Criminal Justice
Minors
— Crime Scene Investigation
— Criminal Justice Administration
— Corrections
— Juvenile Justice
 Minor in CSI - Crime Scene Investigation
A minor in CSI-Crime Scene Investigation is designed to prepare
students who are seeking careers utilizing crime scene investigation
techniques and crime scene analysis. The minor provides students
with the necessary skills to accurately investigate and process
crime scenes, which include legal aspects, police response, photography,
diagramming, and collecting physical evidence. Writing reports
and presenting courtroom testimony are additional skills that will
be developed.
Students pursuing this minor may seek employment
with investigative agencies on the federal, state, and local levels.
A
minor in CSI-Crime Scene Investigation consists of 24 credit hours.
Students must a have a faculty adviser for a minor in CSI-Crime
Scene Investigation.
Minor
in CSI -
Crime Scene Investigation |
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Credit Hours |
| LE 200 |
Crime Scene Investigation I |
3 |
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LE 220 |
Crime Scene Photography |
3 |
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| LE 280 |
Interview & Report Writing (WI) |
3 |
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| CJAd 340 |
Crime Scene Investigation II |
3 |
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| CJAd 390 |
Crime Analysis |
3 |
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| CJAd 400 |
Homicide Investigation |
3 |
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| CJAd 450 |
Criminal Evidence |
3 |
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| Select one of the following: |
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| LE 210 |
Criminal Procedure |
3 |
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| LE 250 |
Criminal Law |
3 |
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Total Hours |
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24 |
Minor in Criminal Justice Administration
A minor in Criminal Justice Administration is designed for students who wish
to combine a major with the versatile criminal justice administration minor.
Students majoring in business, biology, international studies, psychology,
sociology or other related fields who have a desire to work in the field of
criminal justice will find this minor beneficial.
A minor in Criminal Justice
Administration consists of 21 credit hours. Students must a have
a faculty adviser for a minor in Criminal Justice Administration.
Minor
in
Criminal Justice Administration |
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Credit Hours |
LE 100 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 |
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LE 210 |
Criminal Procedure |
3 |
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| LE 232 |
Ethics in Criminal Justice |
3 |
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| LE 250 |
Criminal Law |
3 |
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| LE & CJAd |
Electives* |
12 |
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Total Hours |
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24 |
*(Students may select 12 hours
from LE and CJAd
electives.
At least nine (9) hours must be Upper Division) |
Minor
in Corrections
A minor in Corrections is designed to prepare students who are
seeking careers in the field of adult or juvenile corrections.
A minor in Corrections offers students a variety of employment
possibilities in local, state, and federal agencies. These employment
opportunities include juvenile or adult probation and parole officer,
pretrial or post-trial investigator, detention officer, corrections
specialist, or corrections caseworker. Students majoring in criminal
justice, psychology, sociology or other related fields who have
a desire to work in the field of corrections will find this minor
beneficial.
A minor in Corrections consists of 24 credit hours.
Students must a have a faculty adviser for a minor in Corrections.
Minor
in Corrections
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Credit Hours |
LE 210 |
Criminal Procedure |
3 |
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| CJAd 320 |
Probation and Parole |
3 |
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| CJAd 411 |
Juvenile Corrections (WI) |
3 |
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| CJAd 412 |
Correctional Practices (WI) |
3 |
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| Soc 351 |
Criminology |
3 |
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| Soc 362 |
Deviant Behavior |
3 |
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| Soc 391 |
Penology and Corrections |
3 |
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| Psy 221 |
Psychology of Personal Adjustment |
3 |
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Total Hours |
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24 |
Minor
in Juvenile Justice
A minor in Juvenile Justice is designed to prepare students who
are seeking careers in the Juvenile Justice System. Adjudication
and aftercare of the juvenile offender as well as child protection
are the primary emphases of a minor in Juvenile Justice.
Students
majoring in criminal justice, psychology, sociology or other related
fields who have a desire to work in the Juvenile Justice System
will find this minor beneficial. Juvenile officer, child abuse
investigator, and group home counselor, are just a few of the employment
options available to a graduate with a Juvenile Justice minor.
A minor in Juvenile Justice consists of 24 credit hours. Students
must a have a faculty adviser for a minor in Juvenile Justice.
Minor
in Juvenile Justice
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Credit Hours |
| LE 250 |
Criminal Law |
3 |
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| CJAd 275 |
The Juvenile Justice System |
3 |
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| CJAd 320 |
Probation and Parole |
3 |
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| CJAd 410 |
Juvenile Procedures |
3 |
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| CJAd 411 |
Juvenile Corrections |
3 |
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| CJAd 430 |
Family Violence |
3 |
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| Soc 312 |
Juvenile Delinquency |
3 |
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| Select one from the following: |
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| Psy 300 |
Child Development |
3 |
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OR |
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| Psy 301 |
Adolescent Development |
3 |
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Total Hours |
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24 |
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