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	Fort Walton Beach Campus Undergraduate \| Accounting \|Communication Arts \| Criminal Justice \| Management \| Psychology \| Graduate \| Curriculum and Instruction \| Educational Leadership \| Instructional Technology \| \| Masters in Business Administration \| Military History \| Specialist \| Curriculum and Instruction \| Educational Leadership \| Doctoral \| Curriculum and Instruction \| Undergraduate \| Criminal Justice Kathrine Johnson, Ph.D. Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Building 4 Room 452 850.863.6588 kjohnson@uwf.edu Student Organization Information Criminal Justice Student Organization (open to all University of West Florida students). Contact Tabitha Lewis at tjl5@students.uwf.edu for additional information. For more information on the Criminal Justice Student Organization click the following link CJSO Purpose To provide students interested in Criminal Justice the opportunity to broaden ones knowledge of Criminal Justice, prepare for a career through professional development, give back to the community, and build contacts in the Criminal Justice field through networking. Student Scholarship Information Academic Excellence - Must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale; minimum Criminal Justice GPA of 3.8 (minimum of 12 credit hours of CJ coursework); enrolled as a full-time student at UWF (minimum of 12 semester hours). Financial Need Must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; statement of current financial aid awards and why you need more; enrolled as a full-time student at UWF (minimum of 12 semester hours). Additional scholarship information can be found at: http://uwf.edu/justice/Scholarships/. Student Internship/Student Teaching/Service-Learning Information The Criminal Justice Internship is a cooperative effort between the criminal justice program at the University of West Florida and public or private criminal justice agencies. The purpose of the internship is to give students the opportunity to apply their education to actual work situations. The student works under the supervision of the criminal justice professional . To earn 3 semester hours of credit, the student works approximately 200 hours with the agency. Up to 6 semester hours of internship can be used to meet degree requirements. Some placements include: Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Victim Assistance Center, Shelter House, Office of Juvenile Studies - Advanced Aftercare, Emerald Coast Marine Institute, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, Okaloosa Regional Detention Center, State's Attorneys Office, Juvenile Probation, Medical Examiner's Office To be eligible, students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the Criminal Justice major and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 as calculated by UWF; and, 3) successfully completed at least 12 hours in criminal justice courses (9 hours from core). There are also several factors considered by the Intern Coordinator in determining whether a student qualifies for a particular internship opportunity. Those factors include, but are not limited to: 1) the number and type criminal justice-related courses completed before the semester the internship is scheduled; 2) the nature of the internship; and 3) perceived ability of student to successfully complete the internship. All of the degree requirements for the BA in Criminal Justice can be taken at the EC-FWB Campus (assuming completion of an AA from a Florida Community College). The core requirements are offered each year with sufficient electives to meet graduation requirements within 2 years. Some courses are available online. In addition, we offer a seamless transition advising from OWC and all other Florida Community Colleges. Seamless transition to the BA in criminal justice from OW or any other Florida community college Criminal justice career fair on campus every spring semester Many of our graduates are employed locally (Medical Examiner’s Office, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Bridgeway, Inc., Florida Highway Patrol, Range Patrol at Eglin AFB, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, FamiliesFirst Network, Okaloosa Youth Academy) Entire program offered at UWF-EC locations (FWB and Chipola College Campus) Academic and career advising available at all UWF-EC locations Opportunities for internship Alumni Michael Wilder BA Criminal Justice, 2001 & MPA, 2003 “I am currently a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper stationed in the Tampa area. I’ve been with FHP for over 3 years. I lived in the FWB area for over ten years working a number of different jobs and going to school. I was fortunate to get a job with the University at the FWB campus. It started out as part time and eventually became full time. I knew it was time to finish my degree and UWF made that happen. While I was attending UWF, I served as an auxiliary member of the FHP and worked full time for the University. If it had not been for the criminal justice program being offered in FWB, I don’t know if I would have been able to pursue my dream of being in law enforcement. Because the classes were offered locally, I was able to work and complete my degree. After I finished my bachelor’s degree, I took the opportunity to earn an MPA from UWF. I knew that education would be important for me to be able to promote within law enforcement. Because most of the graduate program classes were offered in FWB, I was able to earn my degree without the time and expense of traveling to Pensacola on a regular basis.” For more information on this program please visit us at: www.uwf.edu/kjohnson.