Criminology and Criminal Justice Online

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1 Criminology and Criminal Justice Online Student Handbook

2 College of Urban and Public Affairs Mark O. Hatfield School of Government Criminology & Criminal Justice - CCJ Online Post Office Box 751 Portland, Oregon tel fax Dear Student, If you are a new student joining Portland State University s (PSU) Criminology and Criminal Justice Online (CCJO) Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts program we want to welcome you. For those of you who are returning students, welcome back. The faculty and staff of the CCJO program are excited about the start of a new academic year and we remain committed to providing you with the highest quality educational experience possible. As you may already know, all of our professors have advanced degrees in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Law, or a related field. Most of us also have applied field experience, either as practitioners or researchers who consult with criminal justice agencies. This helps ensure that your coursework is both scholarly and practical. To assist your educational progress we have put together an outstanding staff. Like most universities, we assign graduate students to our courses to facilitate discussions, address questions, and to provide students with feedback. All of these teaching assistants are pursuing an advanced degree at PSU, mostly through the on-campus Criminology and Criminal Justice Master s degree program. Based on prior course evaluations, we know that CCJO students find these teaching assistants extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Other staff members are here to help you navigate the university s various systems, including admissions, financial aid, records, and the bursar s office. Later in this manual we provide you with further instructions on whom to contact when you have questions, but a good place to always start is your Program Manager. Finally, we would add that your fellow students are a diverse group and they too will enhance your academic experience here at PSU. They come from across the country, a few even from other countries, and many are working professionals in criminal justice or related agencies. As such, they will bring valuable experience and insights to class discussions and projects. Once again, therefore, welcome to PSU and the CCJO program. If you have specific questions about the program that are not answered in this manual, please feel free to contact your Program Manager. We look forward to seeing you in class soon. Sincerely, Kris Henning, Ph.D., Director CCJO Brian Renauer, Ph.D., Chair CCJ

3 Table of Contents NOTE: THIS HANDBOOK IS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS AS A GUIDE RATHER THAN AS A BINDING DOCUMENT. University regulations, program policies, and course offereings are subject to change. Students should consult the current PSU Bulletin for information on official university policies. Similarly, changes to the CCJO program will be documented in revised versions of the present handbook which can be found at the Student Advising Center. Student Life Cycle Registration Books Blackboard and Computer Requirements Viewing Grades Graduation Commencement Money Financial Aid Scholarships Tuition Payment Options Drops, Withdrawals, Refunds Degree Requirements Degree Requirements Academic Calendar Course Descriptions DARS Internship Useful Information Academic Appeals Faculty and Staff Directory Useful PSU Contacts Honor Society

4 Student Life Cycle Registration Students will receive an ed message from their Program Manager informing them of when registration will open and what the Course Registration Numbers (CRNs) will be. Students should run their DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System) every term before registering in order to verify what courses they do and do not need to take. This is necessary to track your academic progress and to prevent registration errors. If you need the instructions for how to run DARS see page 20, or if you need help reading the report, or if you have any questions at all, go to the Student Advising Center at: Also, do not hesitate to contact your Program Manager at ext Students should use DARS, and the Academic Calendar to plan their schedule. In most cases, students register online using the PSU Information System (AKA Banweb). Banweb is used to register for classes, view Financial Aid information, view grades, run DARS and more Registration Holds Holds are placed on student records for a variety of reason: past-due accounts, missing admissions data, unsatisfactory academic progress, and others. Often these holds restrict student access to registration. Information about holds and how to clear them is available as part of the PSU Information System, by contacting your Program Manager ext. 432 or by calling Student Accounts during business hours. 02 Online Registration Instructions 1. Go to 2. Login using your Student ID and PIN. A student s PSU Student ID number (9xxxxxxxx) is found on the acceptance letter or by contacting your Program Manager. A student s initial PIN is a six-digit number representing the month, day, and year of birth. For example, a student born on April 1, 1960, uses as the initial PIN. Students are required to change their PIN to a unique number upon their first login. Portland State recommends changing PINs at frequent intervals and choosing PINs that are easy to remember, but difficult for others to guess. PIN changes may be made online. Please note that entering an incorrect PIN five times in a single session will disable the account. Instructions for resolving this issue are included in the Help link on the PSU Information System login page. 3. Select the Student Services and Financial Aid link, then select Registration. Update student information if appropriate (it is very important to keep your contact information current with your Program Manager and PSU), then click on Continue to Registration Menu. Note: This step only occurs the first time each term that you log into the PSU Information System. 4. Select Add/Drop Classes. Choose the appropriate term. 5. Enter the appropriate CRNs in the Add Classes Worksheet. Select Submit Changes. 6. When finished adding/dropping courses and/or making other changes, click on the Please click here to complete your registration link at the bottom of the page. Students who fail to perform this crucial step are not registered. 7. View completed registration by selecting Student Schedule Detail from the main Registration Menu

