Dual Degree Criminal Justice Program

Criminal Justice students enrolled in the Dual Degree Program must complete the required undergraduate coursework necessary for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. During their senior year, undergraduate students enrolled in this option will be required to take two (2) criminal justice required core graduate-level courses: CRJ 5010 Modern American Justice and CRJ 5020 Constitutional Law and Legal issues. These courses will count towards both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree requirements, students in the BA/MS program must take the remaining three (3) core graduate classes that are required, plus an additional 18 credits of electives. (See the Graduate Catalog for more information on master’s degree requirements.)

Dual Degree Program Policies

The graduate-level courses (CRJ 5010 and CRJ 5020) need to be completed during the senior year with a "B-" or better to continue in the master’s degree.

If a student does not take the two graduate-level courses, that student must leave the Dual Degree Program and change their major to the Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Program.

If a student is allowed to take one graduate-level course (CRJ 5010 or CRJ 5020), the Associate Dean may approve a substitution of one additional undergraduate-level CRJ course to complete the baccalaureate degree. This will allow the student to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the Dual Degree Program.

Any dual degree graduate student who does not have both graduate-level courses (CRJ 5010 and CRJ 5020) completed with a "B-" or better as part of the bachelor's degree, will need to have a records review with the Associate Dean of Criminal Justice. If allowed to continue in the Dual Degree Master's program, the student will do so subject to immediate completion of CRJ 5010 or CRJ 5020, as soon as the class is offered.

Progression Policy for Dual Degree Program

All dual degree BS/MS students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA in their Criminal Justice courses. In college-wide courses, students should also maintain a 3.0 GPA. Those who fall below a 3.0 overall GPA but are above a 2.5 overall GPA and maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA in Criminal Justice courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for eligibility to remain in the program by the Associate Dean. Those who fall below 2.5 GPA overall, regardless of their Criminal Justice GPA, will be removed from the BS/MS program and moved to the BS program.