Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Certificates, Programs and Minors
8 hours each week (16 hours during summer) for a total of 96 hours
of fieldwork. All interns, faculty, advisers and agency supervisors
meet on Internship Day early each semester for a general orientation
and initial faculty seminar meeting. Throughout the semester,
students meet with faculty advisers in the required seminar classes for
a total of 15 hours. To fulfill the academic requirements, students
must complete both the fieldwork and academic requirements such as
assigned reading, logs, notebooks, written reports analyzing the field
experience, oral presentations, etc. Additionally, students are
responsible for submitting all required documentation to the
Internship Office.
Eligibility requirements for internships include completion of 30
credits and a minimum grade point average of 2.5. In special
situations, letters of recommendation from faculty members and
approval from the Director of Internships and Cooperative Education
may be required. Please note that some field placements have
specific academic and background requirements.
In most agreements, CO-OP students are offered employment after
successful completion of both their academic requirements and the
work experience.
Students may apply for 3 credits per semester for work in a
Cooperative Education Program. A maximum of 6 credits may be
earned in this manner. To fulfill the academic requirement,
participants register for the Cooperative Education courses, CEP 390
or CEP 391, described in Chapter 2 of this undergraduate bulletin.
To be eligible for a CO-OP internship, a student must have completed
at least 60 credits with an overall grade point average of 3.0.
Students interested in the Internship and Cooperative Education
Program should apply to Ms. Prem Sukhan, Director of the Office of
Internship and Cooperative Education (212.237.8437,
psukhan@jjay.cuny.edu). Students must supply an unofficial copy
of their academic transcript when applying.
CO-OP (Cooperative Education Program)
The CO-OP Program combines academic study with paid work
experience in both public and private sectors. CO-OP agreements,
work and school schedules may vary by employer.
An alternating CO-OP may consist of two six-month alternating
periods of paid, full-time employment and a full-time semester at the
College scheduled between the two paid work periods. During their
work periods, students may attend college classes on a part-time
basis. After their second work period, students return to the College
to complete any necessary requirements for their baccalaureate
degrees.
In a parallel CO-OP, students may work part-time for the employer
and attend classes full-time until they graduate.
In some federal agencies such as the U.S. Marshals Services students
start their CO-OP paid work experience in their last semester and
must complete 640 hours of work before graduation.
RONALD E. McNAIR POST-BACCALAUREATE
ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
The McNair Program is a federally funded program. It is designed to
increase the participation of students who are first generation, lowincome
and/or from underrepresented groups(African-American,
Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander) in graduate
education, particularly in doctoral programs.
Student participants, known as McNair Scholars, receive mentoring,
specialized academic and career counseling, tutoring and graduate
school preparatory seminars, assistance in obtaining financial aid for
graduate study, and assistance in applying for and obtaining
admission to graduate school. McNair Scholars also earn 3 credits
for their participation in a research seminar during the spring
semester. First-year scholars receive summer stipends and secondyear
scholars receive spring semester stipends while they participate
in research apprenticeships with faculty mentors. Students who have
a genuine interest in pursuing a doctoral degree, a grade point
average of 3.0 or better, junior or senior status, and who are either
first generation college students who meet federal income
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