5 Books Order textbooks at least 3 weeks in advance to the start of class. Not having the textbook is NOT a valid excuse for missing assignments. Please follow the instructions below to order textbooks: Go to Select Buy. Read and accept the Terms of Agreement. Four items will appear, complete as follows: Select a Campus/Term Combination: SPA- CCJO-Online Select a Department: AJ, CCJ, PHE or UNST Select a Course: Ex: 300 Select a Section: Instructor s name The textbooks for each course will automatically populate. Select the required textbooks and then click the add selected books to cart button. This will add the selected book to your cart and bring you back to the main page. Repeat the above steps for all courses. Once you have added the required textbooks to your cart, click on the View Cart link at the top of the page. Verify all the required textbooks are in your cart, and then proceed to Checkout by clicking the Checkout button. If you need to create an account, simply follow the steps listed. CCJO coordinates with Portland State Bookstore to provide a convenient place where textbooks will be available for purchase. However, students are not required to use the bookstore, but may purchase their textbooks from whatever vendor they prefer. Please be aware that if a textbook was originally packaged with a CD, a used copy of that text will most likely not contain the CD. Please buy new copies for courses where the CD is required (CCJ 410 Applied Crime Mapping). For Portland State Bookstore s Textbook Return Policy, please see the Terms of Agreement available at Blackboard and Computer Requirements Blackboard CCJO courses are currently taught using Blackboard Campus Edition 6 (CE 6). All officially enrolled students will automatically have Blackboard CE6 accounts. To access Blackboard, visit and use your ODIN username and password to login. If you encounter problems, contact the OIT Help Desk: HELP (local) or ext (long distance). Computer System Requirements To participate in CCJO courses, students are expected to be familiar with computers and the internet. Students are responsible for their own software and computer equipment maintenance and setup. Basic System (Minimum) PC running Windows XP or newer 512 Mb RAM (1 GB highly recommended) and at least 2 GB of available disk space for assignments. Broadband connection (cable modem or DSL) and high-speed internet access DVD-ROM drive Blackboard certified or compatible browser (table on next page) Other Required Software Microsoft Office 2000 or higher (includes, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) Current Virus software installed and kept up to date. Multimedia plug-ins may be required to allow your browser to access online video, or interactive features. 03

6 Blackboard certified or compatible browsers: Certified = Fully tested and supported Compatible = Key application areas tested WINDOWS: Windows XP Windows Vista Internet Explorer 6 Certified Not Supported Internet Explorer 7 Certified Compatible Firefox 1.5 Compatible Not Supported Firefox 2.0 Certified Compatible MAC: MAC OS 10.2 MAC OS 10.3 MAC OS 10.4 Firefox 1.0 Certified Certified Certified Safari 1.3 Not Supported Compatible Compatible Safari 2 Not Supported Certified Certified Course Specific Requirements Some classes may have other computer or software requirements, such as a microphone or crime mapping software. Please check the course syllabus to see if your class has other requirements. Passwords For ODIN password issues, call the OIT Help Desk at HELP (local) or ext (long distance). For Banweb password issues, call Viewing Grades Login to: Click Student Services & Financial Aid, then click Student Records, then Final Grades. Final grades will be shown in Blackboard after the professor has completed grading. If you need an Official Grade Report for tuition reimbursement purposes, grades won t be posted via Banweb until the end of the term. Final grades for classes in the first and second half of the term are not posted until the end of term. Ex: If the first class ends on 5/6/09 and the second class end on 6/15, you won t see the final grade for either class until the end of the term. 04

7 Graduation Students need to begin planning for graduation two terms ahead of time. Step 1: Go to the Graduation & Commencement Website: Step 2: Review your DARS to assess your degree requirements. Contact Program Manager at ext. 432 if you have questions. Step 3: Submit Application for Undergraduate Degree to Program Manager. (Do not submit directly to PSU) The $20 degree application fee will be charged to your account. Under Major(s) Sought write Online Criminology & Criminal Justice Online. Diplomas can be mailed or picked up in Neuberger Hall 104. PSU will notify you by mail when your diploma is available. Step 1: Register for commencement for those who are able to attend at: Example: Spring Commencement in June at Rose Garden Arena (Formal event for Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer graduates) Summer Commencement in August at PSU South Park Blocks - for dates refer to website above. (Less formal event for summer or fall graduates) Step 2: Order graduation regalia, if desired at: Step 3: Mark your calendar and watch for information on the Hatfield School of Government Social & Awards Party the Friday before Spring Commencement (Spring Commencement only). Step 4: Plan your visit to Portland! Check out A great site for the Portland visitor. You sign up for a free monthly Portland Travel Update e-newsletter at: Desired Term for Graduation Deadline Fall 2009 Jun. 26, 2009 Winter 2010 Oct. 2, 2009 Spring 2010 Jan. 8, 2010 *If you miss these deadlines, you ll then have to include with your application a DARS report which shows all your completed requirements (including in-progress work). You may have to wait until after your final registration to apply. Commencement Congratulations on all your hard work! Please plan to celebrate your graduation at Portland State University s commencement events in Portland, Oregon. Hotels near Rose Garden Arena: Red Lion Hotel Portland-Convention Center Holiday Inn Portland-Downtown Convention Center Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center La Quinta Inn Portland Convention Center Courtyard by Marriott Portland Downtown/ Lloyd Center Hotels near Portland State University: University Place (on campus) Econo Lodge City Center Hotel Modera 05

