刑事司法系和公共管理系拥有联合学位课程，最终以刑事司法理学硕士（MSCJ）和公共行政学硕士（MPA）为最终课程。联合学位课程为研究生准备在刑事司法和公共管理领域的重叠职业。它旨在为学生准备需要刑事司法和管理知识的公共，私人和非营利组织中的职位。在联合学位课程下，学生获得两个学位所需的时间大大少于独立获得两个学位所需的时间。
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Public Policy and Administration have a joint degree pathway culminating in both a Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) and a Master of Public Administration (MPA). The joint degree pathway prepares graduate students for overlapping careers in criminal justice and public management. It is intended to prepare students for positions in public, private, and nonprofit organizations that require both criminal justice and management knowledge. Under the joint degree pathway, a student can obtain both degrees in significantly less time than it would take to obtain both degrees if pursued consecutively.<br>Candidates to the joint degree pathway must meet the entrance requirements established by each individual program. Candidates must indicate their intention to pursue the joint degree option. Students deciding to pursue the joint degree option after having been admitted to one program will indicate this intention only on their second application.<br>Applications for a joint degree pathway will not be accepted from candidates who have already completed either degree. MSCJ or MPA students must apply and be admitted by no later than the second to last semester in which they are expected to complete their original degree requirements.<br>Joint degree candidates will not receive either degree until all requirements for both programs have been satisfied. Students deciding against completing a second degree must satisfy all first degree program requirements as if the student had never been a joint degree candidate.<br>The joint degree pathway requires a total of 60 credit hours. Candidates must complete 13 core courses included in the MSCJ and MPA programs (39 credits) and 7 electives (21 credits). A minimum of 4 electives must be taken within the MSCJ and MPA programs.