THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Online

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

Thank you for your interest in the Online Bachelor Degree in Criminology and

Criminal Justice offered through the University of Texas at Arlington, Department

of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Please find the following attachments:

• Brief outline

• Preliminary degree plan

For further information, please contact Professor Karel Carpenter at

kcarpenter@uta.edu. You may also obtain additional information by going to the

following website: www.telecampus.utsystem.edu.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

Brief description of program

The Online Bachelor completion degree in criminology and criminal justice is designed to meet the educational needs of traditional and non-traditional students. Participants in the online degree program learn about crime causation, criminal justice issues, juvenile justice, law

enforcement, courts, corrections, and law. In addition, the online degree provides students with access and information from faculty at four constituent schools in the UT System.

In the context of a well-rounded education, the online degree provides students with access to a four-year degree in criminology and criminal justice, with the online program comprising of primarily the upper level coursework. The degree program prepares students for professional careers and advancement opportunities in the criminal justice or related fields.

School accreditation

Admission requirements

Admission to one of the home campuses and registration through the UT Telecampus plus 60 hours of previous undergraduate work.

UTArlington: http://www.uta.edu/admissions/index.html

UTA Tuition: (Each component campus, UTB, UTPB and UTD, have their own

tuition rates which are similar but not exact).

You may contact the UT Telecampus system regarding tuition.

For further information

University of Texas at Arlington Dept. of Criminology & Criminal Justice

Box 19595

Arlington, TX 76019

817.272.3318 (main office)

817.272.5673 (fax) kcarpenter@uta.edu

We appreciate your interest in our program.

Before you can take any advanced criminal justice courses online, you will need to have completed the university CORE (general education requirements), which is shown below. To get descriptions of the courses and when they are offered, go to

http://www.telecampus.utsystem.edu/programs/criminal/criminal.html

If you click on enrollment at the Telecampus homepage, you can see what it costs to take classes at each campus, find out whom to contact on each campus, and gain other necessary information. Note that registration dates vary between the UT system campuses.

I hope that after you read all about our program, you will want to join us.

You would be receiving a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington. Our department is recognized for its excellence in the training our students receive. Since this is a degree from UTA, it is accepted everywhere, should you wish to go on to graduate school.

You apply for acceptance to UTA online at http://www.uta.edu

Be sure that you enter CRCJ as your major on the application.

Then send your transcripts to the address listed in the degree plan below.

This is your degree plan, so you can determine what you have taken and what you need.

IF YOU RESIDE IN TEXAS, YOU WILL BE HELD TO TAKS REQUIREMENTS, SOME OF WHICH MIGHT BE MET BY YOUR PREVIOUS COLLEGE WORK IF YOU RECEIVED Bs in the courses you took.

This is the street address for sending transcripts to UTA:

Office of Admissions

Davis Hall--2nd Floor

701 S. Nedderman

Arlington Texas 76019

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must first complete the university CORE.

You will want to complete these courses prior to enrolling.

You need 8 hours of lab science in the same science. Also, you need 3 hours of

English literature and this is only offered in the summer online from Telecampus.

Our criminal justice program is composed of 63 advanced/upper division hours.

Lower level criminal justice classes that you may have taken cannot be substituted.

The UT system does not recognize work experience for academic credit.

The University core requires that you must complete:

6 hours of Math (college algebra or above)

6 hours of English writing

3 hours of English literature

3 hours of a course at the 2000 level or above given by a liberal arts department

3 hours of a social/cultural studies course. THIS IS MET WITH CRCJ 4380, AND

THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

6 hours of American history

3 hours of national government

3 hours of Texas state and local government

8 hours of lab science (same science)

3 hours of fine arts

Once you have completed the university CORE, there are 66 hours of required online CRCJ courses and 10 hours of electives.

Courses to be taken in criminal justice core:

The courses are grouped by the school which offers them, but you should not take all your courses at one school in a semester. Remember, before attempting to register for classes each semester, contact your advisor so that he/she can lift the academic advising hold thus allowing you to register. When registering for classes you want to select courses bolded as OFF WEB. There will be at least two sections for the class, one for in-state online students and one for out-of-state online students. If you get a message saying you must have department permission to take the class, you are trying to register for the wrong section, try the other section number. We recommend that you take one course given by UTA each spring and fall semester. It is necessary to take at least one class per semester (not counting summer sessions) from UTA or your status may be dropped to inactive, and you must be reinstated. If you do not take any classes from UTA in an academic year, the Records Office computer will drop you as a student in the program and you will have to re-apply and pay the application fee.

You are expected to make a spreadsheet for yourself in order to determine when you will take each class. The schedule of when courses are offered is located on the Telecampus web site. Every course is offered at least once each academic year.

MAJOR/CONCENTRATION --- (66 HOURS) UTA COURSES

CRCJ 2334 - Introduction to Criminal Justice CRCJ 3350 - Research Methods

CRCJ 3380 - Ethnic and Gender Issues CRCJ 4301 - Judicial System

CRCJ 4315 - White Collar/Criminal Careers and Behavioral Systems CRCJ 4333 - Institutional Corrections

CRCJ 4380 - Comparative criminal justice BROWNSVILLE COURSES

CRIJ 3315 - Legal Aspects of Evidence CRIJ 3331 - Legal Aspects of Correction

CRIJ 4312 - Principle of Law Enforcement Supervision CRIJ 4313 - Issues in Law Enforcement

CRIJ 4341 - Correctional Casework and Counseling CRIJ 4370 - Senior Seminar

PERMIAN BASIN COURSES

CCJO 3312 - Criminal justice administration CCJO 3332 - Juvenile Justice System

CCJO 4365 - Probation and Parole

CCJO 4316 - Theories of criminal behavior CCJO 4354 - Ethics in criminal justice CCJO 4364 - Police and the Community PSYC 4305 - Drugs and Behavior

6 hours from

CRIJ 4363 - Gangs and Gang Behavior (UTB) CJS 3320 - Homicide and Capital Punishment (UTD) BIOL 3320 – Genetics (UTEP)

CRIJ 4300 - Forensic DNA Analysis (UTEP) BIOL 4395 – Toxicology (UTEP)

Once you have been admitted and received word that your transcript(s) has been evaluated, please send me an e-mail so that I can get you into the Online Degree program and help you with your degree plan for UTA.

If you have further questions, feel free to contact me. Professor Carpenter