School of Social and Behavioral Sciences Minor

Criminal Justice Minor
Minor Requirements: 18 hours
CJ 1013 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 3243 Constitutional Criminal Procedure
12 hours of electives in Criminal Justice, at least 6 of these hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.

History Minor
Minor Requirements: 18 hours
One of the following courses:
HIST 1013 Survey of Civilization I*
HIST 1023 Survey of Civilization II*
HIST 2213 American History I
HIST 2223 American History II
9 hours of History electives at the 3000-4000 level**
*Student must take whichever course he/she did not take to fulfill General Education requirements.
**3 hours at the 3000-4000 level must be an American history topic.
**3 hours at the 3000-4000 level must be a non-American history topic.

Political Science Minor
Minor Requirements: 18 hours
PSCI 2213 American National Government
PSCI 2233 Comparative Politics
12 hours of electives in Political Science with at least 9 of these hours at the 3000-4000 level.

Psychology Minor
Minor Requirements: 19 hours
PSY 1013 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 2203 Statistical Methods
PSY 2294 Experimental Psychology
9 hours of electives in psychology at the 3000-4000 level.

Human Services Minor
Minor Requirements: 18 hours
PSY4643 Applied Human Service Skills
PSY465V Practicum in Psychology (6 hours)
9 hours of electives in sociology or social work (excluding SOC 2213 Introduction to Sociology)

NOTE: The Human Services minor is designed primarily for Psychology majors to: 1) prepare students for human services careers across a wide range of settings, and 2) provide a theoretical foundation and specific applied skills needed for Bachelor’s level employment in the field. Students who choose to pursue the Human Services minor, particularly those with majors other than Psychology, may need to take additional Psychology courses to satisfy the prerequisites of required courses. Consult your academic advisor for further information.

Sociology Minor
Minor Requirements: 18 hours
SOC 2213 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 2283 Research Methods in Social Sciences
(same as CJ 2283; PSCI 2283)
12 additional hours of sociology electives from the following course options with a minimum of 9 hours at the 3000-4000 level

SOC 2223 Social Problems
SOC 3413 The Family
SOC 3453 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 3543 Learning through Community Service (same as SWK 3543)
SOC 4373 Criminology (same as CJ 4273)
SOC 4513 Drugs in Society (same as CJ 4413)
SOC 4643 Population Problems
SOC 4663 Seminar in Sociology
SOC 4673 Terrorism and Social Change