2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
Department of Government and Justice Studies
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Catherine D. Marcum, Chair
William Hicks, Assistant Chair
Full Faculty Listing
The purposes of the Department of Government and Justice Studies are to prepare students to critically observe, analyze, and understand the complex political world in which they live; to prepare students to recognize and address the problems of our society which affect our governmental and criminal justice systems; and to encourage students to become knowledgeable, active citizens who play a role in the political processes of the nation and the world.
Honors Program in Political Science or Criminal Justice
The Department of Government and Justice Studies maintains honors programs in Political Science and in Criminal Justice to provide qualified students the opportunity for advanced research in a seminar atmosphere. At the freshman level, the Department of Government and Justice Studies participates in the campus wide honors program for eligible new students, offering honors sections of a variety of introductory and upper division courses on a rotating basis.
Eligibility for Honors in Political Science - Classes in the honors program in Political Science will be open to all Political Science majors (both BA and BS students) who have achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.25 by the second semester of their sophomore year, or who have been recommended to the honors program by the honors committee or by the director of the honors program. To graduate with “honors in political science” a student must complete at least 10 semester hours of honors courses in Political Science at the junior or senior level, 1 hour of which will be P_S 4509 (Honors Thesis Preparation, graded on an S/U basis), 3 hours of which will be P_S 4510 (Senior Honors Thesis), and must have achieved a 3.45 GPA in Political Science courses and at least a “B” or better in honors courses. Students may substitute one Criminal Justice honors course (maximum three hours) in the place of a Political Science honors course (the substituted class will count in the GPA calculation).
Eligibility for Honors in Criminal Justice - Classes in the honors program in Criminal Justice will be open to all Criminal Justice majors who have achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.25 by the second semester of their sophomore year, or who have been recommended to the honors program by the honors committee or by the director of the honors program. To graduate with “honors in criminal justice” a student must complete at least 10 semester hours of honors courses in Criminal Justice at the junior or senior level, 1 hour of which will be C_J 4509 (Honors Thesis Preparation, graded on an S/U basis), 3 hours of which will be C_J 4510 (Senior Honors Thesis), and must have achieved a 3.45 GPA in Criminal Justice courses and at least a “B” or better in honors courses. Students may substitute one Political Science honors course (maximum three hours) in the place of a Criminal Justice honors course (the substituted class will count in the GPA calculation).
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