Our first graduating class in this program were all hired by police departments. The Legal Studies Track serves as a host for those who choose Pre-Law by providing a variety of law courses, assisting in the advisement of other courses that emphasize critical thinking and problem analysis, and through professional mentoring. A Forensic Science major and area of emphasis is offered in conjunction with the science department for those students who seek careers as criminalists or crime laboratory practitioners. We are proud to be known in the region as the small college campus with the big university program . The curriculum of the Criminal Justice Department is innovative and demands intensive classroom learning combined with extensive research and required field experience.
Membership is open to all criminal justice majors.
Dues are paid only once in the student's career and is priced incrementally for new students. New students who pay their dues at the first CJA meeting receive a free t-shirt. The Saint Thomas More Honor Society is the honors society of the Criminal Justice Department and is open to all criminal justice majors who meet the membership criteria. This degree is ideal for executives and future executives, or managers in Criminal Justice and Addiction or Chemical Abuse agencies and organizations. The degree offers a special option in Criminal Justice that includes courses that are appropriate for executive and managerial career paths.