Criminal Justice Studies Micro-credential

The Micro-credential in Criminal Justice Studies

20 semester hours, comprising:

• CJS 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies
• CJS 202 - Criminology

Plus two 2-credit Criminal Justice elective courses

• CJS 203 - Victimology
• CJS 204 - Police
• CJS 205 - Criminal Courts
• CJS 206 - Corrections
• CJS 207 - The Death Penalty

Plus one 4-credit Criminal Justice elective course

• CJS 200 - Studies in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• CJS 201 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
• CJS 202 - Criminology
• CJS 215 - Drugs and Society
• CJS 302 - Sociology of Law and Legal Systems
• CJS 303 - Management and Leadership
• CJS 304 - Crime and Law Enforcement in Rural Communities
• CJS 405 - Critical Issues in Policing
• SOC 102 - Deviance
• SOC 106 - Individual and Society
• SOC 204 - Social Work
• SOC 241 - Sociology of Violence and Nonviolence
• SOC 209 - Minority/Majority Relations
• SOC 214 - Social Class in America
• SOC 305 - Contemporary Organizational Sociology
• SOC 306 - Sociology of Family

Plus participation in the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program (4 credits)

Additional Requirement:

Students must earn a grade of B- or higher in all courses.