Criminal Justice Administration, Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration is housed in the Hauptmann School of Public Affairs within the College of Management. This certificate is designed to provide for the exploration of the field of criminal justice from a comparative perspective. In so doing, this certificate will bring to light similarities as well as differences in various criminal justice systems across jurisdictions around the nation and throughout the world. This exploration will be augmented by a consideration of key administrative aspects including financial management and the policy making process.

Requirements For: Certificate - 12 Hours, 3.0 GPA

Students must complete each of the four courses, and the requirements specific to each, with a grade of “B” or better.

Core Requirement 12 cr.

PA 503 - Emerging Issues in Public Affairs Credits: 1 to 3
PA 513 - Policy Development, Evaluation and Impact for Organizations Credits: 3
PA 594 - Financial Management for Nonprofit/Community Organizations Credits: 3
PA 630 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credits: 3

Graduation Requirements

Park University confers Graduate Certificates at selected locations when a candidate has satisfied the following conditions:

Completion of residency requirement, at least 75% of the coursework completed at Park
Earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0* (for courses in the certificate)
Completion of coursework with no more than 2 grades of C earned at Park University
Meet all requirements of the specific program as outlined in this catalog
Submission of an Application for Graduation

*Individual departments may establish additional (or higher) requirements (refer to the program-specific requirements).