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Because criminal justice is an applied discipline, an important feature of the program is the twelve-credit summer Practicum. Designed to give personal and direct experience, it affords the student the opportunity to put his or her theoretical knowledge to work at a criminal justice agency. Students may select from a pre-approved list of nearly 300 agencies at which they may work. In the alternative, students may seek Department approval to work at an agency new to the experience. Through this program, students gain actual employment experience in their fields prior to graduation. This not only enhances the students’ resumes, but puts them in direct contact with professionals who can advise them of openings in the field, and provide letters of reference. A significant number of our students receive offers of employment during this time. In anticipation of this, many students choose to enroll in the Practicum in the summer after their senior year, rather than in the summer after their junior year. |
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