| Academic
and Curricular Requirements |
Academic and curricular requirements are as follows:
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A cumulative GPA of around 3.00 overall or around 3.00 in criminal justice
course work or permission of coordinator. |
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Junior
standing (completion of 60 hours or more), with at least 15
credit hours of criminal justice courses, or permission of internship
director. |
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A maximum
of 6 credit hours may be applied to criminal justice elective
requirements: the remaining hours may be applied to general electives.
Statewide BAILS students may apply a maximum of 3 credit hours
to their criminal justice emphasis: the remaining hours may
be applied to general. |
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Internships
are subject to minimum and maximum credit-hour requirements
depending on when the internship placement occurs. |
|
Term |
Minimum |
Maximum |
| Regular
15-week semester |
3 credit
hours |
12 credit
hours |
| 10-week
summer session |
3 credit
hours |
9 credit
hours |
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Some exceptions to the GPA and 60 hour requirement may be made
by the internship director after review of application. |
| 2. |
Students
wishing to earn 12 hours of credit during the summer may do
so by working for more than 10 weeks. This must be approved
by the internship director. |
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The approximate breakdown of agency hours to credit equivalency
is given below:
Spring
and Fall Semester - 15 Weeks
| Required
Hours Per Week |
Required
Hours Per Semester |
Credit
Hours |
| 10 hrs/week |
150 hrs/semester |
3 credit
hours |
| 20 hrs/week |
300 hrs/semester |
6 credit
hours |
| 30 hrs/week |
450 hrs/semester |
9 credit
hours |
| 40 hrs/week |
600 hrs/semester |
12 credit
hours |
|
| Summer
Semester - 10 Weeks
| Required
Hours Per Week |
Required
Hours Per Semester |
Credit
Hours |
| 20 hrs/week |
200 hrs/semester |
4 credit
hours |
| 30 hrs/week |
300 hrs/semester |
6 credit
hours |
| 40 hrs/week |
400 hrs/semester |
8 credit
hours |
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Approximately
50 hours of internship work is required for each hour of college credit.
Summer internships can be 15 weeks and valued the same as fall or
spring semester with prior approval of the internship director.
*CJ 408 is graded pass (P) or fail (F). |
NOTE:
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No internship credit will be granted for work done in a semester
or semesters prior to submission and approval of internship
application. |
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Students
are not permitted to intern in an agency of current employment
without prior approval by the internship director and agency. |
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Students
on internships are not insured by NAU for injury or harm they
may cause to others. Some agencies, however, do insure their
interns. Students should ask their agency if such coverage is
available. |
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