Criminal Justice Minor

Location(s): Online, On Campus

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Program Description

With a Minor in Criminal Justice at KSU, you will learn about crime and criminal justice issues impacting our modern communities. Learn essential skills through relevant coursework, including interpersonal communication, leadership, management concerns, technological applications and ethical considerations. Enroll in courses from appropriate fields of criminal justice like law enforcement, corrections and adjudication.

The Minor in Criminal Justice is offered with flexible options in both face-to-face and online environments.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

Identify multiple factors leading to criminal offending.
Examine how to measure the nature and extent of crime.
Analyze the approaches used to prevent, sanction, and change criminal behavior.

[icon] This program is a part of the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences .

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

Admission to this program is open to all students who meet Kennesaw State University’s general admission standards. Visit the Admissions section of the Catalog for more details.

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment requirements.

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

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Program Course Requirements

Required Course (3 Credit Hours)

CRJU 1101: Foundations of Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement (3 Credit Hours)

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Corrections (3 Credit Hours)

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Adjudication (3 Credit Hours)

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Elective (3 Credit Hours)

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Program Total (15 Credit Hours)

Note:

* Students whose undergraduate degrees are not in criminal justice, criminology, or related studies and who are interested in pursuing a master’s degree program in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) at KSU should complete these two undergraduate courses (six hours) in Criminology and Research Methods in Criminal Justice. These two undergraduate courses are pre-requisites for the MSCJ program, and these six credit hours will not count toward the graduate degree requirements.