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Criminal Justice

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B.A. Criminal Justice

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Minor in Criminal Justice

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Internships and Experiential Learning

High Point University values experiential learning in all majors. The criminal justice program offers many opportunities for students to apply classroom lessons to real-world situations. Students can join the Justice Club, Pre-Law Society or our local chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma (the National Honor Society of Criminal Justice).

Past experiential activities we have created for our students include:

Courtroom observations and field trips to local prisons
A seminar on serial sexual killers by Robert Ressler (founder of FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit)
Student participation in the Citizen Police Academy
Attending a national justice conference
Police K-9 demonstration
Defense tactics for student survival, including firearms safety and instruction
Guest speakers from the FBI, customs, SBI, corporate asset protection, probation/parole, district attorney’s office, public defender office and more