All students entering the Ph.D. Program in Criminal Justice in Fall 2003 will be subject to the following regulations. Students who entered before that date have the option of fulfilling the old requirements in the 1999-2001 Bulletin or the new requirements. All students will matriculate under the multidisciplinary program unless they request otherwise in writing prior to October 1, 2003. Even those remaining in the old program will be permitted and encouraged to take courses in the new multidisciplinary curriculum.

Special Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
In addition to the general University requirements, students must meet the following requirements of the program:

Course of Study
A minimum of 60 credits of approved graduate work is required. Some independent study may be approved for credit. Elective courses are chosen by the student, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, from a wide range of criminal justice graduate courses or approved courses taught in other doctoral programs of the City University.
Students may satisfy The Graduate Center’s language requirement either by demonstrating competency in an advanced methodological technique or statistical method or by demonstrating the ability to read a foreign language appropriate to the field of study.

General Course Requirements
Core Curriculum
Except for students in the forensic science concentration discussed below, those who enter the program must take the multidisciplinary curriculum, which is composed of eight courses totaling 24 credits. (CRJ 0000, The criminal justice colloquium is taken for no credit.) Four of the required core courses are in methodology (CRJ70000, CRJ70100, CRJ70200, and CRJ70300). Four of the required core courses are substantive courses that serve as survey classes for the four areas of specialization; criminology and deviance; forensic psychology; law and philosophy of criminal justice; criminal justice policy and practice (CRJ70600, CRJ70900, CRJ 71100 and CRJ71000). All students are expected to take the required qantitative methods course series, 70200 and 70300, taken during the first year of matriculation. Students who do not receive a grade of B or better in CRJ 70000 and 70100 may be dropped from the program by action of the Executive Committee. Those receiving a grade of less than B who are permitted to remain in the program may be required to repeat the course or take additional specific work. Students who receive a permanent incomplete grade in any of the nine required core courses must repeat the course.

Specializations
Students will develop a plan of specialization of four elective courses concentrated in an area of study within criminal justice . Five concentrations are available to students: criminology and deviance; forensic psychology; law and philosophy of criminal justice; criminal justice policy and practice; and forensic science. Students will draw four courses in their specialization from lists of courses in criminal justice and other doctoral programs which are available in the program office. Each specialization has one required survey level course introducing the material in that area of specialization. It is expected that students will complete all required survey classes prior to selecting a specialization area. The forensic science concentration will require the completion of 60 suitable graduate credits beyond the B.S. degree or at least 30 appropriate credits beyond the M.S. degree. Transcripts of all entering students will be evaluated on an individual basis. For prospective students who hold an M.S. degree, more than 30 additional credits may be required, depending on the appropriateness of the credits transferred. Two courses in the core curriculum are required (for forensic science students): CRJ 70800 and 70900. Course work in forensic science is planned in consultation with doctoral faculty who teach in that area.