The Justice, Law and Public Safety Studies Department (JLPSS) offers a Bachelor's to Master's Fast Track Program option for Lewis University undergraduate Criminal Justice majors.  The Fast Track Program option allows qualified undergraduates to complete the graduate MSPSA (Master of Science in Public Safety Administration) in less time than would be possible if the two programs would be taken separately.  Nine to fifteen graduate hours may be used to complete the Bachelor's degree (120 hours) and to satisfy specific course requirements for the Master's program.  The total number of required graduate credits (36) will remain the same.  Students apply for admission to the Fast Track Program option by submitting the department application form to the Department Chair of JLPSS when they reach senior status (complete 90 credit hours) and have achieved an overall GPA of 3.0.  Qualified students approved for the Fast Track Program option may apply graduate courses to the 18-hour block in the semesters when they take these select graduate courses.  With planning, the MSPSA could be awarded within one year of graduating with the Bachelor's degree.  Students accepted into this Fast Track Program option are required to apply for admission to the MSPSA. 

Graduate courses that may be taken in their senior year during the fall and spring semesters are listed below.  With permission of the JLPSS Department Chair, one to three of these graduate courses may be applied to the undergraduate core or elective courses in the Criminal Justice curriculum. Listed next to each graduate course is the undergraduate course for which it substitutes: 

PSAD 53600 Ethics, Integrity and Social Responsibility  substitutes for CSJS 35600 Professionalism and Ethics  

PSAD 53900 Public Safety Law and Civil Liability  substitutes for CSJS 49600 Rights and Civil Liability 

PSAD 55300 Multicultural Diversity  substitutes for CSJS 28000 Multicultural Issues in Criminal Justice  

See Baccalaureate-to-Masters Degree Program Guidelines for additional information.