{"id":2158,"date":"2022-09-01T15:27:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T20:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=2158"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T21:40:11","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tFrequently Asked Questions\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Do you require the GRE for this program?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>There is no GRE required for admission into this program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">May current or former supervisors provide recommendations?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Yes! In addition to your professors, current or former supervisors may also provide recommendations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">How long does it take to complete the MSCJC degree?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Students may complete the degree in as few as 3 semesters with full-time status, while most full-time students complete the degree between 3 and 4 semesters. Part-time study is also available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Is this program offered online?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Yes! The master\u2019s in criminal justice and criminology is offered entirely online. There is no in-person option.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Do I have to do an internship?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Internships, or field placements, are not required. Students may take up to three credits of field placement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently employed in the criminal justice field? You may qualify to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-field-program\/#jump\">earn credits<\/a> for your real-world experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Do I need a bachelor&#8217;s in criminal justice to apply to this program? If not, will I be at a disadvantage?<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>We encourage students with bachelor\u2019s degrees in a related field to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students entering without a bachelor\u2019s degree in criminal justice are not at a disadvantage; they will learn core concepts about the criminal justice system and criminology along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/\">Criminal Justice and Criminology<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/crime-analysis-programs\/\" >All Crime Analysis Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/capstone-student-survey\/\" >Capstone Student Survey<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/crime-analytics\/\" >Crime Analytics Concentration<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-field-program\/\" >Criminal Justice Field Program<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/faq\/\" >Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/information-sessions\/\" >Information Sessions<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/meet-with-criminal-justice-criminology-program-coordinator\/\" >Meet with Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology Program Coordinator<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/trauma-informed-care-and-criminal-justice-criminology\/\" >Trauma Informed-Care and Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-my-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <strong>Alyssa Sheeran, PhD<\/strong><br>Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator<br>414-251-8687<br><a href=\"mailto:asheeran@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asheeran@uwm.edu<\/a>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    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