Criminology & Criminal Justice Requirements
Honors Program Encouraged For Top Students
The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers upper division Honors in the major. If you have a 3.2 GPA on both FSU and transfer work, you qualify and should consider taking Honors work to further advance your education. To find out more, contact one of the College's undergraduate academic advisors.
To graduate with a major in criminology and criminal justice, a student must meet the following requirements:
- Complete a total of 36 semester hours in criminology.
- Make a grade of C or better in the three core courses: CCJ 2020, CCJ 3011, CCJ 4700.
- Maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 and receive no more than two grades below C- in criminology coursework.
- Complete the requirements necessary to earn a minor or second major in another department or program.
- Earn at least 27 (of the 36) semester hours in CCJ coursework directly from the College. (A maximum of 9 semester hours may be transferred in to the major.)
- Fulfill the CLAST requirement before being admitted to the College.
- Fulfill University requirements for either a bachelor of arts (BA) or the bachelor of science (BS) degrees.
A one-semester full-time (15 semester hours) internship is available. This program provides valuable hands-on experience and counts 3 hours toward the required 36 semester hours in the major.
Note: Major requirements vary depending on the year in which you entered the University. Click below to view your academic year requirements.
- Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Summer 2004
- Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Summer 2005
- Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Summer 2006
Criminology and criminal justice courses
For more information or assistance in creating a coursework plan, contact an undergraduate academic advisor.