8 Money Financial Aid Much of the information and forms you need for financial aid are available on the PSU website at In addition, you may call or the CCJO Financial Aid adviser if you still have questions: Benjamin Wessel Phone: (503) To Complete your FAFSA: 1. Request a PIN Number Visit and request a Personal Identification Number (PIN) 2. Fill out the FAFSA Go to and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Assistance (FAFSA) Be sure to complete the correct aid year You will need copies of the prior year s income tax return; if you do not have these available you may request a transcript of taxes be faxed to you by calling the IRS at University School Code: FAFSA Follow-up You may retrieve a student loan history from the National Student Loan Data System, located at the following website: Useful Websites Guide to Financial Aid: Scholarship Information Fastweb.com: Financial Information Page: 06 Avoiding Scams: scholarship/index.html PSU Financial Aid Processing 1. Your FAFSA request is processed within 6-8 weeks after you have been ACCEPTED into the CCJO program. Check your status at pdx.edu or by calling the office directly at option Admissions evaluates your transcripts to determine your transfer credits. Your information appears in the Total System credits system. The Financial Aid will pull your information at any particular time. This means that they may pull your transfer credit information prior to the completion of your transcript evaluation. The purpose for this is for students to receive at least minimal funds to pay for their first set of classes. 3. If your award is based on a lower status (Ex: Sophomore instead of a Junior), then you will need to complete the online Loan Revision Request form to correct this information once your transfer credit evaluation has been completed. Once the form is submitted, your loan amount will be increased to the correct level. The corrected amount will be disbursed within 2-3 weeks. The Loan Revision Request form can be located at: 4. Your Financial Aid award is disbursed within 10 calendar days before the beginning of each quarter. A snap shot of your registration is taken at the end of the 4th week of the term. This will show if you are considered full-time or part-time. If your status has changed, adjustments will be made. For more information, you can read the Census Date Disbursement Policy at: 5. It s better to proactively tell the Financial Aid office if you are going to be considered full-time, 3/4 time, 1/2 time or less than 1/2 time for each quarter. You can advise them of this information by completing the online Revision Request form. This form can be located at:

9 6. Students who submit their Financial Aid request close to the start of the quarter or have missing documents may be subjected to a late fee if they wait for the Financial Aid to pay the tuition balance. The penalty is $6 plus 1% of the balance owed (approximately $25 for 8 credits). The Accounts Receivables office checks for late payments on the 10th of each month. If you don t want to pay the penalty, you can either pay out of pocket or create a Revolving Charge Account, which splits your tuition into 3 payments. The Revolving Charge Account can be cancelled at any time. 7. You will receive a PSU One Card (unless opted out), shortly after you register for classes. Your card will initially have a zero balance until you accept your Financial Aid award and your tuition has been paid. Any remaining funds will be placed on the PSU One Card unless you opt for the paper check or direct account deposit option. 8. Further information on loans can be found at: Satisfactory Academic Progress & Financial Aid To remain eligible for financial aid, you must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress throughout your academic career at PSU. Requirements can be viewed here: Undergraduate GPA Requirement An undergraduate student must maintain a 2.00 cumulative grade point average or higher for all undergraduate courses taken at PSU. This policy applies to all undergraduate credits taken at PSU, regardless of whether financial aid was received for those courses. If a student s cumulative PSU grade point average falls below 2.00 as of the end of fall term, end of winter term and/or the end of spring term, the student will be placed on Financial Aid Warning status. The student will remain on financial aid Warning for each term during the academic year that a 2.00 cumulative PSU grade point average is not achieved. If a 2.00 cumulativepsu GPA has not been achieved at the end of the academic year, the student will be in a Suspended eligibilitystatus. Appeals Students whose eligibility for financial aid has been suspended for failing to meet any component of the PSU policy have the right to appeal. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the Office of Student Financial Aid. Petitions are approved on a caseby-case basis. The student must have experienced special circumstances, such as death or illness of family member, illness or injury of the student, or other unforeseen circumstances that interfered with the completion of their coursework. Petitions will be approved only under these circumstances. Students who are in a Suspended eligibility status due to failure to meet the GPA and/or completion rate requirement may submit a Satisfactory Academic Progress Petition form to the Office of Student 07

10 Financial Aid. The student must respond to all questions on the petition form and include documentation supporting their claim of special circumstances. If a student s petition is approved with conditions as a requirement for future aid eligibility, but fails to meet the stated conditions, the student may submit another petition to the Office of Student Financial Aid. However, in a case of failing to meet required conditions, the petition will be reviewed by a committee selected by the Director of Student Financial Aid, in consultation with the Associate Vice President for Finance and Controller. This committee will consist of staff from the Office of Student Financial and from other departments. Students who have reached their maximum time frame limit may submit a Maximum Time Frame Petition form to the Office of Student Financial Aid. Petitions must be submitted to the Office of Student Financial Aid no later than the end of the second week of the term for which the student wishes to regain aid eligibility. This allows timely processing of the petition and delivery of financial aid funds. Petitions received later than this deadline will be reviewed, but late petitions may result in loss of funding for that term. Upon review, the Office of Student Financial Aid will rule on the student s petition and notify the student in writing and/or about their financial aid eligibility. Scholarships PSU makes it easy to apply for scholarships by offering an online scholarship application and a searchable online scholarship database. Most scholarship application deadlines are between February and April for awards that begin the following fall term. If you have questions after reviewing the information on the scholarship website please contact: scholarships@pdx.edu or call (503) The Criminology and Criminal Justice Division offers the Bradley N. Horner Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund each year. Students who are in their junior year, are a CCJO major, and have interest in law enforcement as a career can apply through the university website at: CCJ students have also been awarded the Oregon Sheriff s Association award, which is presented annually to two outstanding seniors. There is no application process for this; it is decided by the faculty. Tuition Payment Options You may pay online through PSU epay using your VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Diners Card, or E-Check, or you may pay by U.S. Mail. Please check the PSU website for these options: NOTE: VISA charges a $25 service fee. All other major credit cards have a 2.75% service fee. NEW: If you want to make a payment on an account that is not your own, you must have the student s PSU ID and the last name or account name, exactly as on record at PSU. U.S. Mail Send your payment with the bottom third of the billing statement in the envelope supplied with the bill. If you want to make a payment by mail and don t have a bill, send your payment (make sure to write your student ID number on the check) to: PSU Cashier s Office PO Box 908 Portland OR For questions about your Student Account, please contact: bursar@pdx.edu (503)

