Criminal Justice Minor Requirements

OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

GPA requirements to earn minor: Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: No courses for the Criminal Justice minor may be taken pass/fail.

Other requirements:  A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.

University of Maine Minor Policy: UMaine Minor Policy

Contact Information:   Karyn Sporer, Chair,  Fernald Hall, 581-2361, karyn.sporer@maine.edu

Required Courses:

  • CRJ 114 – Survey of Criminal Justice Credits: 3
  • CRJ 214 – Introduction to Criminology Credits: 3

Category 1: Fundamentals of Crime, Law, and the Justice System
Two of the following (6 credits; 3 credits must be CRJ)

  • CRJ 219 – Police & Society, Credits: 3
  • CRJ 220 – Corrections, Credits: 3
  • CRJ 314 – Law & Society, Credits: 3
  • POS 282 – Introduction to American Law, Credits: 3
  • POS 383 – American Constitutional Law, Credits: 3
  • POS 384 – American Civil Liberties, Credits: 3
  • POS 470 – International Law, Credits: 3
  • POS 484 – American Constitutional & Criminal Due Process, Credits: 3

Category 2: Advanced Topics in Criminology
Two of the following (6 credits, 3 credits must be SOC or CRJ)

  • SOC 220 – Sociology of Deviance, Credits: 3
  • SOC/CRJ 240 – Special Topics (with department approval)
  • SOC/CRJ 308 – Problems of Violence and Terrorism, Credits: 3
  • SOC/CRJ 324 – Domestic Violence, Credits: 3
  • SOC/CRJ 340 – Special Topics (with department approval)
  • CRJ 301 – Gender and Crime, Credits: 3
  • CRJ 302 – Race and Crime, Credits: 3
  • PSY 208 – Theories of Personality, Credits: 3
  • PSY 212 – Abnormal Psychology, Credits: 3
  • POS 370 – International Terrorism: The Challenges for America, Credits: 3