PGCert in Criminal Justice and Corrections

This graduate credential for justice leadership and administration is part of the master's program and is aimed at people who want managerial roles across local, state, federal and tribal public-sector agencies, including law enforcement, courts and corrections. Coursework covers how justice agencies are run, how staff are managed, how money is planned and spent, and ways to evaluate agency programs. Four required courses address legal aspects of management, administration seminars, public financing and program evaluation. Outcomes include interpreting and designing policy, evaluating case briefs that affect organizations, laying out organizational charts and budgets, and assessing programs at several levels of government. A portion of the credits must be taken at the university itself. The catalog entry lists the program code and the classification of instruction code used for reporting.