Advising:

1. Recent changes in the core curriculum have expanded choices for students in fulfilling General Education Requirements, while emphasizing the development of oral and written communication skills.  For more information on the specific choices offered, please see this advising guide on Core Curriculum offerings;
    
2. For students entering our Bachelor of Science program, from September, 2007 onward, please see the specific program overview on the B.S. program;
    
3. For transfer students, whether specific courses transfer into the program, or serve you as free electives only, depends on these general points:

a. Our program is designed to develop a broad palette of transferable skills while imparting significant content, framed by issues of Social Justice and a focused interdisciplinary exposure to all aspects of crime and criminal justice. (The foundational statement of the program's orientation and goals can be found the department's home page);

b. Courses with content not covered by our curricular offerings (such as law enforcement courses in Criminalistics, Evidence and similar vocational/technical courses) will not be slotted into fulfilling the major's curricular requirements. In most cases, they will be credited, and count as hours earned toward a degree, in the free elective category;

c. To be considered as equivalents, transfer courses must have a demonstrably similar catalog description (from the originating institution), and not mere title equivalence. Additionally, such courses should be taught at the same level of instruction (usually at the junior and senior level), and require the same level of skill and content mastery.

For information on determining the transferability of specific classes from your school, click here. 

 

Last Modified: October 6, 2009

 

Contact Info

Criminal Justice Department
Maxwell Library 311
Bridgewater, MA 02325
Tel: (508) 531-2107
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