JUMP - Criminal Justice, B.S.

Joint Undergraduate to Masters Program (JUMP)

Undergraduate students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga who are classified as seniors and are within 30 hours of completion of their first bachelor’s degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are eligible to participate in a joint undergraduate to masters program. Please refer to the specific JUMP program requirements as some GPA requirements are higher. This Joint Undergraduate to Masters Program allows a student to take graduate classes early and potentially complete a graduate program in less time and for less cost than the traditional graduate program which is completed after the undergraduate degree is awarded. 

Find more information in Academic Regulations .

Program Requirements

See Criminal Justice, B.S.  

Specific JUMP Requirements

Seniors majoring in Criminal Justice within 30 hours of completion of the criminal justice undergraduate degree with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are eligible to participate in the Master of Criminal Justice (MSCJ) Joint Undergraduate to Masters Progrm (JUMP). 

Junior criminal justice majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 may submit MSCJ JUMP applications to the Graduate School. MSCJ courses completed with a grade of ‘B’ or higher will count toward the graduate degree. Upon completion of the undergraduate degree, meeting graduate continuation standards, and completing an application to the Graduate School and MSCJ program, the student’s level will be changed from undergraduate to graduate for continuation in the remainder of the MSCJ program.

• CRMJ 5050 - Criminal Justice Policy and Administration (to count for CRMJ 4500 )
• CRMJ 5100R - Special Topics (to count for CRMJ 4997R  or CRMJ 4998R )
• CRMJ 5270 - Organizational Crime (to count for CRMJ 4150 )
• CRMJ 5320 - Victimology: Theory, Research and Policy Issues (to count for CRMJ 4010 )
• CRMJ 5420 - Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System (to count for CRMJ 4140 )