Through the Accelerated Master’s Program (AMP), students can:

• Take up to 9 credit hours of approved graduate courses concurrently with undergraduate courses.

• Substitute up to 9 credit hours of approved graduate courses (in place of undergraduate courses) toward completion of the undergraduate degree.

• Students can forgo CJ 640 - Methods of Research in Criminal Justice if they have completed one of the following undergraduate research methods courses with a grade of A (4.0): CJ 441, COM 303, PS 301, PY 375, SO 310, SW 350. To obtain the MSCJ degree the student will have to complete 30 graduate hours in criminal justice.

Requirements for Admission to the AMP in Criminal Justice:  

• Completion of 59 credit hours at the undergraduate level.
• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Requirements for Continued Enrollment in the AMP in Criminal Justice:

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
• Students must earn a grade of B or higher in graduate-level coursework to earn graduate credit and continue in the AMP.

Following approval into the AMP in Criminal Justice, qualified students can take up to 9 hours from any of the criminal justice graduate offerings (CJ 500 or above),