical Aspects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

3 credits

MLSP 234GN: Conversational Spanish for Social Services

3 credits

PHYS 107GE: Physics and Forensic Science

3 credits

SOCJ 151Introduction to Security

3 credits

SOCJ 251Police Organization & Admin

3 credits

SOCJ 252Organized Crime

3 credits

SOCJ 253Violence in Society

3 credits

SOCJ 351Police Investigation

3 credits

PSY 271Forensic Psychology

3 credits

Transfer Policy:

  1. No upper level (300 and 400 level) courses will be accepted from community or junior colleges for the Criminal Justice major or minor; 300 and 400 level courses from four-year colleges are accepted only with permission of the department
  2. For Criminal Justice minor: a minimum of 15 credits must be taken at East Stroudsburg, and 300 and 400 level courses from four-year colleges are accepted only with permission of the department.