Program Overview

Criminal Justice Certificate

Business and Social Sciences Division, Room T302, (847) 543-2047

https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/bssdv/criminal-justice
Degree: Certificate
Plan 25CF

Recommended Plan of Study

CoURSE	Title	Hours
First Semester		17 Credits
course ^	College Success Seminar	2
course	Introduction to Psychology	3
course	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
course	Introduction to Criminology	3
	CRJ Electives (see below)	6
Second Semester		15 Credits
CoURSE	Title	Hours
course	Criminal Law	3
course	Introduction to Sociology	3
	CRJ Electives (see below)	9
Total Hours for Certificate		32
Additional CRJ Elective Options
Course	Title	Hours
course	Introduction to Computer Forensics	3
course	Introduction to Forensic Science	3
course	Principles of Direct Supervision	3
course	Introduction to Private Security	3
course	Report Writing	3
course	Careers in Criminal Justice	3
course	Traffic Law Enforcement	3
course	Community Policing	3
course	Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice	3
course	Police Management and Supervision	3
course	Criminal Justice Internship	3
course	Principles of Criminal Investigation	3
course	Independent Research	3
course	Institutional Corrections	3
course	Institutional Corrections	3
course	Principles of Courtroom Testimony	3
course/course	Psychology of the Criminal Mind	3
course	Special Topics in Criminal Justice	3
course	Drugs and Society	3
course	Social Problems	3
course	Introduction to Legal Studies	3
course	Being Different: The Sociology of Deviant Behavior	3
course	Introduction to Social Work	3

^ CLC 120 is an institutional requirement for graduation.

For more information on recommended courses or program specific advising, contact faculty member Christopher Utecht at (847) 543-2944, Javier Alonso at (847) 543-2468, Jennifer Hulvat at (847) 543-2574 or the Business and Social Sciences Division at (847) 543-2047.