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Master of Criminal Justice Requirements
Students must complete 12 hours from the 15 hour core
CJ 500 Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration
CJ 510 Seminar in Organization and Management
CJ 520 Criminal Justice Research*
CJ 530 Issues in Criminal Procedure
CJ 540 Ethics in Criminal Justice
*Requirement for all students.
- Law Enforcement Specialization-
CJ 620 The Role of Law Enforcement in the United States
CJ 640 Seminar in Legal Issues in Enforcement Administration
CJ 660 Seminar in Operational and Staff Planning in Enforcement
CJ 680 Seminar in Staff Development
-Corrections Specialization-
CJ 610 Corrections in the United States
CJ 630 Seminar in Correctional Policy
CJ 650 Seminar in Community Corrections
CJ 670 Seminar in Correctional Law
Students who wish to specialize in Law Enforcement or Corrections Administration
must complete 9 of the 12 hours in either specialization.
Electives
CJ 585 Research in Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CJ 615 Forensic Psychiatry
CJ 625 Major Criminal Justice Theorists
CJ 635 Organized and White Collar Crime
CJ 645 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CJ 655 Seminar in Juvenile Justice & Delinquency
CJ 675 Problems and Practices in Judicial Administration
CJ 685 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CJ 690 Directed Readings
Students may also elect to take up to 12 credit hours in Military and
Strategic Studies.
Program Options:
Practicum Option requires the completion of a minimum of 30 hours
course work and 6 hours of Practicum.
Thesis Option requires the completion of a minimum of 30 hours
course work and 3 hours of Thesis and CJ692.
Capstone Option requires the completion of a minimum of 42 hours
course work, including CJ 520 and CJ 693.
MASTER OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Complete all required course work under selected option with no less
than a "B" (3.0) average.
2. Obtain no more than two "C('s)" or lower grade in the plan
of study.
3. Thesis or Practicum option: complete all required course and successful
oral defense of the thesis or practicum.
4. For capstone option: complete all required course work including Capstone
Experience and 9 additional credit hours as approved by the graduate faculty
for a total of 42 credit hours.
5. Maintain steady progress toward the completion of the degree, normally
within seven years of the date of the first graduate course registered
on the student's degree plan, but not to exceed twelve years for completion
of the program. Students must maintain continuous enrollment each regular
semester (fall and spring). A minimum of ONE (1) semester hour of graduate
level work will constitute continuous enrollment.
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