Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Certificate in Criminal Justice
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 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.
- Introductory course. One (1) course:
- CJUS-P 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Theories of Crime and Deviance. One (1) course:
- CJUS-P 200 Theories of Crime and Deviance
- The Nature of Inquiry. One (1) course:
- CJUS-P 290 The Nature of Inquiry
- Law and Social Science. One (1) course:
- CJUS-P 314 Law and Social Science
- 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
- Advanced Criminal Justice Electives. Five (5) courses—two (2) of which must be at the 400–499 level—from the Advanced Criminal Justice Electives list.
- 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
- CJUS Residency. At least 27 credit hours must be taken within the Department of Criminal Justice.
- Certificate GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- 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.
- At least 9 credit hours in the certificate must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the certificate.
- 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.
- Exceptions to certificate requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.