Criminal Justice Concentration Requirements & Curriculum
A structured curriculum, including required and elective courses leads to a J.D. degree with a concentration in Criminal Justice. The curriculum is selected to provide students seeking a career in criminal law with a firm foundation in that field.
To earn the concentration in Criminal Justice, students must fulfill requirements 1 and 2 below. The concentration requires 14 or more units in Criminal Justice. Criminal Law and basic Criminal Procedure do not count toward the required 14 units. Advanced Criminal Procedure does count toward the required 14 units.
Requirement 1
- The three Basic courses (Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Advanced Criminal Procedure) two (2) or three (3) units
- One Legal Scholarship course
- One Substantive Criminal Justice course
- One additional course from either Legal Scholarship or Substantive Criminal Justice
- One Clinical course
Requirement 2 — select one (1) of the following
- Option A: One additional Substantive Criminal Justice course
- Option B: One additional Legal Scholarship course
- Option C: One Advocacy/Evidence course
Basic Courses
Legal Scholarship Courses — other courses allowed with approval of the Director
Substantive Criminal Justice Courses
Advocacy/Evidence Courses
Clinical Courses — other courses allowed with approval of the Director
| Course | Units |
| Attorney General Criminal Appellate Section |
3 |
| California District Attorney's Association |
3 |
| Criminal Justice Legal Foundation |
3 |
| Department of Corrections |
3 |
| District Attorney's Office |
3 |
| Federal Public Defender |
3 |
| Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning |
3 |
| Parole Representation Clinic |
3 |
| Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic |
3 |
| Public Defender Juvenile Law Office |
3 |
| Public Defender Office |
3 |
| State Public Defender Office |
3 |
| United States Attorney's Office |
3 |
1 Required for all J.D. students.
2 Required for CJC students
