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master of arts in criminal justice.

The UNO School of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice. The degree program emphasize criminal justice research, theory, planning and administration.

The Master of Arts degree is a 30 credit-hour program designed to emphasize research activity and independent inquiry, while simultaneously providing fundamental course work. This degree is especially recommended for those students seeking an interim degree prior to obtaining the Ph.D. To earn the Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, the student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements.

degree requirements.

required core courses* (12 credit hours).

8000 Professions in Criminal Justice
8010 The Nature of Crime
8020 Seminar in Administration of Justice
8030 Criminal Justice Research Theory and Methodology
8950 Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice

* All courses, except 8000, carry three hours credit. The required courses must be taken within the first 18 hours of graduate course work.

elective criminal justice courses (12 credit hours).

Student selects four (4) courses with advisor approval.

8040 Seminar in Police and Society
8050 Seminar in Corrections
8060 Seminar in the Criminal Court System
8070 Seminar in Criminal Law and Procedure
8080 Seminar in Juvenile Justice
8090 Seminar in Theoretical Criminology
8100 Criminal Justice Organization, Administration, and Management
8110 Criminal Justice Planning and Change
8180 Criminal Justice Internship
8190 Independent Study
8200 Special Problems in Criminal Justice
8356 Community Based Corrections

thesis (6 credit hours).

8990 Completion and Successful Defense of Thesis

comprehensive examination.

Satisfactory completion of comprehensive examination also is required.

criteria for admission.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections are required for admission. An admission decision will not be made without these scores. For additional information on the GRE, please visit: http://www.gre.org.

unconditional admission.

Admissions and graduate requirements meet the guidelines set by the Graduate College. An applicant will be unconditionally admitted to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program if the following conditions are met:

Possesses a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Has earned a B average; or both a 3.00 overall grade point average for the last two years of undergraduate work and a 3.00 or B average in undergraduate major.

Presents at least 18 semester hours of Criminal Justice courses or related courses that meet the requirements of the current department undergraduate curriculum.

Has completed a basic statistics course, a research methods course, and a minimum of 15 hours in the Social Science area.

Has a combined score on verbal and quantitative sections of GRE of at least 850.

provisional admission.

An applicant will be provisionally admitted to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program if the following conditions are met:

Possesses a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (if the institution is nonaccredited, 12 UNO graduate credit hours must be successfully completed before the student is eligible for admission to candidacy).

Has not completed all of the undergraduate prerequisite course requirements for admission to graduate study.

Has not less than a 2.75 overall grade point average for the last two years of undergraduate work and not less than a 2.75 grade point average in undergraduate major.

Has a combined score on verbal and quantitative sections of GRE of at least 800.

Upon recommendation of the Criminal Justice Graduate Program Committee.

forms.

Recommendation for Graduate Admission

for more information.

For more information about the application process and requirements visit the Graduate College website.

For answers to individual questions, please contact Dr. Robbin Ogle, Director of Graduate Studies,
(402) 554-2610 .