Admission Requirements and Procedures
Pre-majors in Criminology & Investigations will be advised at the Undergraduate Advising Services Center until they attain sophomore standing, at which point they will be advised in the Division of Sociology and Anthropology.
Admission to the major requires:
• Completion of the following courses with a grade of C or higher in each course:
--SOCA 101 (Introduction to Sociology)
--SOCA 105 (Introduction to Anthropology)
--SOCA 199 (Orientation to Sociology and Anthropology)
--One criminology foundation course (SOCA 230 or 232 or 233)
--STAT 211 (Elementary Statistical Inference) or STAT 215 (Introduction to Probability and Statistics)
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 across all SOCA courses attempted prior to admission
• Sophomore or higher standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
Students must apply for admission to the major as space is restricted. Once admission requirements are met, students must obtain and submit an application by February 15 for Fall admission and September 15 for Spring admission. Students with an overall GPA of 3.0 in SOCA courses who meet other application criteria are guaranteed admission to the program. Other students meeting minimum application requirements are accepted on a space-available basis according to overall GPA in SOCA courses.