Criminology, Law, and Justice, Minor

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The undergraduate minor in criminology, law, and justice requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. in courses taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa.

Students who earn the major in sociology may earn a minor in criminology, law, and justice. No more than 3 s.h. can count toward both the major and minor.

Students who earn the major in criminology, law, and justice may not earn the criminology, law, and justice minor.

The minor in criminology, law, and justice requires the following coursework.

Required Course

Course # Title Hours
One of these:
CRIM:1410Introduction to Criminology3
CRIM:1447Introduction to the Criminal Justice System3

Electives

Students complete 12 s.h. in criminology, law, and justice courses (prefix CRIM) numbered 2000–4799, excluding CRIM:2470 and CRIM:3400. Either CRIM:4400 Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections or CRIM:4410 Treatment Interventions in Corrections may count toward the minor, but not both.