11 The Student Accounts team provides services for student accounts and third party accounts. These services include preparing monthly billing statements, explaining accounts, and issuing short-term loans. Payment Policy All students who enroll incur a financial obligation. Oregon University System and Portland State University policies require payment of tuition, housing and fees by the 10th of every month. If payment is not received, interest and billing fees will be applied on the billing statement on the 15th of the month. Students who cannot meet the payment deadlines may elect the Revolving Charge Account Plan (RCAP). To accept the terms and conditions of carrying a balance and paying over time at the university, please log into your Banner account ( edu) and click to accept the terms of the Revolving Charge Account Plan (RCAP). Students are financially responsible for all classes for which they are registered on or after the first day of the quarter. Students who discover that they cannot attend must cancel their registration before the first day of the term to avoid financial obligation. Registration Holds Holds are placed on student records for a variety of reason: past-due accounts, missing admissions data, unsatisfactory academic progress, and others. Often these holds restrict student access to registration. Information about holds and how to clear them is available as part of the PSU Information System (Select Student Services & Financial Aid, Student Records, and View Holds) or by calling (503) during business hours. Drops, Withdrawals, and Refunds The Criminology & Criminal Justice Online (CCJO) program uses Portland State University s standard policies for dropping and withdrawing from courses and obtaining refunds. Drop, withdrawal, and refund options for all courses are based on the university calendar. Please take a few moments to review these policies. Drop, Withdrawal, and Refund Deadlines Consistent with the rest of the University, the CCJO operates on a quarter system using the PSU Academic Calendar. To accommodate the busy schedules of our online students we have organized some courses so that the actual class work happens in either the first half or the second half of the quarter. Nevertheless, the university deadlines for adding, dropping, withdrawing, and seeking refunds are based on the PSU Academic Calendar. These deadlines apply to all courses regardless of whether the primary work is scheduled for the first five or second five weeks of the term. In other words, the final day to receive a full refund for a dropped course (i.e., end of week 1) applies to all classes, even those where the coursework doesn t fully begin until week six. Deadlines Appeals Board Students seeking to withdraw from a course beyond the cutoff and/or request a higher refund than the amount automatically determined based on the drop date can submit a petition to the Deadline Appeals Board (DAB). The DAB reviews petitions and makes decisions on requests for registration changes for the current term. To request a change you must explain the extenuating circumstances which prevented you from meeting the withdrawal/drop deadline. Completed forms should be faxed to Barbara Maidel (503) at least three days prior to the end of the current grading period to allow sufficient time for the Director to document attendance. Scholastic Standards Committee The Scholastic Standards Committee (SSC) reads and makes decisions on petitions to waive deadlines from prior terms. Such deadlines include those for adding/dropping classes, changing grading options, and resolving I (Incomplete) grades on courses. 09

12 Completed forms should be faxed to Barbara Maidel (503) In general, students are notified by the university of committee decisions 2-4 weeks after submitting a petition. Administrative Drops Portland State University does NOT offer administrative drops. This means that you must actively drop classes using the Banweb system or via a Special Registration Form in the event that the deadline has passed. Non-attendance is not a valid excuse to earn a full refund and you may end up receiving a grade of F. Financial Aid Considerations Students receiving financial aid need to understand that dropping or withdrawing from classes may impact the aid they receive if the change results in fewer credit hours. In some cases, money already credited to your account will be withdrawn, possibly leaving you with a deficit. For more information about how your financial aid will be affected by dropping or withdrawing from a class contact the Office of Student Financial Aid. Dropped Courses Students may drop a class at any time during the first four weeks of a term using the Banweb system. Dropped classes are not recorded on transcripts and have no impact on your G.P.A. As noted previously, reducing the number of credits you are taking in a term may have implications for financial aid. Withdrawal Grade (W) Students electing to leave a class after the fourth week must officially withdraw. Withdrawals in week five can be submitted using the Banweb system. Withdrawals in weeks six through eight require that a Special Registration Form be completed and faxed to Barbara Maidel (503) Withdrawals are recorded on your transcript with a W and full tuition is charged (i.e., there is no refund). W grades carry no credit and are not included when calculating your G.P.A. As noted previously, reducing the number of credits you are taking in a term may have implications for financial aid. Dropping All Courses Completely dropping all classes does not cancel a student s obligation to pay a student loan or the balance of a revolving charge account. Refund calculations are 10 based on the total tuition and fees. Students with outstanding accounts such as short-term loans, deferred tuition notes, and any other financial obligations due the University, will have any refund due them applied against the obligation. 1. Contact the Professor In some cases it may be possible for you work out an alternative with the professor prior to dropping a class. Remember that most CCJO courses are only offered once per year and missing a course may delay your eventual graduation. 2. Notify Your Program Manager Either call or your program manager to inform her/him that you plan to drop the class. Your program manager will let you know if additional forms are needed. Please be advised that your access to the course will be denied from this point forward. 3. Submit Your Drop/Withdrawal The method for dropping/withdrawing from a class depends on how far into the term you are. In some cases you can do this independently using Banweb or you may need to fax a Special Registration Form to the CCJO program. Your program manager can help you identify which approach to use. 4. Contact the Financial Aid Office Dropping/withdrawing from a course may have implications for financial aid. Make sure you contact a financial aid counselor to explore these changes. Repeat Policy Students must notify PSU if they repeat a PSU course in order to obtain a higher grade. The Notice of Repeated Course form is used for this. The form may be faxed to CCJO at Grades earned in all courses remain on students permanent academic records; however, University policy holds that repeated courses affect the calculation of official G.P.A. as follows: 1. Credit is retained on the first A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, and all grades in subsequent attempts are included when calculating G.P.A., and 2. The first PSU grade of D+, D, D-, or F is excluded in calculating G.P.A. if the course is repeated at Portland State University for a differentiated grade (not Pass/No-Pass). Credit is retained on the last grade received.

