"This is a growing industry and we want to prepare our students from a variety of academic viewpoints," Ekaterina Sedia, a biology professor and the program coordinator for cannabis studies, said in a statement.
Stockton Spokeswoman Diane D'Amico said the 25 students participating in the program will take a cannabis law course this fall, followed by a class on medical marijuana in New Jersey in the spring.
It's not the first school in the state to offer studies in the growing industry. Rutgers has a course that allows students to earn credit through work at the Garden State Dispensary in Woodbridge.
Stockton joins a growing number of universities across the country that have programs dedicated to marijuana, including Northern Michigan University and the University of Vermont.