Criminal Justice, BA/MCJ

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Introduction

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The Pathway BA/MCJ program is designed to allow students to work concurrently toward the BA in Criminal Justice and the Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ). Graduate credit hours earned while enrolled in the BA/MCJ program can be counted toward both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Criminal Justice. This program offers high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice in less time than completing both separately. The undergraduate and graduate degrees are conferred upon completion of each of the degree’s requirements.

Program Delivery

Courses are offered on campus, online, and in hybrid formats.

Declaring This Major

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Both current CU Denver students and new transfer students are eligible to apply to the Criminal Justice BA/MCJ after meeting the following:

Currently enrolled in the School of Public Affairs as a criminal justice major
Completed the University of Colorado Denver’s undergraduate core curriculum
Completed 60 semester credit hours
Completed the following 12 semester credit hours in criminal justice:
- CRJU 1000 - Criminology & Criminal Justice: An Overview
- CRJU 2041 - Criminological Theory,
- CRJU 3100 - Criminal Justice Research Methods
- CRJU 3150 - Statistics for Criminal Justice
Transfer criminal justice courses must have been approved and accepted toward the major.
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA in criminal justice courses

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
CU Denver Core Curriculum
School of Public Affairs Graduation Requirements
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Program Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 30 resident credit hours, 21 of which must be in resident coursework.
Students must receive a minimum B grade in each required core MCJ course.
A minimum of 3.0 GPA overall is required in all graduate-level coursework.
Students must successfully complete an MCJ capstone or thesis.
Students must fulfill all college and major requirements.
Students are eligible to receive the Bachelor of Criminal Justice degree once they have successfully completed 120 credit hours and all CU Denver undergraduate degree requirements.
Students must have a full acceptance to the Graduate School and the MCJ program.
Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 CU cumulative grade point average in undergraduate criminal justice courses.
The MCJ will be conferred once the student has completed all requirements of the Master of Criminal Justice degree.