Undergraduate Advising Information

 

Undergraduate Degrees

• Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
  
  
• Application Form for Admission to the Criminal Justice Major
  
  
• Understanding Undergraduate Prerequisites
  
  
• Four, Five, and Six Year Roadmaps to Graduation

 

CRJU 492, 497, & 498 Special Registration Deadlines

The deadline for registering for either an internship (CRJU 492), an independent study (CRJU 497), or a senior thesis (CRJU 498) is two weeks (14 days) prior to the start of a semester. Permits will not be issued to students after the deadline has passed. This deadline applies to both semesters (fall and spring), as well as the summer session.

 

Declaring a Major in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice is an Impacted Major!

If you wish to declare Criminal Justice as your major, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be matriculated as a CSULB student;
  
  
• Have completed at least 27 degree-applicable units, including:
  
  
  • The following three GE Foundations classes with grades of "C" or higher in each course:
    • ENGL 100: Composition [GE A1]
    • Any GE A2 Oral Communications Course [GE A2]
    • Any GE B2 Math Course [GE B3]
  • The following two lower-division criminal justice classes with grades of "C" or higher in each course: :
    • CRJU 101: Criminal Justice and Society
    • CRJU 110: Justice Research, Writing, and Reasoning
  • The following four required criminal justice cognate classes (all of which also satisfy other GE requirements) with grades of "C" or higher in each course: :
    • PHIL 170: Critical Reasoning [GE A3]
    • POSC 100: Introduction to American Government [GE D1b]
      
    • PSY 100: General Psychology [GE D2]
    • SOC 100: Principles of Sociology [GE D2]
• Meet the minimum cumulative GPA requirements (the minimum GPA varies from year to year depending upon enrollment management needs; for the 2012-2013 academic year, it's 3.00; and
  
  
• Submit a completed Application for Admission to the Criminal Justice Major Form for review by an academic advisor in the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC). If all requirements are met, AARC staff will approve your application and help you declare the major in Criminal Justice.

 

Declaring a Minor in Criminal Justice

If you wish to declare a minor in Criminal Justice, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be matriculated as a CSULB student;
• Be enrolled in or have completed CRJU 101 (Introduction to Criminal Justice in Society) or an equivalent course at another college or university;
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00; and
• Make an appointment to see an advisor at the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC) to be screened and approved to declare the minor in Criminal Justice.

After declaring the minor, you must complete all of the requirements of the criminal justice minor as specified on this page.

 

Declaring a Minor in Forensic Studies

If you wish to declare a minor in Forensic Studies, you must meet the following criteria:

• Be matriculated as a CSULB student;
• Complete CRJU 101 (Introduction to Criminal Justice in Society) and CRJU 110 (Justice Research, Writing, and Reasoning) with grades of "C" or higher;
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50; and
• Make an appointment to see an advisor at the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) Academic Advising and Resource Center (AARC) to be screened and approved to declare the minor in Forensic Studies

After declaring the minor, you must complete all of the requirements of the forensic studies minor as specified on this page.