Criminal Justice Degree Online

Course requirements in the minor are organized into required and 1 criminal justice elective course. The required component includes courses to provide a general foundation in the discipline. The elective allows students to pursue one additional course of their particular interest.

The total minor consists of 6 courses, or 18 credit hours. A grade of C- or higher is required for each course in the minor.

Required Courses (15 credit hours):

CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hrs)
CJ 203 Policing (3 hrs)
CJ 244 Corrections (3 hrs)
CJ 297 Criminal Law (3 hrs)
CJ 299 Criminal Justice Information, Communication, & Ethics (3 hrs)
- prerequisite: grade of C- in general education writing course

Elective Course (15 credit hours):

One (1) additional course from the criminal justice major curriculum.
(Students still must meet semester hour requirements and course prerequisites.)

Please see the admission section of our current college catalog (pdf) for more information about requirements and admission procedures.

Required Courses:Course# Course Title Hours
LGS110 American Legal System 3
LGS215 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
LGS301 Juvenile Law & Procedure 3
LGS408 Children & the Law 3

Electives:

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CRM 101:
Introduction to Criminal Justice
3

CRM 202:
Crime, Deviance and Social Control
3

CRM 302:
Criminology Theory and Methods
3

CRM 390:
JR Crimin/Crime Just Fld Per
3

SOC 101:
Introduction to Sociology
3

Choose one of the following:

CRM 211:
Relations of Law Enforcement
3

CRM 221:
Criminal Investigation
3

CRM 231:
Courts, Prosecution & Defense
3

CRM 232:
Punishment, Treatment, and Corrections
3

CRM 234:
Juvenile Justice
3

CRM 295:
Intro Topics in Criminology
3

Choose one of the following:

CRM 303:
Victimology
3

CRM 311:
Organized Crime
3

CRM 312:
Predatory Crime and Violence
3

CRM 322:
White Collar and Corporate Crime
3

CRM 323:
Juvenile Delinquency
3

CRM 395:
Intermediate Topics in Criminology
3

Choose one additional CRM course.

If you’re interested in our Criminology and Criminal Justice program, you may also be interested in these programs in the Keuka College Division of Basic and Applied Social Sciences.Program Name Major Minor Master’s
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Political Science & History
Pre-Law
Psychology
Sociology

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Part of the Graduate Certificate in Social Science Program.
Summary
Commencing Semesters

Program Code 5361
Delivery Mode Internal
Plan Location St Lucia
Course List See the Course List for courses that can be studied as part of the Criminology plan/major in this program

Plan Description
In this field, the program draws from a number of disciplines to provide students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the extent of crime and how criminal justice agencies respond to crime, as well as knowledge of contemporary issues in policy decision-making on crime and its control.
Employment Opportunities
Graduates will gain skills appropriate to employment in applied research, planning & evaluation positions across criminal justice & related organisations. Please contact the School of Social Science for further information.