4+1 PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION A Powerful Educational Experience
While criminal justice students are completing the last year of their undergraduate career at Niagara University, they have the option to combine undergraduate and graduate degrees. By completing three graduate courses during their senior year, they will only need one additional year to complete their master’s degree (if they choose to become a full-time graduate student). Participating in the 4+1 program provides a fluid transition from undergraduate to graduate courses with an excellent faculty and university they are already familiar with. Niagara’s highly credentialed criminal justice faculty have research expertise in an array of criminology and criminal justice topics, such as courts and sentencing, restorative justice, white-collar crime, capital punishment and wrongful convictions, policing, and victimology.
A Cutting-Edge Curriculum
Students who enroll in the 4+1 program can count three of their graduate-level courses as undergraduate courses, reducing the time and money spent on their master’s degree. While the undergraduate program provides introductory courses in criminology and criminal justice, graduate students take a deeper dive into the criminal justice discipline with courses designed to further understand the complexity of the criminal justice system and its administration. The faculty collaboratively work to offer unique internship and study abroad opportunities tailored specifically for criminology and criminal justice students.
EASIER TRANSITION
SHORTENED TIMEFRAME
The program allows students to start taking graduate courses during their senior year. You can even apply during your junior year with approval from the department.
Students can obtain an undergraduate and a graduate degree in must less time than it takes to complete separate degrees.
LOWER COSTS Graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate are paid for through the undergraduate block rate.
4+1 PROGRAM IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION With the low faculty-to-student ratio, criminal justice faculty are able to work one-on-one with students as they prepare for their future careers upon graduation. The criminal justice faculty collaborate with several local, state, and federal agencies and organizations within the criminal justice and victim services field, and work to have their students placed in internship positions that allow them to apply their education in real-life situations. Students also have opportunities to engage in research with faculty members, and develop analytical skills that prepare them for the work force, doctoral work, or law school upon graduation. “Niagara’s criminal justice program has given me many opportunities that I’d never thought possible. From being an intern in the local police department’s crime analysis center and victim assistance unit to being the graduate director’s assistant, I have flourished at NU, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of the department’s amazing faculty.” Emily Norton, ’21, M.S.’22
Law Enforcement
Crime Analysis and Research
Legal Services
careers Victim Services Courts and Corrections
Hamlin, N.Y.
$67,290
Median Pay for Police and Detectives in 2020*
NU is home to the nationally acclaimed First Responder Disability Awareness Training (FRDAT) and a nationally ranked Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program.
*Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
About Niagara University
Founded by the Vincentian community in 1856, Niagara University educates students in the highest academic tradition so that they graduate with the confidence, clarity of direction, and heightened sense of purpose to excel in their careers and be change leaders in their field. The university has received accolades from U.S. News & World Report, Colleges of Distinction and Money magazine for its ability to offer students a high return on their educational investment.
CONTACT US TODAY niagara.edu/graduate-crj Dr. Dana Radatz Graduate Director and Associate Professor dradatz@niagara.edu
716.286.8092