Additional Information
Course Offerings
Generally, all classes are offered in the evenings, Monday through Thursday, one night per week generally from 5:30 PM to 8:20 PM. However, the faculty has the right to offer a class(es) during the day hours if the need is evident. As a special note, international students are not permitted to take fully online classes if they reside in the Nashville area. This means that international students living in the Nashville area must take on-ground classes only. International students living in their home countries are permitted to take online classes.
Electives (18-credit hours)
Students are expected to take classes within the Criminal Justice course offerings to satisfy the additional 18-credit hours. It may become necessary for a student to take a class outside of the Department of Criminal Justice if they have taken all the required courses and a CRMJ elective is not being offered that has not been taken. Students may take a total of two courses (six hours) from other graduate programs at TSU. These classes must be approved by either the Chair of the Department or Coordinator of the MCJ Program. Students are expected to take classes from other graduate programs that relate to Criminal Justice. These classes may be taken from the Departments of Psychology, Social Work, Public Administration, or, on occasion, Education. Among the 18 credit hours of elective courses, students may also select a maximum of two 5000 level courses as electives, as they are considered as graduate courses.
Program of Study
The degree candidate must file a Program of Study after completing at least twelve (12) semester hours of graduate study, but no more than fifteen (15) semester hours. The Program of Study lists the courses which will be used to satisfy degree requirements, as well as detailing how other requirements will be met. The student may later change the Program of Study with the approval of the Department and Graduate School. Students must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to be eligible for admission to candidacy. The Program of Study and Advancement to Candidacy form is accessible from the Graduate School site on the TSU website under Forms and Publications.
Admission to Candidacy
The individual must file for admission to candidacy at the same time he or she submits the program of study. The candidate must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be eligible for admission to candidacy. The degree candidate must file a program of study after completing at least twelve (12) semester hours of graduate study but no more than fifteen (15) hours. The program of study lists the courses which will be used to satisfy degree requirements, as well as detailing how other requirements will be met. The student may later change the program of study with the written approval of the Department and the Graduate School.