Generally, internships are non-paid positions. The internship experience requires that you are a junior or senior level student majoring in Criminal Justice with at least 15 hours of course work completed. If you qualify, simply pick up an internship booklet from the main office and complete the application. Once you have been accepted into the internship program, you will enroll in CJ 482 for academic credit. You may complete up to 6 credit hours of internship experience to fulfill elective requirements for the major in criminal justice.
Cooperative education is a paid position for academic credit.
To qualify, you much have a 2.0 GPA and the completion of 24 credit hours. You may use your current job for cooperative education credit if it is related to the field of criminal justice. Once you have been accepted into he cooperative education program, you will enroll in CJ 481 for academic credit. You may complete up to 6 credit hours of cooperative education to fulfill elective requirements for the major in criminal justice. We recommend that you complete no more than 64 hours from a junior college.