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Graduate School
The University of Mississippi

GradSHARK Launch PAAD – Criminal Justice, MCJ

Undergraduate students interested in graduate study in Criminal Justice can get a head start in earning a graduate degree through the GradSHARK Launch PAAD for Criminal Justice.

Requirements to qualify:

  • Criminal Justice major
  • Completed CJ 322: Criminal Justice Communications or WRIT 250: Advanced Composition (or equivalent writing intensive course) and achieved a “B” or above before applying
  • 3.0 minimum GPA
  • 90 completed credit hours as an undergraduate

 

Number of credit hours a student can earn towards the graduate degree while completing their undergraduate studies:

12 credit hours

Courses undergraduate students in the Launch PAAD can take to earn credit towards the graduate degree:

  • CJ 600 Criminal Justice Administration
  • CJ 601 Criminal Justice Statistics
  • CJ 602 Criminal Justice Research Methods
  • CJ 624 Theories of Criminal Behavior
  • CJ 620 Criminal Justice in American Society: Policy & Practice
  • CJ 621 Seminar in Law Enforcement
  • CJ 622 Seminar in Courts and Sentencing
  • CJ 623 Seminar in Corrections
  • CJ 641 Transnational Crime

To Enroll:

Students must be accepted into the Launch PAAD and complete the requisite GradSHARK Launch PAAD Course Enrollment Form for this degree. The form must be received by the Graduate School (the form requires approval from your Undergraduate Advisor and the Graduate Program Coordinator for Civil Engineering). During each subsequent term, the student must submit a new enrollment form for this program if they wish to take courses that can count towards a graduate degree (students will not officially be registered for graduate courses until this form is complete).

For more information about participation in the GradSHARK Launch PAAD, guidelines, financial aid and available areas of study, please see the GradSHARK Launch PAAD homepage.

   
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