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 Summer 2024 Semester!

  • May 27, Monday: State Holiday (no classes)
  • June 4, Tuesday: Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to withdraw from first session term-length courses or withdraw from school without grades, by 5:00 pm;
  • June 11, Tuesday: First session Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI) becomes available.
  • June 17, Monday: Last day for graduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during First Session 2023
  • June 17, Monday: First session classes end; last day for first session Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI); last day for submission of grade replacement requests for first session courses.
  • June 18, Tuesday: First session Final Examinations
  • June 21, Friday: First session grades due at 8:00 am
  • June 18 – 19, Tuesday – Wednesday: Mid-Summer Break (11 week courses)
  • June 20, Thursday: Second session classes begin; schedule adjustments.
  • June 21, Friday: Last day for second session registration and schedule adjustments (drop / add), by 5:00 pm
  • June 26, Wednesday: Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to withdraw from 11 week term-length courses or withdraw from school without grades, by 5:00 pm
  • July 4, Thursday: State Holiday (no classes)
  • July 12, Friday: Last day for undergraduate and graduate students to withdraw from second session term-length courses or withdraw from school without grades, by 5:00 pm
  • July 19, Friday: 11 week and second session Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI) becomes available.
  • July 25, Thursday: Last day for graduate students to submit work for removal of incompletes given during 11 week and Second Session 2023
  • July 25, Thursday: 11 week and second session classes end; last day for Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (SSOI); last day for submission of grade replacement requests.
  • July 26, Friday: 11 week and second session Final Examinations
  • July 30, Tuesday: 11 week and second session Grades due at noon