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School
of Public Service
Accelerated B.A./M.S. in Criminal Justice
Undergraduate students are eligible for the Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s
Program in Criminal Justice at the end of their junior year. Two
models of this curriculum are available: a five-year program for
entering freshmen, and a three-year program for transfer students.
I. Entrance requirements:
A. Completion of 60-64 credits with a grade point average of
no lower than B overall and a major grade point average of no
lower than B.
B. Acceptance of the student by the chairman of the graduate
program in the Department of Criminal Justice. If the student
does not possess the necessary 3.0 average as outlined in Section
A, the chairman may employ other criteria to insure qualification
(e.g. SAT scores, letters of prior work, interview, etc.).
II. Suggested Program Junior-Senior Years
A. Junior Year 1. Criminal Justice 76 and 44, plus
3 credits - Criminal Justice under- graduate elective. 2.
College requirements, 12 credits; correlative courses, 6 credits.
B. Senior Year Completion of 12 graduate credits of
Criminal Justice in addition to completion of traditional
undergraduate requirements. In order to be advanced in the program,
the students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative average in the courses
outlined above.
III. Admission into the Graduate Program
Upon completion of 129 credits, the student will be awarded 12
credits of advanced standing in the master's program. The 12 credits
of advanced standing will include 6 credits in required courses
(Criminal Justice 699, Foundations of Scholarship and Criminal
Justice 700 Research Design and Methods) and 6 graduate credits
in Criminal Justice. These 12 credits are to be completed during
the senior year. The student will now be asked to complete 24
credits in the master’s program rather than the required
36 credits. After completing the 24 credits, again meeting all
graduate requirements in the master‚s program, the student
will be awarded both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science
degree in Criminal Justice. However, if the student does not complete
the master‚s portion of the program during the allotted five-year
limit for any graduate student, and does not receive an extension
to do so, the student will receive the Bachelor of Arts degree
and any successfully completed credits above the 129 will be recorded
on the appropriate transcript.
Typical Program in Accelerated B.A./M.S. in Criminal Justice
If a student enters C.W. Post with 64 transfer credits, the following
would be the typical program pursued. Modifications can be made
upon review of academic credentials. The five-year program will
reflect the normal Department of Criminal Justice suggested program
with the appropriate changes in the last two years of study. The
suggested program below can thus serve as a model for both the
three and five-year M.S. programs.
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Junior Year
|
Credits |
| Criminal Justice 76 |
3 |
| College requirements |
12 |
| Criminal Justice 44 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice undergraduate electives |
3 |
| College requirements |
6 |
| Free electives |
6 |
| Total |
33 |
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Senior Year
|
Credits |
| Criminal Justice 20 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice 699 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice 700 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice undergraduate electives |
6 |
| Criminal Justice 85 |
6 |
| (2) Criminal Justice graduate electives Free electives
5 |
6 |
| Total |
32 |
Graduate Year
|
First Semester
|
Credits |
| Criminal Justice graduate courses |
9 |
| Criminal Justice 707 |
3 |
| Total |
12 |
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Second Semester
|
Credits |
| Criminal Justice graduate courses |
9 |
| Criminal Justice 708 |
3 |
| Total |
12 |
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