Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Catalog description

1-15 credits This course is designed for the student who intends to seek employment as a practitioner in the criminal justice system upon graduation. The course requires that students find placement in a criminal justice agency (police, courts, corrections) or criminal justice related field so that they can gain experience working with professionals in their chosen career path. The goal of the internship experience is that students will gain field experience they can place on their resume, learn communication and collaboration skills among professionals, and integrate what they have learned within the academic setting with how this applied to the specific work environment. Course fee: $125. Prerequisite(s): 18 hours of Criminology/Criminal Justice and Sociology credits taken at Longwood combined. Students’ cumulative GPA must be 2.0 or above to be eligible for internship. Must be arranged at least one semester in advance with chair of department. Corequisite(s): None