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College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Sociology

215 Merrill Hall
Tel: 330-672-2562
Web: www.kent.edu/sociology

The Criminology and Justice Studies minor aligns well for students in psychology, sociology, political science and applied conflict management majors, as well as for those students interested in forensics.The program provides students with a broad understanding of the functions, roles and critical issues within the components of criminal, juvenile and civil justice.

 

Attribute Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE STUDIES MINOR REQUIREMENTS (24 credits)
Attribute Course Title Credits Min. Grade
  CRIM 12000 Introduction to Criminology and Justice Studies 3  
  CRIM
CRIM
22300
26701
Police Role   or
Corrections
3  
KSS CRIM 26704 Issues in Law and Society 3  
  CRIM 36702 Criminology 3  
  Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM) upper-division electives 1 9  
  Additional Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM)
or Paralegal Studies (PLST) upper-division electives 1
3  
  MINIMUM TOTAL 24  
  1. Courses that cannot be used as upper-division electives: CRIM 45093, CRIM 45096, CRIM 46792 and PLST 36792.

 

Graduation Requirements:

  1. Minimum overall 2.000 GPA.
  2. Students must complete at least two upper-division courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F).