Criminal Justice Minor

Requirements for a Minor in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice minor

18 credits

1. Introduction (3 credits, choose 1) 

• PSC 1305 American National Government
• SOC 1305 Introduction to Sociology

2. Foundation (3 credits)

• PSC 2303 Criminal Justice and Community Law Enforcement

3. Theories (3 credits, choose 1)

• PSC 3321 Criminal Law
• SOC 4352 Criminology

4. Internship (3 credits, choose 1 and focus internship on criminal justice)

• PSC/PPS 3372 Law, Justice, and Community
• PSC 3382 Public Service Internship
• PSC 3392 Washington Internship
• PSC 3698 Bob Bullock Internship
• PSC 2V90 Political Science Summer Internship (If taken for less than 3 credits, students need to take an additional course from “Electives” to achieve 18 credits for the minor.)

5. Electives (6 credits, choose any 2)

• CSS 3306 Interviewing
• CSS 3307 Legal Communication
• PSC 3312 Public Administration
• PSC 3320 Minority and Ethnic Group Politics
• PSC 3321 Criminal Law (if student takes SOC 4352 for “Theories”)
• PSC 3322 American Public Policy
• PSC 4321 Administrative Law
• PSC 4330 Urban Political Processes
• PSC 4381 American Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
• PSY 3321 Abnormal Psychology (for non-PSY majors)
• PSY 3330 Psychopathology (for PSY majors)
• SOC 3360 Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 4352 Criminology (if student takes PSC 3321 for “Theories”)

*Students are strongly encouraged to take PPS 1102 Community Law Enforcement (1 credit)

For more information and approval, please contact:

Dr. Patrick J. Flavin
Professor of Political Science
Baylor University
Burleson 307; 254-710-3161
PSC_IST@baylor.edu