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Criminal Justice, Minor

Program Overview

The Criminal Justice minor is an abbreviated version of the Criminal Justice major with two interrelated areas of study. Criminology is the study of the etiology and nature of crime and delinquency, and theoretical explanations conceived to explain these behaviors. Criminal Justice is the study of agencies’ responses to criminal and delinquent behavior, the relationship among these agencies, and policies that impact the process through which justice is administered.

Program Contact

Sue Hodge, M.S.

Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator

sshodge@charlotte.edu

Criminal Justice, Minor at a Glance

Students must complete 18 hours of Criminal Justice coursework. This includes six (6) hours of required courses (CJUS 1511, Local Social Science: Foundations of Criminal Justice and CJUS 2340, Criminological Theory) plus 12 hours of CJUS electives. Six (6) of these elective hours must be at the 3000/4000 level. An overall GPA average of 2.0 in the minor courses is needed.

Delivery
Online, On-Campus
Credit Hours
18 Credit Hours

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