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• You must currently be a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior at 91¶ÌÊÓƵ
• All majors are accepted
• To be eligible for CJ 4860, you must have successfully completed (a grade of "C" or better):
  • CJ 1010 - Introduction to Criminal Justice AND two of the following courses:
    • CJ 1300 - Corrections: History, Theory, and Practice
    • CJ 1330 - Criminal Law and Courts
    • CJ 2300 - Policing: History, Theory, and Practice
• You must complete a minimum of 120 hours volunteering during the semester (3 credits)
• Some agencies require a completed background investigation prior to being accepted as an intern. This can take time, so please plan ahead.
• Your internship must be a new experience and cannot involve activities/duties that you have already participated in (now or in the past).
• You cannot conduct your internship at your place of employment unless you submit a signed/dated letter from the head of your agency (for example, police chief or sheriff) on official letterhead verifying that your internship experience:
  • Is in a criminal justice-related job category that differs from your employment,
  • Will not overlap any of your current job duties,
  • Will not be completed during a time you're being paid by your employer and
  • Will be supervised by someone unrelated to your current job category. 
• You cannot be supervised by a family member or friend.
• You must be accepted by a site and turn in all necessary paperwork (filled out, signed and turned in) before the end of the second week of classes during the semester enrolled.
• For more information on criminal justice internships, please contact the Internship Director (Michelle Jeffs).
• Students wishing to participate in a forensics-related internship (CJ 4861 - CSI Internship) MUST meet with Brent Horn before beginning the enrollment process outlined below.

For those wishing to enroll in CJ 4860, CJ 4861, CJ 2861, or CJ 2862, please take the following steps:

1. Review the "Possible Internship Sites" located at the bottom of this page.
2. Contact those sites that interest you to see if they're still offering an internship experience and if you'd be a good fit.
3. Once you have a site that is willing to accept you as an intern, download and fill out the two forms at the bottom of this page (Field Experience Agreement & the Release and Waiver of Liability form). Once completed (including all necessary dates/signatures), submit your forms either via the Canvas assignment page or to Shellie Weeks in the CJ office by the Friday of the second week of the semester. 

For a list of potential internship sites, please click on the following link. (NOTE: You are not limited to these sites; they're simply examples):

• Internship Sites for the Department of Criminal Justice

Download and complete the following forms

 

 Field Experience Agreement  Release and Waiver of Liability 

When you've completed all of your paperwork and have the appropriate forms signed/dated, turn the documents into Canvas in the "Forms Assignment" or turn them into Shellie Weeks in the Department of Criminal Justice main office by the second Friday of the semester you plan to attend.