Any student completing the course work with a 3.0 GPA or better, fulfilling candidacy requirements, (If the student makes a "D" or "F" in a core course, the course must be retaken. If the student makes a "D" or "F" in an elective course, the course may be retaken or another elective taken in its place) successfully completing the required comprehensive examinations (for CJ 6610, 6620, 6622, and 6624), the research requirement (CJ 6650), will be awarded the master's degree.
Courses listed in bold, red print are those courses currently available online through Distance Learning. Courses listed in regular black text below are NOT available online through Distance Learning at this time.
Select 18 hours of graduate course work from the following:
| Required Courses (as above): | 12 semester hours |
| Thesis Practicum: | 3 semester hours |
| Thesis: | 3 semester hours |
| Electives: | 18 semester hours |
| TOTAL: | 36 semester hours |