Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Certificates, Programs and Minors
LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINA/O STUDIES
HONORS MINOR
Description. The honors minor in Latin American and Latina/o
Studies seeks to encourage and assist all students enrolled to excel in
all their courses by providing research and writing skills workshops
as well as workshops about graduate and law school studies.
Coursework is centered on Latin America and the Caribbean,
Latinas/os in the United States as well as race and ethnicity generally
in the United States.
Minor coordinator. Professor Lisandro Perez, Department of Latin
American and Latina/o Studies (212.237.8708,
loperez@jjay.cuny.edu)
Requirements:
• Completion of a minimum of 18 credits with a GPA of at least
3.3 (B+) in the Latin American and Latina/o Studies courses
• Participation in and completion of at least one of the research
and writing skills workshops offered by the Department of
Latin American and Latina/o Studies
• Participation in and completion of at least one graduate/law
school career development workshop
• Completion of an honors thesis written under the supervision of
a member of the department faculty. The thesis must be a
minimum of 10 pages, using the APA citation form, and of B+
quality or better
LAW MINOR (Department of Law, Police Science and
Criminal Justice Administration)
Requirements. To receive a minor in Law, students must complete
18 credits of law courses.
Minor coordinator. For more information see Professor Christopher
Morse, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice
Administration (212.237.8408, cmorse@jjay.cuny.edu).
MATHEMATICS MINOR (Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science)
Description. Mathematics provides excellent preparation for
entrance into many quantitative and high-technology careers. Some
of these include the actuarial field, financial analysis and work in
cryptography. The minor will enhance the understanding of
quantitative disciplines such as the social sciences, physics, chemistry
and biology. Strong math skills also increase a student’s ability to
manage life in this increasingly quantitative world.
Minor coordinator. Professor Peter Shenkin, Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science (212.237.8925,
pshenkin@jjay.cuny.edu)
Requirements: The Mathematics minor consists of a three-course
calculus sequence plus three courses in a specialization chosen from
among Operations Research, Differential Equations and Pure
Mathematics. These courses in the specialization must be at the 300-
level or above.
Credits
Required Subtotal: 9
Mathematics 241 Calculus I
Mathematics 242 Calculus II
Mathematics 243 Calculus III
Specializations Subtotal: 9
Select three from one category
Operations Research
Mathematics 310 Linear Algebra
Mathematics 323 Operations Research Models I
Mathematics 324 Operations Research Models II
Differential Equations
Mathematics 351 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
Mathematics 352 Applied Differential Equations
Mathematics 371 Numerical Analysis
Pure Mathematics
Mathematics 330 Modern Geometry
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