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 2024 Semester!

  • March 21, 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 22, Friday Early registration for special populations begins at 1:00 pm.
  • March 25, Monday Registration for Summer Sessions and Fall Semester 2024 begins.
  • March 29 – 30,Friday – Saturday, State Holiday (no classes)
  • April 10, Wednesday Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI) becomes available.
  • April 11, Thursday Last day for undergraduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during Fall 2023
  • April 23, Tuesday Last day for graduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during Spring Semester 2023
  • April 23, Tuesday State holiday makeup day; classes which would have met on Friday,
  • March 29 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.
  • April 23, Tuesday Classes end; last day for Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI); last day for submission of grade replacement requests.
  • April 24, Wednesday Reading Day
  • April 25, Thursday Final Examinations begin.
  • May 2, Thursday Exams for Spring Semester end.
  • May 3, Friday Commencement
  • May 6, Monday Grades due at 8:00 am