08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

56 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
admission to the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice degree program must meet one of the
following criteria:
1. An overall grade point average of at least 2.5 on all undergraduate work pursued and
a formula score of at least 2000 using the following formula: the combined total of the
Verbal and Quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Examination multiplied by
the student’s grade point average on all undergraduate work pursued.
2. A minimum grade point average of 2.2 on all undergraduate work and a formula score
of at least 2200.
If an applicant does not meet one of the criteria for regular admission to the degree
program but has at least a 2.2 grade-point average on all undergraduate work pursued and
a formula score of at least 1650; he or she may be admitted conditionally upon
recommendation of the Criminal Justice Committee on Graduate Admissions and Policy.
Students who are admitted conditionally may not earn more than one grade lower than
B and no grade lower than C during the first twelve semester hours of graduate course
work. Any graduate student in the Criminal Justice degree program who earns more than
two grades less than B or any grade less than C on graduate work will not be allowed to
continue in the Criminal Justice graduate program. Any student who pursues approved
course work at another university must present a transcript at the end of the semester in
which the student initially enrolls in the transfer course work. Students who do not present
transcripts as required will not be allowed to continue in the Criminal Justice graduate
program nor enroll in criminal justice graduate courses until such time as the transcript is
received.
All applicants for entry into the Criminal Justice graduate program must present scores
on the Graduate Record Examination prior to admission. Students who do not have
undergraduate degrees in criminal justice may be required to complete specified undergraduate
deficiency courses prior to enrolling in graduate criminal justice course work.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (M.A. in Criminal Justice): Undergraduate requirements:
Applicants must complete the bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major
in the field of Criminal Justice. Other bachelor’s degrees will be considered on an individual
basis; selected undergraduate background courses may be required to remove
undergraduate deficiencies.
Basic core requirements for the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice
501, 505, 510, 514, 573, and 576.
Additional requirements (Thesis): 9 semester hours of criminal justice electives, and 6
semester hours of 599—total of 33 semester hours for the degree.
Additional requirement (Non-thesis): 12 semester hours of criminal justice electives,
and 6 semester hours in an approved supporting area—total of 36 semester hours for the
degree.
ENGLISH
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DEGREES: M.A. in English
MINOR REQUIREMENTS: A minor in English may be earned by students pursuing a
Master of Education degree. Undergraduate course prerequisites for a graduate minor: 12
semester hours of English.
Graduate course requirements for a graduate minor: 12 semester hours of English.
(Students minoring in English must be proficient in four separate areas of English.)
PROGRAM ADMISSION: In addition to the University requirements for admission to the
Graduate School at ULM, all applicants for admission to the Master of Arts degree program
in English must meet one of the following criteria: