45 2024–2025 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF JUSTICE STUDIES Criminal Justice Leadership and Management | BACHELOR’S DEGREE Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available Bachelor of Science Degree Fully online program 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, applicants must provide transcripts from an accredited institution of higher learning as recognized by the U. S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that demonstrates one of the following: a. A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field, as listed below b. A conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field c. Completion of at least 60 quarter credits or 40 semester credits of college-level coursework with a grade of C or higher in each course Students who transfer a conferred associate’s or bachelor’s degree from the following approved field-related programs will receive a block transfer of 90 lower- level quarter credits: • 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 Students with an unrelated associate’s or bachelor’s degree, or at least 60 eligible quarter credits, may be considered for this program as specified below: • Students may be required to take additional lower-level prerequisite courses when equivalent courses have not been completed. Prerequisite courses a student may be required to complete include: CCJ1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice and either CJL1381 Criminal Law and Procedures: Crime and the Courtroom or CJL1747 Applied Criminal Procedures. • In addition, the students will have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by- course basis to determine whether any upper-level credits will also apply to their program. Eligible transfer credits will be applied to their program at the appropriate level. Students who have fewer than 90 transferable lower-level quarter credits will be required to take additional lower-level coursework. The additional coursework will be determined by Rasmussen University based upon a predetermined elective pool appropriate for the program of enrollment. In addition to meeting all other acceptance requirements, applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen University’s chosen third- party vendor. Any prospective student must also consider their history, lifestyle, and future actions before enrolling in this program, and carefully consider whether their actions may prevent them from attaining employment in the field they choose to pursue. Additional requirements, such as industry-specific training may be required to obtain employment in this field. Applicants for careers in this field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, and drug/or alcohol testing. Employment decisions, including whether to require background checks and other tests, are made at the discretion of the employer. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Upper Division Communication (Select 1 course)+ 4 Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ 8 Math / Natural Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ 8 Social Sciences (Select 2 courses)+ 8 See page 91 for General Education Course Selections. CORE COURSES Upper Division CCJ3362 Communication Strategies for Criminal Justice Professionals 5 CCJ3500 Applied Criminology 4 CCJ3667 Victims in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ3695 Diversity and Special Populations in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ3700 Research Methods in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ4015 Values-Based Leadership in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ4450 Criminal Justice Leadership and Management 4 CCJ4461 Evidence-Based Practices in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ4528 Fundamentals of CJ Supervision: What CJ Leaders Need to Know 4 CCJ4542 Criminal Justice Seminar 5 CCJ4617 Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice 4 CCJ4931 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice 4 CJC4600 Advanced Correctional Practices 4 CJE4444 Crime Prevention 4 CJL3297 Constitutional Law 4 Transferred Lower-Division Credits 90 Upper-Division General Education Credits 28 Upper-Division Core Credits 62 Total Bachelor’s Degree Credits 180 +Self-directed assessment available; see page 170 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. A student enrolled in an associate degree program through Rasmussen University Online may dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program when enrolled in the final 12 credits needed to complete their enrolled associate’s degree program, and all program acceptance requirements are met. The student may be scheduled to complete Associate program course requirements before taking Bachelor-level courses. The student will graduate from their enrolled associate degree program only when all course requirements specific to that program have been completed. Students who choose this option to dual enroll cannot complete the final 12 credits in the associate degree as self-directed assessments (SDA). Students enrolled in a Rasmussen University Certificate or Diploma program are not eligible to dual enroll in this Bachelor’s degree program. Students enrolled in a residential program through a campus are not eligible to dual enroll in this program. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