13 CCJO Degree Requirements Working toward a baccalaureate degree requires planning, choosing, and resolving to persevere through the process. It is important to understand the necessary steps and requirements needed to complete a Portland State University degree. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts in Criminology & Criminal Justice Requirements There are 3 components to the requirements of a baccalaureate degree: Major Requirements, Bachelor s Degree Requirements and General Education Requirements (University Studies). Major Requirements A major is a primary field of study, an in-depth academic focus. Here you will develop a significant level of knowledge in a specific academic area. Students in CCJO must complete the following courses: CCJ 300 Criminology and Criminal Justice CCJ 301 Policing in America CCJ 303 Punishment and Corrections CCJ 310 American Courts CCJ 320 Theories of Crime CCJ 330 Crime Control Strategies CCJ 340 Crime Analysis CCJ 380 Criminal Justice Research CCJ 420 Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning 8 credits of CCJ 404 Cooperative Education/ Internship. 16 credits of CCJ electives at or above the 300 level. 8 credits of CCJ electives at or above the 100 level. CCJO has 9 electives available: CCJ 370 Women, Crime and Justice CCJ 410 Correlates of Criminal Behavior CCJ 410 Juvenile Offenders CCJ 410 White Collar Crime CCJ 410 Offender Rehabilitation CCJ 410 Geographic Criminology CCJ 410 Applied Crime Mapping CCJ 410 Organizational Change in CJ CCJ 435 Crime, Grime and Fear All of these courses must be passed with a C or better. CCJ 404 should be completed during your last few terms in CCJO. Please see DARS or Program Manager ext. 432 to learn if you have received any substitutions for these courses based on prior CCJ coursework. Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts Requirements Students may choose to pursue either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Arts degree. The following requirements must be met if a student is to receive a Bachelor of Science degree: 4 credits in college-level math/statistics (excluding Math 100 or lower) 12 credits in sciences (not including math/statistics; 8 of the 12 science credits must be coursework with lab or fieldwork) 12 credits in arts/letters and/or social sciences (CCJ 330 counts toward this requirement) The following requirements must be met if a student is to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree: 4 credits in fine and performing arts 8 credits in arts and letters 4 credits in Science or Math/Statistics (excluding Math 100 or lower) 8 credits in Sciences and/or Social Sciences (CCJ 330 counts towards this requirement) 4 credits in a foreign language (at 203 level or above, student with no previous knowledge of a foreign language may need to complete 2 years in a language to reach this level) Transfer credits may be applied toward the B.S./B.A. requirements. Please note that B.S./B.A. courses are not regularly available online at PSU. Students may need to attend on-campus at PSU or attend a regionally accredited community college to complete these requirements and transfer them to PSU. 11

14 General Education Requirements (University Studies) All colleges and universities have a general education requirement designed to provide the breadth of knowledge and skills expected from college graduates. At Portland State University, these courses are known as University Studies (UNST). The University Studies program emphasizes an understanding of communication, critical thinking, social and ethical responsibility and diversity of the human experience at all levels. These courses are unique to PSU and cannot be completed at other institutions. Transfer students begin UNST based on the number of transfer credits completed prior to the term of admission to PSU. Sophomore Inquiry (SINQ): Gateway courses that introduce the themes to be further explored in the Upper Division Cluster. The specific content of these courses introduces students to ideas, research, theory and perspectives that are central to the cluster. Students entering PSU with college credits begin with SINQ as follows: credits: Three Sophomore Inquiry courses credits: Two Sophomore Inquiry courses credits: One Sophomore Inquiry Upper Division Cluster (Junior Cluster): A group of approved upper division courses which explore interdisciplinary themes. Students complete a total of 12 credits in one cluster. Students who are required to take SINQ must take the SINQ that matches their cluster. Courses taught by a student s major department may not be used to satisfy the cluster requirements. Students entering PSU with 90 or more credits begin with the Upper Division Cluster courses. Senior Capstone: A 6-credit community-based learning course developed and taught by a faculty member. Students work as a team to research and develop projects which address challenges within the community. The below UNST courses are offered online for the CCJO students: Sophomore Inquiry UNST 234 Healthy People/Healthy Places Upper Division Cluster From the Healthy People/Healthy Places cluster: PHE 326U Drug Education PHE 335U Human Sexuality PHE 446U Community Health Senior Capstone UNST 421 Senior Capstone The cluster requirement can also be satisfied using any completed UNST 399 course that was offered between Fall 2006 and Spring The Capstone should be completed during your last few terms in CCJO. General Requirements/Limitations Total credits required to graduate with a bachelor s degree: 180 Total Upper Division (300/400 level) credits required: 72 Maximum number of credits accepted from accredited two-year institutions: 124 Maximum number of correspondence credits: 60 Maximum number of credits graded P (pass): 45 Maximum number of cooperative education credits: 12 Maximum number of vocational education credits: 12 Maximum number of PE credits: 12 Minimum cumulative grade point average (gpa): 2.0 on all PSU courses and 2.0 on all courses, regardless of where taken Residence credit: 45 (excluding credit by examination) of your final 60 or 165 of your total credits must be completed at PSU. At least 25 of the last 45 credits must be for differentiated grades (A-F). Students who graduated from high school since 1997 may have to demonstrate competency in a foreign language. 12

