Juvenile Justice Youth Development Certificate Program

The Department of Psychology and Criminal Justice at Fort Hays State University offer the Juvenile Justice Youth Development certificate program that is designed to provide students with the opportunity to further develop their skills and knowledge in this area. This certificate adds additional value to your undergraduate degree and can provide valuable experiences to prepare you for your future career. This certificate is available to all FHSU undergraduate students.

Certificate Objectives:

Identify the key psychological principles in understanding adolescence
Understand perspectives on juvenile justice
Discuss the influence of psychological and biological factors on adolescence
Analyze how the criminal justice system respond to youth

Which courses will you take?

Courses	Credit Hours
PSY 460 Behavioral Addictions OR PSY 355 Drugs & Behavior	3
PSY 400 Child & Developmental Psychology OR PSY 415 Adolescence	3
CRJ 327 Juvenile Justice	3
CRJ 340 Gender, Race, & Inequality OR CRJ 365 Women & Crime	3
Total Credit Hours Needed	12 Credit Hours

No grade lower than a “C” is acceptable for the classes taken to complete the certificate
PSY100 is a pre-requisite for all psych courses

Interested in this certificate?

If you would like more information about the Juvenile Justice Youth Development Certificate, please watch the linked video from various facutly members within the department. The video provides information about the three certificates we currently offer, and the Sports Psychology Certificate that is coming soon.

Certificate Video (9 minutes) - https://use.vg/axVpMO

To add this certificate to your Program of Study, please fill out the Intent to Complete a Certificate form here.

If you've completed the required courses for this certificate, please fill out the Completion of a Certificate form here.

For any other questions, please contact the Department of Psychology at psecreta@fhsu.edu or call us at 785-628-4405.