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Grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, Elmira College provides a collaborative and supportive environment that enables students to become active learners, effective leaders, responsible community members, and globally engaged citizens.
The legacy of academic excellence at Elmira College runs deep with a heritage and culture that have been forward-thinking from day one, as the first college for women with a course study equivalent to men's.
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Looking for a small, close-knit campus filled with incredible, hands-on learning opportunities? Our Admissions Office can help make Elmira College YOUR place.
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Students must complete an internship in their field of study while attending Elmira College.
Students must complete an internship in their field of study while attending Elmira College.
The Criminal Justice Department offers CRJ 4999: Internship in Criminal Justice that may be taken for 3.00-6.00 credits in order for students to work with local, state, and national organizations during normal working hours. A recent Elmira College student was selected out of a field of 13,000 students to complete the FBI's summer internship program and invited to stay on after the internship ended. This speaks to the credibility of the EC Criminal Justice Program and the types of internships that students may complete.
You can learn more about related community engagement and on-campus employment opportunities in MyEC through the Job Postings and Community Engagement options under the Student Tab. For internship opportunities, visit EC Handshake or Elmira College AlumniFire. For additional help exploring opportunities, contact the Office of Career Services.
Alpha Phi Sigma is the National Honor Society for outstanding Criminal Justice majors and minors. The mission and purpose of the honor society include: "the promotion of critical thinking, academic excellence, rigorous scholarship and life-long learning." This organization is extremely important at Elmira College, not only because of its job offerings in the field, but because we expect the highest standards of police officers, corrections officers, judges, prosecutors, and others in the field.
Every year the Criminal Justice faculty select one outstanding senior to receive the Provost's Prize at graduation, which comes with recognition and a cash award. While a student's GPA in the major is the primary consideration, faculty also take into account service to the community, the school, and the major, as well as the difficulty of a student's course load, and post-graduation plans for entering the field.
In addition, Elmira College has an articulation agreement with Keiser University in which matriculating students enrolled in this course may earn graduate school credit from Keiser University. If a student obtains a criminal justice degree AND a cumulative grade point average of 3.00/4.00 or better, Keiser University will waive their application fee and automatically admit the EC student into their online Master of Arts in Criminal Justice OR its online Master of Arts in Homeland Security Programs – at the student's choice. Students are encouraged to speak with the course professor or their advisor about which program they would like to enter. Students obtaining a B- or better in CRJ 4590: "Senior Seminar" and who matriculate will have the pre-requisite course in both programs, "MACJ 501: Seminar in Criminal Justice" and waived.
