Department of Criminal Justice


           

 

 
     
 
 
 

 

 

 

CJ classes available to non-CJ majors

 

The Department of Criminal Justice has upper-division classes that are open to:

1) Social Science majors with primary emphasis in Criminal Justice; and

2) CJ majors who have not met criminal justice upper-division requirements. To be admitted to criminal justice upper-division status, the student must apply through the Department of Criminal Justice (see CJ Upper-division application);

3) Bachelor of General Studies students.

Prerequisites MUST be met in order to enroll in the classes below. 

The Department of Criminal Justice has no agreement with other programs allowing for a waiver of prerequisite requirements. 

CJ 300 Careers in Criminal Justice
CJ 301 Administration of Justice
CJ 311 Law and Popular Culture (Summer)
CJ 321 Criminal Law
PREREQ:  Upper-division standing
CJ 331 Corrections in the Community
CJ 350 Methods of Legal Research
PREREQ: Upper-division standing
CJ 375 Law of Criminal Evidence
PREREQ CJ 103.  Upper-division standing or CJ Associate degree standing
CJ 376 Law of Arrest, Search & Seizure
PREREQ CJ 103.  Upper-division standing or CJ Associate degree standing
CJ 424 Environmental Crime
PREREQ:  Upper-division standing
CJ 427 White-Collar Crime
PREREQ:  Upper-division standing
CJ 428 The Death Penalty in America
PREREQ:  Upper-division standing
CJ 471 Criminalistics
PREREQ: Upper-division standing
CJ 494 Workshops
CJ 497 Special Topics

Please note: 

"Upper-division standing" means you are classified as a junior or senior.  It is not the same as:

"Upper-division criminal justice standing" - this is a specific status for Criminal Justice majors.

Non-majors are not allowed to take Criminal Justice classes requiring "upper-division criminal justice standing".  These classes are only open to Criminal Justice majors who have applied for, and received, upper-division criminal justice status.