Graduate Policies & Procedures
Document Overview
This document shall acquaint the student with some of the policies and procedures that we have set in place in the Graduate School of the College of Criminal Justice. Together with the University's Graduate School Handbook, these guidelines shall govern the student's pursuit of the Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice and/or the Doctoral degree in Criminology and Public Policy.
To download the 2008-2009 Graduate Policies & Procedures, please click here.
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Table of Contents
- Welcome
- College of Criminal Justice Mission Statement
- Northeastern University Mission Statement
- Core Values
- College Themes
- Law and Justice
- Global Criminology
- Criminology and Public Policy
- Criminal Justice Organizations and Leadership
- Academic Polices & Procedures
- Academic Calendar
- Grading System
- Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Academic Probation
- Transfer Credit
- Incomplete Coursework
- Academic Advisor
- Criminology/Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association (CCJGSA)
- Registration
- Directed Study
- Academic Appeals Process
- Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy
- Cheating
- Fabrication
- Plagiarism
- Unauthorized Collaboration
- Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
- Requirements for Master's Degree
- Credits and Course Load - Master of Science
- Required Core Courses - Master of Science
- Elective Courses
- Master's Thesis
- Internship
- Internship Process
- Master's Degree Comprehensive Examination Policy
- Information Provided to Students
- Eligibility
- Enrolling for Comprehensive Exam
- Preparatory Session
- Use of Blackboard Technologies
- Dissemination of Exam to Students
- Submission of Completed Exam
- Emergency Circumstances
- Standards on Academic Integrity
- Formatting and Citations
- Suggested Page Length
- Address all Sections of a Question
- Grading of Exams
- Exam Failure
- Repeated Failure of Comprehensive Exam
- Appeal of Failing Grades
- Requirements for Canidiacy for Ph.D. Degree
- Credits and Course Load - Doctor of Philosophy (Students Entering with a Bachelors Degree)
- Required Core Courses - Doctor of Philosophy (Bachelors)
- Elective Courses
- Credits and Course Load - Doctor of Philosophy (students entering with a master's degree)
- Required Core Courses -Doctor of Philosophy
- Elective Courses
- Doctor of Philosophy Qualifying Examinations
- Enrolling for Qualifying Examinations
- Criminology & Justice Policy Examination
- Eligibility
- Research Methods Statistics Examination
- Eligibility
- Grading-Theory & Research Methods/Statistics Examinations
- Exam Failure
- Repeated Failure of a Qualifying Examination
- Appeal of Failing Grades
- Specialized Qualifying Examination (Third Qualifying Examination)
- Part One Mastery of the Literature
- Part Two Proposal Defense
- Preparing the Dissertation Proposal
- Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
- Appendix A: Suggested Reading List for Master's Comprehensive Exam
- Appendix B: Suggested Reading List for PhD Theory Qualifying Exam
- Appendix C: Suggested Reading List for Ph.D Research Methods/Statistics Qualifying Exam