Criminology (B.A. or B.S.)

The student learning outcomes for this degree are located at http://www.niu.edu/assessment/clearinghouse/outcomes/index.shtml.

Check departmental information for any additional requirements.

Requirements in Department (34)

CRIM 288 - Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 289 - The Criminal Justice System Credits: 3
CRIM 301 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
CRIM 303 - Crime and Social Diversity Credits: 3
SOCI 377 - Quantitative Research Methods Credits: 4

Electives (18)

Electives from the following to include at least 6 semester hours of 400-level courses (18):

CRIM 370 - Violent Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 381 - Sexualities and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 384 - Police in a Democratic Society Credits: 3
CRIM 385 - Gangs and Gang Behavior Credits: 3
CRIM 388 - Punishment and Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 390 - Internship in Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 393 - Crime, Violence, and Mental Illness Credits: 3
CRIM 395 - Contemporary Topics in Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 480 - Communities and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 484 - Rethinking Justice: Alternatives to the Traditional Court System Credits: 3
CRIM 487 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 488 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
CRIM 490 - Independent Study in Criminology Credits: 1-3
CRIM 492 - Comparative Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 495 - Special Topics in Criminology Credits: 3
POLS 415 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
PSYC 316 - Introduction to Psychopathology Credits: 3
SOCI 380 - Deviance in Society Credits: 3
SOCI 382 - Terrorism, Hate Groups, and Homeland Security Credits: 3
SOCI 386 - Peace and Social Justice Credits: 3
SOCI 387 - Torture and Police Violence Credits: 3
SOCI 395 - Contemporary Topics in Sociology Credits: 3
With department approval.
SOCI 485 - Law and Society Credits: 3
SOCI 495 - Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 3
With department approval.

Requirements outside Department (B.A., 3-16; B.S., 13-16)

For the B.A. Degree

STAT 100 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
OR STAT 200 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Fulfillment of B.A. foreign language requirement (0-12)

See “Foreign Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree” in the Other Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.

For the B.S. Degree

Fulfillment of B.S. laboratory science/mathematical/computational skills sequence (13-16)

See “College Requirement for the B.S. Degree” in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences information section of this catalog.

Students selecting a sequence that does not include STAT 200 (4) or STAT 300 (3) will also be required to take one of these courses or STAT 100 (3) as a pre-requisite for SOCI 377 (with a grade of C or better).