Criminal Justice Administration (Online), Graduate Certificate

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Minimum Total Hours: 12

Program Code: G288

The Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration emphasizes leadership, as well as program and project development within the criminal justice system. 

Certificate Requirements

Core Courses
CRJU 5133Criminal Justice Policy Development3
CRJU 5153Ethical Decision Making in Criminal Justice3
CRJU 5513Studies in Police Leadership3
Elective Course
Complete three graduate elective hours from a list maintained by the academic unit and approved by the Graduate College.3
CRJU 5403Drug Enforcement Operations and Management3
CRJU 5533Crime Analysis for Intelligence-Led Policing3
OL 5113Theories of Management and Leadership3
OL 5133Cultures of Organizations3
OL 5173The Individual and Leadership3
OL 5313Organizational Communications3
OL 5333Motivation in Work and Leadership3
OL 5903Experiential Leadership I3
OL 5913Experiential Leadership II3
Total Credit Hours39

A graduate certificate is not a graduate degree. A graduate degree represents a program of independent inquiry beyond the depth of coursework alone, while a graduate certificate represents a set of courses only.

  • All courses must be taken at OU. No transfer credit will apply.
  • No course substitutions are permitted for graduate certificates.
  • Coursework applied to a graduate certificate cannot be more than five years old as of the semester the graduate certificate is awarded.
  • Students must earn a grade point average of 3.00 or higher on all coursework applied to the graduate certificate.