15 Post-baccalaureate Degree (Second Degree) Requirements Students who already hold a bachelor s degree and are seeking their second must complete the following: Major Requirements: Must complete all of the above major requirements. Bachelor s Degree Requirements: If the student s 2nd degree will be the same as their 1st (B.S. to B.S./B.A. to B.A.), this requirement is fulfilled. If the 2nd degree will not be the same, the student must complete the above bachelor s degree requirements for the 2nd degree. University Studies: UNST is not required. Post-baccalaureate Certificate Requirements Students who already hold a bachelor s degree and are seeking the post-baccalaureate certificate must complete the following courses: CCJ 300 Criminology and Criminal Justice CCJ 320 Theories of Crime CCJ 330 Crime Control Strategies CCJ 380 Criminal Justice Research CCJ 420 Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning Any two courses from the list below: CCJ 301 Policing in America CCJ 303 Punishment and Corrections CCJ 310 American Courts Any three courses from the list below: CCJ 435 Crime, Grime & Fear CCJ 370 Women, Crime and Justice CCJ 410 Juvenile Offenders CCJ 410 White Collar Crime CCJ 410 Organizational Change in CJ CCJ 410 Geographic Criminology CCJ 410 Applied Crime Mapping CCJ 340 Crime Analysis CCJ 410 Correlates of Criminal Behavior CCJ 410 Offender Rehabilitation All of these courses must be passed with a C or better. There are no Bachelor s Degree or University Studies requirements for the post-baccalaureate certificate. Certificate in the American Justice System Requirements Students must complete the following courses: CCJ 300 Criminology and Criminal Justice CCJ 301 Policing in America CCJ 303 Punishment and Corrections CCJ 310 American Courts CCJ 420 Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning CCJ 410 Organizational Change in CJ All of these courses must be passed with a C or better. Up to 8 credits of comparable coursework may be transferred in at the program s discretion. The Certificate in the American Justice System is awarded by the College of Urban and Public Affairs. You will receive a certificate of completion. The courses and credits will appear on your Portland State University transcript. Certificate in Advanced Crime Analysis Requirements Students must complete the following courses: CCJ 330 Crime Control Strategies CCJ 340 Crime Analysis CCJ 380 Criminal Justice Research CCJ 410 Geographic Criminology CCJ 410 Applied Crime Mapping CCJ 435 Crime, Grime and Fear All of these courses must be passed with a C or better. Up to 4 credits of comparable coursework may be transferred in at the program s discretion. The Certificate in Advanced Crime Analysis is awarded by the College of Urban and Public Affairs. You will receive a certificate of completion. The courses and credits will appear on your Portland State University transcript. Continued on page 14 13

16 Certificate in Criminal Behavior Students must complete the following courses: CCJ 320 Theories of Crime CCJ 370 Women, Crime and Justice CCJ 410 Correlates of Criminal Behavior CCJ 410 Juvenile Offenders CCJ 410 Offender Rehabilitation CCJ 410 White Collar Crime All of these courses must be passed with a C or better. Up to 4 credits of comparable coursework may be transferred in at the program s discretion. The Certificate in Criminal Behavior is awarded by the College of Urban and Public Affairs. You will receive a certificate of completion. The courses and credits will appear on your Portland State University transcript. Academic Standing Academic standing is a performance category in which a student is placed based on his/her GPA in courses completed at PSU. In order to graduate from PSU a student must be in good standing. Good Standing In order to maintain good standing with the University, a student must maintain a minimum cumulative PSU GPA of Academic Warning Any student who has 12 or more attempted credits and whose cumulative PSU GPA falls below a 2.00 will be placed on academic warning. A registration hold will be placed on his/her record until he/she has attended a mandatory workshop facilitated by the Undergraduate Advising and Support Center (UASC). Students who are unable to attend this workshop need to contact Mirela Blekic, Academic Support Program Coordinator, , to make arrangements. Academic Probation Any student on academic warning will be placed on academic probation if at least one of the following requirements is not met: Raise the cumulative PSU GPA to Earn a PSU GPA for the given term of a 2.25 or above. Academic Dismissal Any student on academic probation will be dismissed at the end of the term if at least one of the following requirements is not met: Raise the cumulative PSU GPA to 2.0. Earn a PSU GPA for the given term of a 2.25 or above. If only the second of these requirements is met, a student will remain on academic probation subject to the same requirements as those specified above. If a student is academically dismissed from PSU, he/ she is not permitted to register for any PSU courses. A student who is dismissed may petition for reinstatement. Please see your Program Manager ext. 432 for more information. 14

