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Department of Criminal Justice

    Graduate Degree

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 36 semester hours. Students may chose either a thesis or non-thesis track. In order to remain in good academic standing, students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0. 

Transfer of previous graduate coursework of up to 6 hours is acceptable provided that the courses were offered by an accredited university and the student was assigned a grade of at least a "B." 

Students are expected to complete a course of study which includes a total of 36 semester hours. The following outline is   the basic distribution of course work: 

Specific information regarding the courses offered and their descriptions can be found by using the graduate course descriptions link below.
 
Core Courses
18 hours
Elective Courses
12 hours
Research Application 
(Thesis Hours or Non-Thesis Course Work)
6 hours
TOTAL
36 hours

Specific information regarding the courses offered and their descriptions can be found by linking below. 

Graduate Course Descriptions

 

For additional information contact
Phone: (713) 221-8194
Fax: (713) 226-5274
snellc@uhd.edu