The MACJ program is designed to be completed in two years with full-time enrollment (6-9 credits per semester, including electives during the summer) The MACJ program consists of 34 credits. Twenty-two credits are core classes, which include a thesis or capstone project. Core classes are sequenced and must be taken in the order in which they are listed in the handbook.
The sequence starts each fall term, and incoming graduate students are only accepted to begin in the fall semester. Each core class is covered during an eight-week session, with the exception of the Capstone Project or Thesis. There are 2 eight-week sessions per semester. Students also are required to take 12 credits of approved electives. Two elective credits can be taken from other approved areas outside of criminal justice with approval from the student’s advisor. Elective classes are generally conducted over a 16-week period for spring and fall semester and a 6- or 12-week session for the summer semester.
Two Year Plan
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
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Year 1
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LIB 550 – Graduate Research in Criminal Justice – 1st 8-week session | CRJ 550 – Organization and Management of CJ – 1st 8-week session | Elective – Normally a 6- or 12-week session |
| CRJ 560 – Criminology and Crime Policy – 1st 8-week session | CRJ 580 – Advanced Research Methods and Evaluation Design – 2nd 8-week session | ||
| SOC 544 – Sociology of Criminal Law – 2nd 8-week session | Elective – 16-week session | ||
| Elective – 16-week session | |||
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Year 2
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CRJ 582 – Statistics for Criminal Justice 1st 8-week session | CRJ 697 – Capstone Project or CRJ 699 Thesis Both are 16-week sessions | |
| CRJ 610 – Criminal Justice Planning, Policy, and Change – 2nd 8-week session | |||
| Elective – 16-week session |
