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Major Programs and Worksheets

Majors: Criminal Justice, Sociology
Double Major: Criminal Justice and Sociology

NOTE: At least one-half of the credits in any major or minor program must be taken at Rutgers-Camden.

Criminal Justice Major

To avoid misunderstandings about which courses satisfy our requirements, students are strongly advised to consult regularly with their faculty advisor; students should not rely on advising from outside the department. Go to: http://sociology.camden.rutgers.edu/advising-cj.htm for important advice for criminal justice majors. For guidelines for a double major with sociology, see below.

The current requirements for the Criminal Justice Major were introduced in Fall 2008. Students who enrolled in the major before Fall 2008 have the option of coming up under either the new or the old requirements. Such continuing students should click here for an announcement about the changes and the options open to them.

Criminal Justice Major Requirements (for all incoming students from fall 2008 onwards, as well as previously-enrolled students if they explicitly choose this option, as outlined in the announcement above):

  • 202:201 Criminal Justice in America

  • Two of the following three courses:

    202:202 Police & Policing
    202:203 Confinement & Corrections
    202:204 Courts & Criminal Law

  • 920:313 Theories of Crime & Delinquency

  • 920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research
  • One of the following three courses:

    920:316 Race & Ethnicity
    920:332 Social Stratification
    202:337 Poor, Minorities and Justice*

  • 15 credits of Criminal Justice 300 Level Electives (see approved list below)
  • 202:449: Ethics & Policy in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice 300 Level Electives
(15 credits from 202 or 920 courses)
Note: this list is periodically updated

202:302 Statistics for Criminal Justice (recommended for all students planning to attend graduate school)
202:303 Gender, Crime, & Justice
202: 314 Technology & Criminal Justice
202: 322 Juvenile Justice
202: 323 Varieties of Crime
202: 324 Organized Crime
202: 325 Violent Crime
202: 326 White Collar Crime
202:337 The Poor, Minorities and Justice
202: 340 Victimology
202:341 Children and the Justice System
202:342 Domestic Violence
202: 345 Comparative Criminal Justice
202: 350 Punishment & Sentencing
202: 351 Contemporary Issues in Policing
202: 352 Community Corrections
202:354, 355, 354 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
202: 360  Topics in Police
202: 361 Topics in Criminal Law
202: 362 Topics in Corrections
202: 363 Topics in Juvenile Justice
202: 404 Service/Internship Criminal Justice *
202: 410 Research Seminar in Criminal Justice
202: 454,455,456  Special Topics Criminal Justice
920: 208 Contemporary Social Problems
920: 217 Drugs & Society
920: 280 Social Movements in Society
920: 315 Sociology of Complex Organizations
920: 329 Law & Society
920: 344 Sociology of Deviance                       

Click here to access the Criminal Justice 2008 Major Worksheet

 

"Old" Criminal Justice Requirements (for students who enrolled before 2008 and wish to come up under the earlier set of requirements):

Click here to access the Major Worksheet for the pre-2008 Criminal Justice requirements

 

Sociology Major Requirements (36 Credits)

To avoid misunderstandings about which courses satisfy our requirements, students are strongly advised to consult the sociology and anthropology faculty; students should not rely on advising from outside the department. For general sociology advising information, go to http://sociology.camden.rutgers.edu/advising.htm. For guidelines for a double major with criminal justice, see below.

  • 920:207 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
  • 070:213 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.)
  • 920:301 Methods & Techniques of Social Research (3 cr.)
  • 920:325 Sociological Theory (3 cr.)
  • 070:307 Psychological Anthropology (3 cr.) or
  • 920:357 Individual & Society (3cr.)
  • 920:316 Race & Ethnicity (3 cr.) or
  • 920:332 Social Stratification (3 cr.)
  • Plus 18 additional credits in sociology, anthropology, or criminal justice, including at least 3 credits in anthropology.

    Note: Students may use if they wish one of the following Urban Studies courses as one elective course (3 credits) for the sociology major: 975:102 (Approaches to Urban Studies); 975:104 (Power and Decision Making in Urban Communities); 975:204 (Poverty and Urban Environmental Systems); 975:339 (Housing and Planning Seminar); 975:413 (Urban and Regional Revitalization); and 975:478 (History of Planning Thought)

Click here to access the Major Worksheet for Sociology majors

Double Major in Criminal Justice & Sociology

Degree Navigator does not handle the double major in sociology and criminal justice well, so it is especially imperative that all double majors work closely with their departmental advisors. By far the best way to plan your schedules for the double major is to print and out and keep a record on the applicable double major worksheet below. You should always bring this worksheet to advising sessions.

Click here to access the current Double Major Worksheet (2008+, 64 credits)

Click here to access the old Double Major Weeksheet (pre-2008) for students enrolled in the major before 2008 and choosing to come up under the old rules (66 credits)

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{ October 19, 2009 }