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The criminology minor emphasizes criminological theory and research and is an introduction to the concept of deviance and related issues of criminal behavior. The minor is grounded in sociological theory and methods and allows students flexibility in the choice of specialized criminological study such as, juvenile delinquency, sociology of law, formal institutions of social control, community and crime, and data analysis in criminology. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Admissions

To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. Declaring a minor early will help ensure you have access to courses that may restrict seats to departmental majors and minors. Go to to apply.Ìý

Certification

The minor should be declared as soon as the student makes the decision to pursue a minor. Minor coursework must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program.

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Plan Requirements

The Criminology minor consists of 16 hours. Any student seeking a minor must consult with a minor advisor on a plan of work, and must file a copy of this plan with the minor advisor at least one semester before graduation.

• A 2.0 GPA is required in the minor course work.
• No courses taken for S/U credit will count toward the minor.
• A minimum of 9 hours required course work must be taken at NC State, 3 hours of which much be 400 level.
• Students completing a minor in Criminology may not also complete a minor in Sociology.
• Students completing a major in Sociology (B.A. or B.S.) may not minor in Criminology.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between major departmental requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
SOCÌý202	Principles of Sociology	3
SOCÌý206	Social Deviance	3
SOCÌý306	Criminology	3
Verify Requirement Additional SOC 300-level or higher minor elective required when SOC 300 substituted with an approved alternate social science research methods course such as PS 371 or PSY 230.
SOCÌý300	Social Research Methods 1,2	4
Elective Courses
Select one of the following:		3
SOCÌý425	Juvenile Delinquency
SOCÌý426	Environmental Criminology
SOCÌý427	Sociology of Law
SOCÌý428	Formal Institutions of Social Control
SOCÌý429	Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociology
SOCÌý430	Community and Crime
SOC/PS 432	Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy
SOCÌý445	Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice
Total Hours		16

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If a student successfully completes PSÌý371 Research Methodology of Political Science or PSYÌý230 Introduction to Psychological ResearchÌýwith a ‘C-‘ or better, the SOCÌý300 Social Research Methods requirement will be waived, but three (3) additional hours of sociology are required at the 300 or 400 level.Ìý

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Note that SOCÌý300 Social Research Methods has a prerequisite or co-requisite, STÌý311 Introduction to Statistics.