Students gain valuable experience through internships in a variety of settings including police or sheriff departments, social service agencies, group homes, correctional facilities, prosecution offices and the courts. In the spring, the department offers the Rowan Student Paper Competition, which is open to all department majors and minors. Monetary awards are made to the first, second and third place winners. Small classes, individual attention. Unlike many other public universities, classes are not taught by teaching assistants.
Students work alongside dedicated professors who inspire learning.
Students are encouraged to do well in English composition, mathematics, social sciences and history. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, should also be developed. In addition to a variety of general education requirements, many criminal justice students take the prerequisite courses noted in the next section during their first year. 203 Introduction to Criminal Justice Students planning to graduate with a B.A. or B.S. degree in criminal justice must have applied for admission to the program by the time they have completed 75 credit hours.