Criminal Justice (CRJU-MNR-BU) Minor

New Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be admitted to Ferris State University and pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

Minor Courses - 12 Credits Required

• CRIM 110 - Introduction to Crim Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 260 - Delinquency Prevention-Control Credit Hours: 3

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• Choose 1 of 2

• CRIM 310 - Corrections and Society Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 370 - Correctional Institutions Credit Hours: 3

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• CRIM 311 - Police and Society Credit Hours: 3

Electives - 6 Credits Required

Select any two of the following Criminal Justice (CRIM) courses or one of the below Criminal Justice (CRIM) courses and one Sociology (SOCY) or Psychology (PSYC) course. All upper division Criminal Justice (CRIM) courses must be generalist or corrections sections.

• CRIM 305 - Ethical Issues in Crim Justice Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 319 - Conflict Mgmt In Corrections Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 325 - Social Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 331 - Psychology of Personality Credit Hours: 3
• SOCY 340 - Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 411 - Crime Control Policy Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC 422 - Abnormal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 425 - Michigan Criminal Law Credit Hours: 4
• CRIM 430 - Michigan Criminal Procedure Credit Hours: 4
• CRIM 435 - Legal Issues in Corrections Credit Hours: 3
• SOCY 443 - Soc Stratification-Inequality Credit Hours: 3
• SOCY 450 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• CRIM 475 - Correctional Clients Credit Hours: 4

Notes

• Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
• A student can obtain the Correctional Officer Certification as established by the Michigan Corrections Officer Training Council by completing the following courses with a grade of C or higher: CRIM 111 , CRIM 319 , CRIM 370 , CRIM 435 , and CRIM 475 . A student wishing to pursue this option may obtain, from the Director of the School of Criminal Justice, permission to substitute CRIM 260  with CRIM 111  and CRIM 311  with CRIM 319 .
• Credit Variance - Credits required may vary based on course placement, prerequisites, etc. If you have questions, contact your advisor.

University Graduation Requirements

These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

• A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
• A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
• A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
• A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
• A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
• Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
• The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements

These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

• All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.