Undergraduate Certificate in Correctional Administration

UMUC's Undergraduate Correctional Administration Certificate is designed to prepare students to work in adult, juvenile, and community corrections. The program considers emerging legal and ethical issues relating to offenders and correctional staff as well as emerging best practices for maintaining constitutionally sound environments. With appropriate choice of major and elective courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Core coursework includes: Introduction to Criminology, Correctional Administration, and Legal and Ethical Issues in Corrections. This certificate requires 18 semester hours to complete.