Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Studies and Graduate Program Major in Criminal Justice Studies (Major Code: 5133) Master of Arts (M.A.) General Requirements Students must have a minimum of 24 hours of criminal justice or equivalent courses. Any leveling classes will be individually arranged. 42-Hour Thesis Program Required Criminal Justice Courses (12 semester credit hours) - CRIJ 6340, 6348, 6387, 6388.
Elective Courses (24 semester credit hours) The student may select not less than six semester credit hours or more than 12 semester credit hours from political science, psychology, sociology or a related field. - Choose from CRIJ 6096, 6098, 6312, 6320, 6322, 6335, 6337, 6342, 6346, 6362, 6364, 6366, 6372, 6374, 6392.
- Approved related fields (six to 12 semester credit hours).
Thesis (six semester credit hours) 42-Hour Non-Thesis Program Required Criminal Justice Courses (12 semester credit hours) - CRIJ 6340, 6348, 6387, 6388.
Elective Courses—30 semester credit hours The student may select not less than six semester credit hours or more than 12 semester credit hours from political science, psychology, sociology or a related field. - Choose from CRIJ 6096, 6098, 6312, 6320, 6322, 6335, 6337, 6342, 6346, 6362, 6364, 6366, 6372, 6374, 6392.
- Approved related fields (six to 12 semester credit hours).
Criminal Justice Scholarships To view information about scholarships for criminal justice students, click on the link above. Criminal Justice Faculty Graduate Advisor - Ms. Susan Coleman is an instructor of criminal justice and the program director. She also supervises all criminal justice graduate student studies.
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