Criminal Justice and Criminology

Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Carolina University where we educate YOU to join the next generation of criminal justice leaders! The Department offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Criminal Justice, a Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education, and minors in Criminal Justice, Criminal Law and Legal Process, and Forensic Science. Our academic programs prepare you for careers in criminal justice professions, advanced study or, if you are a working professional, advancement in your career. Courses are taught by award-winning faculty with teaching and research expertise in law enforcement, forensic science, homeland security, criminology, juvenile delinquency, law, corrections, organized crime, transnational crime, terrorism, and more.

We provide extraordinary learning and leadership opportunities that enable you to participate in the national criminal justice honor society, student organizations, field experience, international study abroad, annual job/career fair, and faculty-student research programs. You can interface with peers, dynamic faculty, and the university community while studying in a vibrant criminal justice department where we are committed to your success.

 

Explore the Criminal Justice Major:

Explore the Criminal Justice Major – Narrated Presentation

Important Dates:

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Semester!

  • January 10, Friday – Advising, registration and schedule adjustments
  • January 13, Monday – Classes begin; schedule adjustments.
  • January 17, Friday – Last day for registration and schedule adjustments (drop / add) by 5:00 pm, Financial Aid SAP Appeal Deadline
  • January 20, Monday – State Holiday (no classes)
  • January 22, Wednesday – Second schedule cancellation for anyone not paid by 5:00 p.m.
  • January 27, MondayCensus Day (Official enrollment count taken at 5:00 pm.)
  • February 1, Saturday – Last day to apply for graduation for Spring
  • March 9 – 16, Sunday – Sunday – Spring Break — Classes resume at 8:00 am Monday, March 17.
  • March 17 – 21, Monday – Friday – Advising for Summer Sessions and Fall Semester 2025
  • March 27, Thursday – Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to withdraw from term-length courses or withdraw from school without grades, by 5:00 pm; block courses may be dropped only during the first 60% of their regularly scheduled class meetings.
  • March 28, Friday – Early registration for special populations begins at 1:00 pm.
  • March 31, Monday – Registration for Summer Sessions and Fall Semester 2025 begins.
  • April 16, Wednesday – Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI) becomes available.
  • April 17, Thursday – Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during Fall 2024
  • April 18 – 19, Friday – Saturday – State Holiday (no classes)
  • April 29, Tuesday – Last day for graduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during Spring Semester 2024, State holiday makeup day; classes which would have met on Friday, April 18 will meet on this day so there will be effectively the same number of Fridays and Tuesdays as every other weekday during the semester. Tuesday classes will not meet, classes end; last day for Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI); last day for submission of grade replacement requests.
  • April 30, Wednesday – Reading Day
  • May 1, Thursday – Final Examinations begin.
  • May 8, Thursday – Exams for Spring Semester end.
  • May 9, Friday – Commencement
  • May 12, Monday – Grades due at 12 pm