该计划旨在发展和增强学生的刑事司法知识，扩展和发展学生的分析和评估技能，并通过口头和书面交流以及研究进一步发展其设施。该计划是灵活的，并为进入博士阶段的研究生工作或刑事司法机构的应用工作提供了极好的基础。我们的硕士毕业生中约有70％在应聘环境中工作，而其余人员则从事教学和研究职业。<br> <br>常规课程要求完成28小时（9门课程）的分级课程学分。经学生委员会和研究生院批准，可以完成6个小时（两门课程）的高级本科课程工作，以完成28个小时的分级课程工作。此外，学生必须完成至少4个小时的Crm J 702
The program is designed to develop and enhance the student's knowledge of criminal Justice, expand and develop a student's analytical and assessment skills, and further develop their facility with oral and written communication and with research. The program is flexible and provides a superb basis for entry into graduate work at the doctoral level or applied work in criminal justice agencies. Approximately 70% of our M.A. graduates are employed in applied settings while the balance have pursued teaching and research careers.<br><br>The Conventional Track requires the completion of 28 hours (9 courses) of graded course credit. Six hours (two courses) of senior level undergraduate course work may be allowed, by approval of the student's Committee and the Graduate School, toward the completion of the 28 hours graded course work. In addition, students must complete at least 4 hours of Crm J 702 credits. Crm J 702 credits, which are evaluated as pass or fail only, represent efforts by students engaged in independent study and the preparation of the MA final exam. This makes for a minimum of 32 credit hours total.