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The Master of Arts with a major in Criminal Justice program requires completion of 36 credit hours of approved graduate work with a final grade point average of at least 3.0 (B) for the major and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 computed on the basis of all courses attempted for graduate credit. Students for this degree program must also complete a research component and a final comprehensive essay that covers the 36 credit-hour course sequence.

Core Requirements

Twenty-one of the 36 credit hours are to include the following core courses:

• CJS 5000 Research Methodology (3 credits)
• CJS 5400 Criminal Justice Process & Criminal Law (3 credits) OR CJS 5410 Trends in Constitutional Law (3 credits)
• CJS 5550 Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
• CJS 5700 Socialization and Social Control (3 credits)
• CJS 5800 Theory of Law Enforcement (3 credits)
• CJS 5850 Seminar in Criminology (3 credits)
• CJS 5970 Justice Seminar (3 credits)

Based on the student's undergraduate work and career experience, substitutions for the above courses may be made with the approval of the department chair.

Electives (choose five) 15 credits

The remaining 15 credit hours (five courses) may be selected from graduate-level criminal justice, security administration and intelligence analysis courses.*

If a student elects to do the master's thesis option to satisfy the research component, then that course, CJS 5980 Research Practice Seminar (3 credits) may count as one of the elective courses:

• CJS 5000-5999
• INT 5000-5999
• SEC 5000-5999

*Other graduate courses can be taken according to areas of need, specialization and formal preparation, including (but not limited to) courses in Addiction Studies, Business Administration, Counseling, Liberal Studies and Psychology with the approval of the student's advisor.

Research Component

In addition to the specified coursework, all candidates for this master's degree must complete a research component. This is done in one of three ways: (a) a master's thesis taken as CJS 5980 Research Practice Seminar (3 credits);  (b) two "Plan B" papers, which do not convey course credit; or (c) a master's research paper, which does not convey course credit. The research component must receive a grade of B or better.

Comprehensive Essay

In addition, a final comprehensive essay is written during the last semester before the degree can be awarded. The essay is content-oriented across the 36 hours of the course sequence.

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college and must have demonstrated intellectual competence for graduate study. Selection is based on such factors as previous academic record (at least a 2.7 GPA) and/or relevant experience. Acceptance on a probationary status is allowed in some cases where academic standards are not fully met, but competence has been indicated by the level of the applicant's professional advancement. Also, as prerequisites, applicants must have had at least 15 hours of basic coursework in the behavioral/social sciences and should solicit three letters of recommendation. Arrangements can be made to make up deficiencies.