UMA Undergraduate Guide 2015-2016 Certificate Programs Criminal Justice Certificate Program The Program
The Program
Criminal Justice Certificate The Criminal Justice Certificate attracts students planning or continuing careers in the criminal justice system—from law enforcement to probation, courts, or corrections. Our graduates and certificate holders have served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal government, and other agencies as police officers, probation or parole officers, special agents, paralegals, criminal defense lawyers, and district attorneys. Declaring Completion of the Certificate: Degree-seeking University of Massachusetts students admitted into the program should expect to possibly take 2 or more CJ content courses on-line through Continuing and Professional Education (CPE): http://www.umassulearn.net. Note: To receive the Criminal Justice Certificate, a minimum 2.0 GPA must be maintained across courses applied to certificate requirements. Recommended (though not required): Required: Choose one course from the following: Sociol 323 Sociology of Law, Sociol 342 Deviance and Social Order, or 391D Conformity and Deviance Choose three upper-level (200+) Sociology / CJ electives: 242 Drugs & Society (online through CPE) One course from a department outside of Sociology may be used toward the certificate: Legal 250 Intro to Legal Studies
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