2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES Criminal Justice Leadership and Management | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Available | 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) Bachelor of Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Additional training and other requirements may apply to careers in this field. Please read the Careers Disclosure. • Crime Victims Advocate • Security Manager • Corporate Security Supervisor • Corrections / Law Enforcement careers in some jurisdictions Careers Disclosure: Each federal, state, or local agency determines its own requirements for licensure of law enforcement careers and may change these requirements at any time. Licensed law enforcement careers include police officer, corrections officer, parole officer, crime scene investigator, and other positions. Minimum educational standards for licensure in these careers range from a high school diploma to a university degree and can vary widely (even within the same state). Some agencies require graduation from an agency-approved academic program or training academy. This program is NOT a training academy or approved program with any federal, state, or local agency. Other non-academic requirements are also required for licensure, which may include additional training, experience, graduation from an academy, physical fitness standards, background checks (certain results are often disqualifying), and other requirements. Before enrolling, it is important to understand whether licensure is required for a desired career by consulting the appropriate federal, state, or local agency requirements. OBJECTIVE Graduates of this program know the theory and practice of criminal justice law, procedures, research methods, and leadership. They understand concepts of criminal behavior, crime prevention, and diversity in the justice system. Graduates can apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate facts and theories pertaining to criminal justice; locate, evaluate, and integrate appropriate primary and secondary sources; effectively communicate ideas through speaking and writing; recognize and address complex ethical situations; and operate effectively within a continually changing environment. Graduates value communication, critical thinking and problem solving, scientific and information literacy, financial literacy, diversity-awareness, and knowledge-creation skills and the need to incorporate them in meaningful ways. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS This is a bachelor-completer program. To be considered for admission, students must hold a conferred Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (see below) from an accredited institution as recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or students without a conferred degree must have successfully completed at least 90 quarter or 60 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course that will be transferred. Graduates from the following Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree programs will not be required to complete additional lower level pre-requisite coursework in order to progress through their degree: • Corrections • Criminal Justice • Emergency Management • Justice Administration • Justice Management • Law Enforcement • Public Safety • Law Enforcement Academic Certificate and Law Enforcement Skills Certificate programs offered by Rasmussen University Prospective students who are graduates of programs other than those identified above, or students who are transferring in at least 90 quarter credits or 60 semester credits, will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine whether lower level pre-requisite coursework has been completed for the program. Students who have not completed, with a grade of C or higher, the following courses, will be required to complete them through the progression of their program in order to graduate. The lower level pre-requisite courses that may be required to be completed are: Introduction to Criminal Justice, and either Criminal Law and Procedures: Crime and the Courtroom or Applied Criminal Procedures. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Math / Natural Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ *STA 3215 Social Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ CORE COURSES Upper Division CCJ 3362 Communication Strategies for Criminal Justice Professionals 5 CCJ 3500 Applied Criminology CCJ 3667 Victims in Criminal Justice CCJ 3695 Diversity and Special Populations in Criminal Justice CCJ 3700 Research Methods in Criminal Justice CCJ 4015 CCJ 4450 Criminal Justice Leadership and Management CCJ 4461 CCJ 4528 Values-Based Leadership in Criminal Justice Evidence-Based Practices in Criminal Justice Fundamentals of CJ Supervision: What CJ Leaders Need to Know CCJ 4542 Criminal Justice Seminar CCJ 4617 Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice CCJ 4931 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice CJC 4600 Advanced Correctional Practices CJE 4444 Crime Prevention CJL 3297 Constitutional Law Transferred Lower-Division Credits Upper-Division General Education Credits Upper-Division Core Credits Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits +Flex Choice Credit by Assessment available; see page 162 for details. This program is not designed to meet the educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in any state. For example, this program does not meet the standards established by the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board for persons who seek employment as a peace officer in Minnesota. For further information on professional licensing requirements, please contact the appropriate board or agency in your state of residence. Additional education, training, experience, and/or other eligibility criteria may apply. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen University’s chosen third-party vendor. This program is offered online in Illinois. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 90 28 62 180 Inferential Statistics and Analytics 8 See page 90 for General Education Course Selections. 4 8 8 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 57
