CJ Admission Prerequisites

The college-level courses listed below have been approved to meet the admission and prerequisite requirements for the Criminal Justice major.

Prerequisites Intro to Political Science or American Government Intro to Sociology
Bellevue College POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Centralia College POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Grays Harbor CC PolS 102 or PolS 110 or 202 SOC& 101
Green River CC POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Highline CC POLS& 201 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Olympic College POLS& 101 or POLS& 201 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Pierce College POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Seattle Community Colleges POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
South Puget Sound CC POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
Tacoma CC POLS& 101 or POLS& 202 SOC& 101
UW Tacoma TPOL S 201 or TPOL S 202 T SOC 165

Note: Criminal Justice prerequisites must be completed with a grade of 2.0 (C) or better.

To find out how courses from a Washington State community or technical college will transfer to the University of Washington Tacoma, check the UW Equivalency Guide.