MS Accelerated Criminal Justice

Undergraduates, who are currently enrolled at Marshall University, may be accepted to the Accelerated Graduate Degree in Criminal Justice. This can reduce the number of hours required to complete their Bachelor’s degree by the number of graduate hours they complete (up to a maximum of 12 hours). Applicants must meet all other degree requirements for their Bachelor’s degree while they work on their Master’s degree. This program option works best for students who have mostly free electives remaining to complete their degree. None of the other credit hours used for the Bachelor’s degree can be counted toward the Master’s degree. Graduate coursework/credit will appear only on the graduate transcript, and graduate course grades will be calculated at the graduate level. For a description of the graduate program curriculum, please visit Online Master of Science in Criminal Justice.

Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 for all graduate credit toward their graduate degree program.

A student may withdraw at any time from an approved AGD program by informing the Undergraduate Advisor, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Dean of the Graduate College in writing. A student’s status will then revert to the standard undergraduate degree program. Any graduate hours earned must be approved for use in fulfillment of bachelor’s degree requirements by the student’s Undergraduate Dean.

Beginning with the semester after the student has earned the Bachelor’s degree and has been accepted into a graduate degree program, the student is enrolled in the Graduate College and is assessed tuition and fees at the graduate rate. All rules regarding graduate education will apply to the student once admitted into the graduate degree program.

For more information about the AGD in Criminal Justice, contact Dr. Kim DeTardo-Bora at detardobora@marshall.edu.