17 Academic Calendar Portland State University CCJ Distance Learning Program Academic Calendar Course No. Semester & Course Information Fall 2009 CCJ 310 American Courts (4) CCJ 303 Punishment and Corrections (4) CCJ 330 Crime Control Strategies (4) CCJ 410 Criminal Behavior (4) UNST 421 Senior Capstone (6) PHE 326U Drug Education (2) CCJ 404 Coop. Education/Internship (4) CCJ Professional Ethics Seminar (2) CCJ Collaboration, Collegiality Seminar (2) CCJ Leadership Seminar (2) CCJ Diversity and Change Seminar (2) CCJ Discretion & Use of Force Seminar (2) CCJ Restorative Justice Seminar (2) Winter 2010 CCJ 410 Juvenile Offenders (4) CCJ 410 Organizational Change in CJ (4) CCJ 370 Women, Crime and Justice (4) CCJ 435 Crime, Grime & Fear (4) CCJ 380 Criminal Justice Research (4) UNST 421 Senior Capstone (6) UNST 234 Healthy People, Healthy Places (4) PHE 335U Human Sexuality (4) CCJ 404 Coop. Education/Internship (4) CCJ Professional Ethics Seminar (2) CCJ Collaboration, Collegiality Seminar (2) CCJ Leadership Seminar (2) CCJ Diversity and Change Seminar (2) CCJ Discretion & Use of Force Seminar (2) CCJ Restorative Justice Seminar (2) Spring 2010 CCJ 301 Policing in America (4) CCJ 420 Criminal Law & Legal Reasoning (4) CCJ 410 White Collar Crime (4) CCJ 410 Geographic Criminology (4) CCJ 410-ONB Applied Crime Mapping (4) UNST 421 Senior Capstone (6) PHE 446U Community Health (4) CCJ 404 Coop. Education/Internship (4) CCJ Professional Ethics Seminar (2) CCJ Collaboration, Collegiality Seminar (2) CCJ Leadership Seminar (2) CCJ Diversity and Change Seminar (2) CCJ Discretion & Use of Force Seminar (2) CCJ Restorative Justice Seminar (2) Summer 2010 CCJ 320 Theories of Crime (4) CCJ 300 Criminology and Criminal Justice (4) CCJ 410 Offender Rehabilitation (4) CCJ 340 Crime Analysis (4) UNST 421 Senior Capstone (6) STAT 105 Statistics (4) CCJ 404 Coop. Education/Internship (4) CCJ Professional Ethics Seminar (2) CCJ Collaboration, Collegiality Seminar (2) CCJ Leadership Seminar (2) CCJ Diversity and Change Seminar (2) CCJ Discretion & Use of Force Seminar (2) CCJ Restorative Justice Seminar (2) Dates and courses are subject to change. 15

18 Course Descriptions CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REQUIRED COURSES CCJ Criminology and Criminal Justice (4 quarter credits) An introduction and overview of the criminology and criminal justice major designed to provide students with an understanding of law, crime, and the criminal justice system in America. Examines the law s proactive function in teaching people how to live peacefully within their communities and the law s reactive function in sanctioning criminal behavior. Includes an introduction to various theories of crime causation and an overview of the criminal justice system and its response in processing those who transgress the law. CCJ Policing in America (4 quarter credits) An introduction to the study of policing in the United States. Policing is studied from three perspectives: the police officer-citizen interaction, the agency-community relationship, and the legal and ethical questions of policing in a democratic society. The course considers the history and future of policing, the police task, police strategies, and police relationships with the community and criminal justice system. CCJ Punishment and Corrections (4 quarter credits) Examines theories of punishment as they relate to the various treatment and rehabilitation policies and practices that affect offenders in institutional and community settings. Specific approaches being examined include mandatory sentencing laws, offender education programs, institutional and community drug treatment programs, boot camps, house arrest, intensive supervision probation, work release, and community work service. CCJ American Courts (4 quarter credits) Comprehensive survey of the role and function of courts in the United States. Emphasis placed on the operations of trial-level courts hearing criminal cases. Explores the roles and duties of courtroom participants, structure of the judiciary, relationship between the formal rule of law and daily activities of courts, decision-making, and perspectives from which to view the courts. Attention also to appellate courts, juvenile courts, court reform, and issues of gender, race, and ethnicity. CCJ Theories of Crime (4 quarter credits) An overview of historical, sociological, biological, psychological, economic, and Marxist theories of crime causation. Particular attention is made to critically analyzing each theory presented in terms of its internal consistency and logic as well as its fit with data on crime, criminals, and victims. Policy implications stemming from these theories will be discussed. CCJ Crime Control Strategies (4 quarter credits) An analysis of the methods used to control crime in American society. Emphasis on understanding the sometimes conflicting goals of the criminal justice system; attention is given to the general categories of general and specific deterrence, aggressive enforcement, situational and environmental defensive measures, and modification of the social order. Special attention will be given to how other countries control crime and the problems of comparison because of political and cultural differences. CCJ Crime Analysis (4 quarter credits) An introduction to the basic methods used in analyzing data from criminal justice agencies, including temporal and spatial analysis of crime patterns, calculation of crime rates, descriptive analyses of victim and offender characteristics, recidivism, and the identification of offense typologies. Students get hands-on experience coding, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting crime data from a number of sources like police homicide reports, the FBI, Department of Corrections, and attitudinal surveys. Prerequisite: basic computing skills (e.g., saving files, MS Windows or Vista operations). 16

