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Undergraduate Bulletin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Certificate in Criminal Justice

Students on Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022 requirements CJUSACRT

Students who complete departmental requirements for a major in criminal justice and earn either a B.S. or B.F.A. degree in the College of Arts and Sciences or a bachelor's degree from another Indiana University Bloomington school are eligible for the certificate.

Requirements

The certificate requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
    • CJUS-P 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  2. Theories of Crime and Deviance. One (1) course:
    • CJUS-P 200 Theories of Crime and Deviance
  3. The Nature of Inquiry. One (1) course:
    • CJUS-P 290 The Nature of Inquiry
  4. Law and Social Science. One (1) course:
    • CJUS-P 314 Law and Social Science
  5. Statistics. One (1) course:
    • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis
    • ANTH-A 306 Anthropological Statistics
    • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics
    • ECON-E 371 Introduction to Applied Econometrics
    • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors
    • ECON-S 371 Introduction to Applied Econometrics: Honors
    • MATH-M 365 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
    • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
    • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques
    • PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques
    • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology
    • STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques
    • STAT-S 300 Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods
    • STAT-S 301 Applied Statistical Methods for Business
    • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences
  6. Criminal Justice Electives. Three (3) courses:
    • CJUS-P 245 Social Justice and the Justice System
    • Any CJUS-P 300–399 except CJUS-P 314
    • Any CJUS-P 400–499
    • Any CJUS-X 300–399
    • Any CJUS-X 400–499
  7. 400–499 Level Electives. Two (2) additional courses:
    • Any CJUS-P 400–499 except CJUS-P 481
    • Any CJUS-X 400–499
  8. CJUS Residency. At least 27 credit hours must be taken within the Department of Criminal Justice.
  9. Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. Certificate GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the certificate—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
    2. Certificate Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
    3. Certificate Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. Certificate Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Certificate Area Courses

  • Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

    • Any course at the 100–499 level with the CJUS subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
    • Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
    • Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward certificate requirements:

  • CJUS-P 150 Introductory Topics in Criminal Justice

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (CJUSBA)
  • Minor in Criminal Justice (CJUSMIN)
  • [Name unavailable] (CJUSTSBA)

Exceptions to and substitutions for certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.