Criminal Justice Major

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On-Campus and Online through NMU Global Campus

This major provides a basic understanding of the criminal justice system and its components. Students additionally complete a number of advanced criminal justice electives selected to address their individual interests and professional goals.

All criminal justice and loss prevention courses used for the criminal justice major must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Criminal Justice department page.

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Total Credits Required 120 Credits

General Education 30-40 Credits

Required Courses in Major 42 Credits

Criminal Justice Core 22 Credits

CJ 110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice [PERS] 4 Credits
CJ 213 - Introduction to Criminal Courts 4 Credits
CJ 263 - Criminology 4 Credits
CJ 315 - Criminal Procedure 4 Credits
CJ 490 - Professional Development and Assessment 2 Credits
CJ 212 - Introduction to Policing 4 Credits or
CJ 220 - Introduction to Corrections 4 Credits

Criminal Justice Electives* 20 Credits

Choose from the following. At least 16 credits must be at the 300 level or above.

CJ 214 - Criminal Investigation and Forensic Evidence 4 Credits
CJ 221 - Roles of the Corrections Client 4 Credits
CJ 223 - Use of Force and Less Lethal Weapons 4 Credits
CJ 245 - Legal Issues in Corrections 4 Credits
CJ 250 - Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation 4 Credits
CJ 255 - Drugs, Crime and the Justice System 4 Credits
CJ 270 - Conservation Law Enforcement 4 Credits
CJ 273 - Environmental Conservation Criminology 4 Credits
CJ 285 - Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice 4 Credits
CJ 295 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice 1-4 Credits
CJ 308 - Media and Crime 4 Credits
CJ 309 - Alternative Responses to Traumatized Juvenile Victims 4 Credits
CJ 322 - Institutional Corrections 4 Credits
CJ 323 - Community-Based Corrections 4 Credits
CJ 333 - Forensic Imaging 4 Credits
CJ 340 - Firearms and Violence 4 Credits
CJ 350 - Substantive Criminal Law 4 Credits
CJ 357 - Serial Killers 4 Credits
CJ 365 - Juvenile Justice 4 Credits
CJ 370 - American Street Gangs [PERS] 4 Credits
CJ 383 - Environmental Conservation Law 4 Credits
CJ 412 - Crisis Intervention and Stress Analysis 4 Credits
CJ 414 - Advanced Criminal Investigation 4 Credits
CJ 426 - International Crime and Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 4 Credits
CJ 429 - Advanced Policing 4 Credits
CJ 432 - Violent Crime and Victimology 4 Credits
CJ 435 - Domestic and International Terrorism [WC] 4 Credits
CJ 440 - Discretionary Justice 4 Credits
CJ 454 - Wildlife Crime 4 Credits
CJ 460 - Native American Justice 4 Credits
CJ 465 - Problem Solving in Criminal Justice 4 Credits
CJ 470 - Liability Law in Criminal Justice 4 Credits
CJ 480 - Cybercrime 4 Credits
CJ 485 - Cold Case Homicide Seminar 4 Credits
CJ 491 - Internship in Criminal Justice 4-16 Credits
CJ 495 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice 1-4 Credits **
CJ 497 - Teaching/Research Apprenticeship 1-4 Credits ***
CJ 498 - Directed Study 1-4 Credits ***

Minor 16 Credits

Notes:

https://nmu.edu/bulletin/juvenile-justice*

*Other approved CJ course work (e.g., transfer credit or newly approved CJ courses) at the 200-400 level, not listed, may be used to satisfy the requirements in the CJ elective area. Up to 4 credits of CJ 491 Internship may count toward the major. Additional CJ 491 credits will count in the general electives area.

**No more than 8 credits of CJ 495 may be counted toward the major.

***No more than 4 credits of CJ 497 and/or CJ 498 may be counted toward the criminal justice major.

Notes:

This degree requires an overall 2.0 GPA.
All criminal justice courses used in the major require a minimum grade of “C”.
CJ 191 , CJ 298 do not apply toward the bachelor’s degree program.