Criminal Justice Minor
The Criminal Justice Minor is a 21-credit minor
Courses (Minor)
Beginning Fall 2020, a new Criminal Justice Minor was adopted. Existing criminal justice minors (those who were declared CJ minors prior to Fall 2020 will still follow the “old” criminal justice minor; those who declare a Criminal Justice Minor after the beginning of Fall 2020 will follow the new minor). To determine, which track a student is following check their advising report or contact the Criminal Justice Minor advisor: Dr. Chris Rose (rosech@uwosh.edu).
Criminal Justice Minor (beginning Fall 2020)
A total of 21 credits are required to complete the criminal justice minor. To complete the CJ minor, students are required to complete the following courses:
- CJ 110: Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process (3 credits)
- Choose ONE of the following (3 credits): CJ 35-244 (Correctional Process), OR CJ 35-270 (Introductory Criminal Law), OR CJ 35-281 (Elementary Statistics in Criminal Justice Research XM), OR CJ 35-288 Police in Modern Society
- CJ 35-312: Management of Criminal Justice Organizations (3 credits)
- CJ 35-318: Adjudication Process in Criminal Justice (3 credits)
- CJ 35-351: Theoretical Criminology (3 credits)
- One Upper-Level CJ Elective Course (3 credits)
- CJ 35-358: Major Criminal Justice Issues (3 credits)
[1] PA 221 (Introduction to Public Administration), which is occasionally offered by the Department of Public Administration can be substituted for the CJ 312 requirement.
The “Old” Criminal Justice Minor (Pre-Fall 2020):
(CJ minors that were declared CJ minors prior to Fall 2020 will follow the minor listed below; their advising reports should show this). If you have questions, contact the Criminal Justice Minor Advisor (Dr. Chris Rose, rosech@uwosh.edu).
Required Courses: To complete the criminal justice minor, students are required to complete the following courses:
- CJ 110: Introduction to the Criminal Justice Process (3 credits)
- CJ 212: Management of Criminal Justice Organizations 2 (3 credits)
- CJ 218: Adjudication Process in Criminal Justice (3 credits)
- CJ 270: Introduction to Criminal Law (3 credits)
- CJ 244: Correctional Process (3 credits)
- CJ 288: Police in Modern Society (3 credits)
- One Upper-Level CJ Course (300 or higher)