2003-2005 - Special Collections - University of Baltimore

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
2) A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of2.8 on a 4.0 scale.
Students with lower undergraduate grade point averages may be admitted on a conditional
basis at the discretion of the certificate ·program director. Students accepted conditionally
must achieve a 3.0 average for their first nine hours in the program in order
to be allowed to continue.
3) A personal interview with the director of the certificate program.
4) Current or former employment with a correctional agency. In exceptional circumstances
this requirement can be waived by the certificate program director, but the program
is primarily intended to enhance the administrative skills and career prospects of
correctional practitioners.
5) Two letters of recommendation from superiors or other officials knowledgeable of the
applicant's work and potential.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Each student must complete the program's four required courses plus three elective courses
within one of the approved specializations. Students must maintain an overall grade point
average of 3.0. No more than six credits of C may be applied toward the requirements of
the certificate program. Students failing to maintain a 3.0 average may be placed on probation,
suspended, or dismissed from the certificare program, according to University
policies.
Required Courses (12 credits)
PUAD 623 Bureaucracy and the Political Process (3)
PUAD 624 Public Organization Theory (3)
CRJU 642 Managing Correctional Organizarions (3)
CRJU 707 Community Corrections (3)
Specialization in Correctional Personnd Administration
Choose three ofthefollowingfor a total ofnine credits:
PUAD 621 Public Personnel and Human Resource Management (3)
PUAD 730 State and Local Personnel Management (3)
MGMT 710 Human Resource Management* (3)
MGMT 715 Compensarion, Evaluation, and Motivation (3)
APPL 604 Interviewing (3)
APPL 605 Theories of Behavior Change (3)
APPL 644 Personnel Psychology (3)
*MGMT 71 0 is a prerequisitefor MGMT 715.
Specialization in Correctional Labor Rdations
Take the followingfor a total ofnine credits:
PUAD 731 Public Employee Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (3)
MGMT 710 Human Resource Management (3)
MGMT 720 Labor Management Relations (3)
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