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2019/2020 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice and Criminology, M.S.

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In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the master’s degree in Part Four of this bulletin, students must complete an officially approved course of study as outlined below. Students must earn a minimum grade point average of B (3.0) in the master’s program and no less than a B- grade in each core course. All students in this program will complete a thesis (Plan A) or capstone project (Plan B).

Graduate Program (33 Units Total)

Substantive Courses (15 Units Required)

Research Methods Courses (6 Units Required)

Criminal Justice and Criminological Theory (3 Units Required)

Electives (6 Units Required)

Culminating Experience (3 Units Required)

Students must complete either a thesis or a capstone project to graduate.

Plan A (Thesis)

Plan B (Capstone Project)

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