19 CCJ Criminal Justice Research (4 quarter credits) Introduction to the basic concepts of social science research including hypothesis testing, research design, causality, sampling, and measurement. Course is intended to provide students with necessary skills to critically evaluate crime and delinquency research as well as design and implement basic research projects. CCJ 404 Introductory Cooperative Education/Internship (8 quarter credits) Supervised placement in a community criminal justice agency or on a criminal justice research project to be completed during a student s senior year (135+ credit hours). Evaluations of students are completed by agency staff and/or University faculty. CCJ Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning (4 quarter credits) Study of the basic concepts related to criminal law, including: historical development, legal elements of crime and proof, defenses and mitigation, reasonable doubt, and presumptions of fact; with particular emphasis on the application of logical reasoning to make legal decisions. CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVES CCJ Crime, Grime, and Fear (4 quarter credits) Course designed to study the social, economic, political, and physical factors underlying neighborhood crime and decline. Special attention is given to physical and social incivilities, the broken windows theory, police-community partnerships, and problem-solving. Students will work on neighborhood-centered projects to explore solutions to neighborhood crime patterns, disorder, and fear of crime, and ideas for strengthening police-citizen relations, and community building. CCJ Women, Crime, and Justice (4 quarter credits) Women as criminals, victims, and professionals in the criminal justice system are the focus of this course. Theories, policies, and relevant empirical studies will be discussed in the context of the historical, socio-political, and cultural forces that shaped them. Topics may include: girls in gangs, female police officers, mothers behind bars, domestic violence, and pregnancy and drug use. CCJ Juvenile Offenders (4 quarter credits) The course addresses some of the questions and debates regarding treatment and management of juvenile offenders. Special topics covered include delinquency theories, drug involvement, violence in schools, mistreated children, the adultification of youth, problems with incarceration, race and gender issues, the death penalty for juveniles, and prevention of juvenile delinquency. Students are asked to consider the roles of mental health, intelligence, environmental and socioeconomic factors as they relate to programmatic concerns for professionals working in the juvenile justice field. CCJ White Collar Crime (4 quarter credits) This course examines the many facets of white-collar crime and deviance including corporate, occupational, professional, political, and organized criminal behavior. A major component of this exploration will include the nature of elite deviance as it relates to crime and power in contemporary American society. Examples of whitecollar crime and deviance are drawn from a host of disciplines including criminology, sociology, political science, economics, public health/epidemiology, and environmental science, to illustrate the breadth as well as the frequency of white-collar offending in elite settings. In addition to covering the major white-collar crime types, students will also learn about the law and social control of white-collar crime; the policing and regulating of white-collar crime; and the prosecuting, defending, and adjudicating of white-collar crime. 17

20 CCJ 410 Offender Rehabilitation (4 quarter credits) This course introduces students to the foundations of correctional intervention, including the major theories and techniques underlying effective treatment programs in correctional settings. Topics include the principles of effective intervention, theory and application of offender therapy, and offender classification systems. CCJ 410 Organizational Change in Criminal Justice (4 quarter credits) The course provides an overview of the ways in which data may be used to address issues of crime and disorder in criminal justice. Usage of data will be viewed as one step in larger planning process that involves clearly identifying policy problems, articulating the ways in which crime problems are thought to occur, collecting and analyzing data about the problem, and feeding results back into agency operations. Topics to be covered will include data usage in policing, courts, and corrections. CCJ 410 Correlates of Criminal Behavior (4 quarter credits) Overview of individual and family-level correlates of criminal behavior in children, adolescents, and adults. Explores factors associated with the onset and persistence of aggressive and criminal behavior using a biopsychosocial model. Topics may include family functioning, personality and personality disorders, attention and impulsivity problems, psychotic disorders, brain injury, substance use, sexual disorders, and dissociative disorders. CCJ Geographic Criminology (4 quarter credits) This course will provide a theoretical background for the geographic study of crime. Topics covered include criminological theories that address the geographic distribution of crime, an introduction to commonly used terminology in crime mapping, the use of spatial data in crime prevention efforts, and the ways in which crime mapping is currently used in criminal justice agencies. CCJ Applied Crime Mapping y (4 quarter credits) This course will provide students with the technical and analytical skills used in crime mapping. Various mapping applications will be made available to students for the geographic examination of crime data. As this course is an introduction to mapping software, no prior GIS knowledge is required. Students will learn to create useful maps that convey spatial crime data and the relationships between crime and other geographic features. CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS The CCJ 407 Professional Development Seminars are designed to increase knowledge and understanding on various professional issues through selected readings from recent academic literature. Students will develop an annotated bibliography from articles relevant to the given topic and demonstrate their learning by discussing the articles, their implications and consequences in an oral exam with the approval, they can be used to fulfill CCJ elective credits, or they can be used by students who need additional credits to reach PSU s 180 credit requirement for a B.S. or B.A. degree. The currently available topics include: CCJ 407 Ethics (2 quarter credits) Students will examine ethical dilemmas in a variety of criminal justice issues, including police officer integrity, correctional mental health workers, and values of criminal justice students. CCJ 407 Leadership (2 quarter credits) Students will explore the characteristics of effective leaders, as well as the challenges and relationships they have with fellow employees and the public. 17