Major and Minor Curriculum Information
MAJOR INFORMATION:
Requirements for Completion:
~To complete the CJUS major, students must complete 40 hours of Criminal Justice coursework. This includes the required core courses: CJUS 1511, 1200, 2340, and 2370, – as well as STAT 1222 or 1221 or 1220 – plus one course in CJUS Crime Analytics, one Engagement Across Perspectives course, and 21 hours of CJUS electives. An overall GPA of 2.0 in the major courses and overall and the student must earn 120 hours.
CJUS 1511 is a prerequisite for all required and elective coursework EXCEPT for CJUS 1200, STAT 1220, 1221, 1222 and SPAN 3221.
~ Students must take and pass CJUS 1511, 2340, 2370 and Statistics with a grade of C or better. Also, students may only attempt CJUS 1511 and 2340 no more than 2 times, including all withdrawals and grade replacements of D or F. Students will be restricted from enrolling in these CJUS classes a 3rd time.
Resources for students:
Requirements to Declare:
~ To become a full CJ Major you must have:
1. Completion of Foundations of Criminal Justice (CJUS 1100/1511) with a grade of “C” or better reflected on your transcript
and
6. A GPA of 2.0 or better reflected on your transcript [note: a 2.0 overall GPA and at least a 2.0 GPA in CJUS courses only are both required]
~ After you have met these requirements, you can send an email to cjusadvisor@charlotte.edu from your UNC Charlotte EMAIL ONLY to request admission to the Criminal Justice major. In this email, you must include your full name, student ID number, and the following statement: “I would like to add Criminal Justice as a major.” The subject line must read: CJUS MAJOR DECLARATION. If you do not use this subject line, your request may be missed.
* If you are currently listed as UCOL, you must include the statement to drop UCOL and replace it with the Criminal Justice major. If you want us to drop your current major, include that statement as well. (For example, “I would like to add Criminal Justice as a major and drop my current major of ________.”) Do not include this statement if you intend to double major.
****MINOR INFORMATION:
Requirements for Completion:
~ A minor in criminal justice is available to all undergraduates except criminal justice majors. The minor requires 18 approved semester hours including: CJUS 1100/1511, 2340, and 12 semester hours of criminal justice electives (6 of these 12 hours must be at the upper-division (3000+) level or above). A grade point average of at least a 2.0 in the minor courses is required including at least a grade of C in CJUS 1100/1511 and CJUS 2340.
Requirements to Declare:
~ To become a CJ Minor, you must have a 2.0 GPA [note: a 2.0 overall GPA and at least a 2.0 GPA in CJUS courses only are both required] and have a declared Major (cannot be Criminal Justice) and have completed CJUS 1100/1511 with a grade of C or better.
~ If you meet the 2 requirements above, you can send an email to cjusadvisor@charlotte.edu from your UNC Charlotte EMAIL ONLY to request admission to the minor. In this email, you must include your full name, student ID number, and the following statement: “I would like to add Criminal Justice as a minor.” The subject line must read: CJUS MINOR DECLARATION. If you do not use this subject line, your request may be missed.
* If you want us to drop your current minor, include that statement as well. (For example, “I would like to add Criminal Justice as a minor and drop my current minor of ________.”) Do not include this statement if you intend to double minor.