Criminal Justice, BA/Security Threat Assessment & Terrorism Studies Minor (2105)

Students who choose to minor in Security Threat Assessment and Terrorism Studies while completing the major in Criminal Justice must complete the following:

Overview

BA in Criminal Justice

College Core	57 credits
Major Prerequisites	03 credits
Criminal Justice Degree Core	27 credits
General Electives (used to complete Minor)	06 credits
CRJ Elective requirements	27 credits
Total credits needed for graduation	120 credits
Total credits needed to complete the major and minor	42 credits (9 credits on top of major)

Criminal Justice Degree Core & Electives

Major Prerequisite 3 Credits
CRJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRJ 305 - Substantive Criminal Law Credits: 3
CRJ 317 - Evidence and Procedure Law Credits: 3
CRJ 320 - Corrections Credits: 3
CRJ 325 - Critical Issues in Policing Credits: 3
CRJ 330 - Criminal Justice Criminology Credits: 3
CRJ 400 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology Credits: 3
CRJ 450 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
CRJ 490 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
Criminal Justice Electives 6 Credits

Total Criminal Justice Program: 36 credits

Criminal Justice Minor in Security Threat Assessment & Terrorism Studies

STA 360 - Terrorism Credits: 3
STA 363 - The Terrorist Mindset and Their Decision-Making Strategies Credits: 3
STA 370 - Security Threat Assessment and Implementation Credits: 3
STA 388 - Crisis Management and Emergency Planning Credits: 3
STA 389 - Theory and Practice of Intelligence Gathering and Oversight Credits: 3

Total for Minor Program: 15 credits

Recommendations

Students majoring in criminal justice who intend to pursue graduate study in psychology or related areas are encouraged to take PSY 323 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 1 -PSY 324 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 2 , and PSY 390 - Research Methods for Psychology 1 .

Students planning to obtain employment in the metropolitan area are encouraged to include Spanish in their program.