Social and Criminal Justice Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S., B.S.B.A., B.S.W.,
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
- No more than three hours of coursework can be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis for the minor, not including courses that are only offered with this grading option.
- No more than 15 hours of coursework can transfer to the minor from another institution.
Program Requirements
Core Courses (9 hours)
| SOC 100 | Introductory Sociology | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 220 | Introduction to Social and Criminal Justice | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 326 | Inequalities and Justice Processes: Race, Class and Gender | 3(3-0) |
Total: 21 semester hours
Electives (12 hours)
Select from the following; at least 6 credits selected must be SOC courses:
| ANT 341 | Forensic Sciences | 3(3-0) |
| ANT 342 | Principles of Forensic Anthropology | 3(3-0) |
| PSC 422 | Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties | 3(3-0) |
| PSY 339 | Law and Forensic Psychology | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 222 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 315 | Rape Culture | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 324 | Criminology | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 330 | Social Issues through the Prism of a Prison | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 333 | Government and Corporate Crime | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 365/PSC 365 | Criminal Law | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 397 | Independent Study | 1-12(Spec) |
| SOC 399 | Special Topics in Sociology | 1-12(Spec) |
| SOC 409 | Victimology | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 444 | Human Trafficking | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 515 | Custodial Institutions | 3(3-0) |
| SOC 526 | Police and Community Relations | 3(3-0) |
Note: 3 hours of
SOC 397 or
SOC 399 if either course is selected as an elective.