Minor in Criminal Justice (Code 0-1031)

A minor in Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 21 semester units of Criminal Justice courses.

• Students must have a 2.0 grade point average for the 21 units in the minor.
• Every required courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
• Students earning a grade below C in a required course must repeat the course until a grade of C or better is achieved.
• Required courses may not be taken Credit/No Credit.
• Upper division courses are restricted to students who have completed 60 semester units or more.
• At CSULB upper division courses are numbered 300 to 499.
• Equivalent courses from other colleges and universities may be substituted for CSULB CRIM courses with permission of the Criminal Justice Department Undergraduate Advisor.
• Lower division courses may NOT be substituted for upper division courses.

Click here for the advising sheet for minor in Criminal Justice

REQUIRED COURSES -- 12 units

Lower Division

CRIM 101 The Criminal Justice System and Society (3 units)

Upper Division

CRIM 301 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (3 units)

CRIM 351 Adjudication Process in Criminal Justice (3 units)

CRIM 404 Theories of Crime Causation, Prevention and Control (3 units)

UPPER DIVISION CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVES -- 9 units

Students must take 9 additional units of upper division CRIM courses. Any upper division CRIM class that is not on the required course list can be used for this purpose.

• CRIM 499 Special Topics may be taken for up to 9 units as long as a different topic is covered by each class.
• CRIM 495 Internship may be used as an elective.

For assistance please contact Dr. Wang, the Undergraduate Advisor